BUFFALO HOSPITAL (MN03)

RECOMMEND ALL INGRESS/EGRESS ROUTES HAVE AT THE VERY MINIMUM A CLEAR 8:1 VISUAL APPROACH SLOPE AND ANY FLIGHT STANDARD'S PROVISIONS MUST BE SATISFACTORILY ADDRESSED PRIOR TO ISSUING A DETERMINATION. THIS IS A FLIGHT STANDARDS APPROVED VIRTUAL EVALUATION SOLUTION TO THE 7400.2M ON-SITE HELIPORT EVALUATION REQUIREMENT. THE ACTUAL ON-SITE EVALUATION WILL BE CONDUCTED UPON THE REMOVAL OF THE COVID-19 TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS. FLIGHT STANDARDS WILL PROVIDE AN ADDITIONAL ON-SITE RESPONSE ONCE THE ON-SITE EVALUATION HAS BEEN COMPLETED. IN ADDITION, THIS IS A PRELIMINARY FLIGHT STANDARDS REVIEW OF THE PROPONENT'S SUBMITTED FAA FORM 7480-1, UNSIGNED AND WITH ATTACHED MAP AND/OR HELIPORT DESIGN DRAWING. A FINAL ON-SITE EVALUATION WILL BE CONDUCTED BY THE LOCAL FLIGHT STANDARDS DISTRICT OFFICE (FSDO).THIS FAA FLIGHT STANDARDS EVALUATION IS PRELIMINARY ONLY AND THE FINAL PROVISIONS ARE BASED ON THE RESULTS OF THE ON-SITE EVALUATION BY THE LOCAL FSDO OR OTHER FAA PERSONNEL. FLIGHT STANDARDS HAS NO PRELIMINARY OBJECTION TO THIS PROPOSED HELIPAD WITH THE FOLLOWING LIST OF PROVISIONS AND/OR RECOMMENDATIONS: 1. THE TAKEOFF AND LIFT OFF (TLOF) IS ILLUMINATED WITH FLUSH LIGHT FIXTURES, AC 150-5390-2C, PARAGRAPH 410, PAGE 101 AND 102. 2. THE TAKEOFF AND LIFT OFF (TLOF), FINAL APPROACH TOUCHDOWN AREA (FATO), AND SAFETY AREA ARE THE CORRECT DIMENSIONS FOR THE DESIGN HELICOPTER WHICH WILL BE OPERATING AT THE HELIPORT. 3. THE TLOF IS MARKED TO INDICATE THE MAXIMUM LENGTH...

TLOF 45X45 FT; FATO 80X80 FT.

OWNER DESIRES HELI NOT BE CHARTED.

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