1. Developing a Low Level IFR Helicopter Infrastructure
Developing a Low Level IFR Helicopter Infrastructure. Maryland State Police Aviation Command

2. Introduction Mike DeRuggiero
30 years w/MSPAC - Airplane/Helicopter Pilot:
28 years as a Trooper Pilot
2 years as a Civilian Pilot
Safety Management Pilot – MSPAC
Working w/FAA on developing a “Low Level Helicopter Infrastructure.”

3. Objective
To encourage and provide support for the development of WAAS LPV IAPs (w/Decision Altitudes < 250 feet agl.) and Departure Procedures (DPs) at the airports within (and surrounding) the State of Maryland…

4. MSPAC - Brief History Established November 1, 1960
Partnered with R. Adams Cowley in 1970
First Civilian Medevac on March 19, 1970
Fleet upgrade to AS-365 (Dauphin) in the late 1980s
Fleet upgrade to AW-139:
Began June 2013
Completed December 2014
Over 142,000 patients transported since 1970
Nine fallen heroes…

5. Command Personnel 7 sections $35 million annual budget
130 Flight crew
27 maintenance personnel
7 sections
$35 million annual budget
10 AW-139 Helicopters
2 Fixed-Wing
King Air B350
Cessna P-210

6. Mission Profile… Helicopter Air Ambulance Transports (Medevacs):
Scene
Inter Hospital
Search & Rescue:
Hoisting
Law Enforcement
Homeland Security
Disaster Assessment

7. 2015 Mission Stats

8. Helicopter Sections

9. VFR - Weather Minimums
MSPAC adheres to 14 CFR Part 135 weather minimums
Day: 800’ ceiling & 2 miles visibility
Night: 1000’ ceiling & 3 miles visibility
There are some differences based on mission type and location.

10. Operations Under IFR Pilot Aircraft Instrument Trained
Instrument Current
Instrument Proficient
Aircraft
Meets FAA IFR Standards
GPS Receiver Meets TSO C-129 Requirements
Infrastructure
GPS Approaches
GPS Routes
Weather Availability

11. IFR Requirements
Receiving Hospital Helipads: w/WASS LPV SIAPs and DPs.
Transferring Hospital Helipads: w/WASS LPV SIAPs and DPs.
Airports (Part 139 and Non-Part 139): w/ILS and/or LPV IAPs and DPs
Helicopter WASS RNP Low Altitude Route Structure to connect the dots…

12. IFR Requirements WAAS Localizer Performance w/Vertical Guidance (LPV).
LPV approaches are operationally equivalent to ILS.
LPV IAPs do not require installation of navigation infrastructure.

13. IFR Requirements GPS Approaches by Type (US): March 2016 4272 1773
Procedures at NON Part 139 airports
Procedures at Part 139 airports
Total Number of Procedures
LNAV
Procedures
4272
1773
6045
LNAV/VNAV
2110
1392
3502
LPV Procedures
2232
1396
3628
LPV Procedures w 200 HAT
300
642
942 LP
521 83
604

14. IFR Requirements
Procedures at NON Part 139 airports
Procedures at Part 139 airports
Total Number of Procedures
LNAV
Procedures
4272
1773
6045
LNAV/VNAV
2110
1392
3502
LPV Procedures
2232
1396
3628
LPV Procedures w 200 HAT
300
642
942 LP
521 83
604
Over 3000 LPV approaches in use today by GA and EMS helicopter operators in the US. The FAA publishes 300 new LPV approaches per year….

15. Special IAPs – Hospital Helipads/LZs

16. Primary Hospital Resources: Maryland EMS System

17. Maryland Trauma and Specialty Referral Centers

18. Maryland Trauma and Specialty Referral Centers

19. Maryland Trauma and Specialty Referral Centers

20. Progress to Date… Cumberland Memorial (KCBE):
Not an LPV…
Lower MDA than current IAPs…
Grant Count (W99) West Virginia
Copter only RNAV.
Potomac Airpark (W35)
MSPAC will do the flight validation flights…

21. Objective
To encourage and provide support for the development of WAAS LPV IAPs (w/Decision Altitudes < 250 feet agl.) and Departure Procedures (DPs) at the airports within (and surrounding) Maryland…