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AirCare Helipad

AirCare Helipad

Though helicopters can usually land anywhere flat, a fabricated helipad provides a clearly marked surface away from obstacles where a helicopter can land. Helipads are usually constructed out of concrete and are marked with a circle and/or a letter “H”, so as to be visible from the air. This aerial photo shows North Carolina Baptist Hospital’s first helipad for AirCare in 1986. AirCare at that time had 12 crew members consisting of nine flight nurses and two helicopter pilots and one mechanic. One of the houses in the background was used as the pilots’ quarters and office space for the AirCare medical team members.

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  1. My daughter, Karen E Simpson was one the nurses aboard. We have not forgotten.

    1 | Willam A Simpson Saturday, September 2, 2023 6:51 pm

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Image Details

title
AirCare Helipad
publisher
Coy C. Carpenter Library
rightsHolder
Wake Forest University
hasFormat
Photoprint
hasVersion
DF 338
isPartOf
Digital Forsyth NBG Objects
isReferencedBy
NBG_obj_338
subject
Forsyth County (N.C.) -- History -- Pictorial works, Forsyth County (N.C.) -- History -- Sources, Digital Forsyth
description
Though helicopters can usually land anywhere flat, a fabricated helipad provides a clearly marked surface away from obstacles where a helicopter can land. Helipads are usually constructed out of concrete and are marked with a circle and/or a letter "H", so as to be visible from the air. This aerial photo shows North Carolina Baptist Hospital's first helipad for AirCare in 1986. AirCare at that time had 12 crew members consisting of nine flight nurses and two helicopter pilots and one mechanic. One of the houses in the background was used as the pilots' quarters and office space for the AirCare medical team members.
identifier
https://www.digitalforsyth.org/jpg/nbg/obj/nbg_obj_00338.jpg, https://www.digitalforsyth.org/jpg/nbg/obj/nbg_obj_00338-th.jpg, https://hdl.handle.net/10339/15636
rights
These images are protected by copyright restrictions. Please contact the owning library (Coy C. Carpenter Library) for more information.
issued
2008-11-07T20:01:55Z
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