Helicopter IFR Lighting and Marking Preliminary Test Results

Various approach lighting configurations, intended to support helicopter Instrument

Flight Rules (IFR) approach and landing operations, have been developed and tested

at the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Technical Center, Atlantic City Airport,

New Jersey and at Fort George G. Meade, Maryland. This report outlines details of

the test and evaluation procedure and provides preliminary test results . It also

contains recommendations for a nonprecision helicopter approach lighting system

suitable for installation and inservice evaluation at IFR demonstration heliports .

The proposed system includes front and rear approach lights, enhanced pad perimeter

lights, wing bars, and inset touchdown area lights.