Wednesday, March 18, 2015

Installation Of Helipad Lighting System

By Lelia Hall


The need to access various points makes the use of helicopters very important because of their ability to land at various points. Despite this feature it is necessary to put up the right infrastructure to facilitate the landing of the planes. Helipads have been constructed in airports and on buildings where the safe landing can take place. It is important to ensure there is a good helipad lighting system in place so that it can facilitate use of these places at any time of day.

Before deciding on the type of bulbs to purchase for use on this ground it is important to survey the area so that the best choice can be made. The area of the field should be measured because it will help in determining the number of bulbs to be used and the interval at which they should be spaced. This will provide the required amount of illumination required.

There are numerous types of bulbs that can be put in place to ensure the places are well lit. They include perimeter lights, floods lights and high visibility yellow cast aluminum bulbs that are fitted close to the ground to make the landing are more visible by the pilots from a distance. The positioning of these bulbs is strategic to ensure maximum illumination.

The control mechanism that has been employed in these airports is very advanced. Lamps that have been light censored have been installed and they are able to detect any changes in the quantity and intensity of light at any time. In case of fall in the amount of light brought about by night fall or rain that causes reduced visibility they automatically turn on improving the visibility.

Bulbs of different shapes and voltage have been designed. They are used at different places to achieve the wanted amount of illumination needed. There are some dome shaped bulbs that are mostly fixed near the ground because of the quality of light that they produce thus making location of the landing position easily visible from above. Some lights have a pattern of lighting and they have different blinking rates that makes it easy to view the size of a landing site.

There are many firms that have specialized in the installation of these systems in the wanted areas. It is a requirement by the authorities that this firms to have met the set conditions before they can start their operations. This ensures that high standards are observed during the installation and this will result to efficient systems that are not likely to fail thus minimizing chances of accidents taking place.

The value associated to the acquisition and placement of these lamps is generally very high. It is therefore important to ensure proper fixing to achieve the best results. There are also recurring costs for clearing the electricity bills which are also very high due to high amount of energy consumption.

Proper illumination has facilitated safety of people flying the helicopters. This has mostly enhanced night operations by security personnel in conducting their patrols. Rescue services by emergency doctors in major cities has also been made possible.




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