Heliport
A heliport is a small airport specifically designed to be used by only helicopters. Heliports usually contain one or more helipads and may have facilities for helicopters such as fuel, lighting, windsocks, and/or hangars.
HELIPORT
an area of land, water, or structure used or intended to be used for the landing and takeoff of helicopters
HEO
High Earth Orbit ...
MOVEMENT AREA- The runways, taxiways, and other areas of an airport/heliport which are utilized for taxiing/hover taxiing, air taxiing, takeoff, and landing of aircraft, exclusive of loading ramps and parking areas.
These are the special step-by-step procedures that pilots must follow to safely arrive at or depart from an airport or heliport in low visibility conditions.
Heliport
Gyrodyne
Jesus nut (the top central big nut that holds the rotor on)
List of rotorcraft
Miniature helicopter
Radio-controlled helicopter
Transverse Flow Effect
Unmanned aerial vehicle
VTOL ...
VFR (sectional chart) and IFR chart systems,
all public and military airports, seaplane bases, and heliports,
NAVAIDS/Restrictions,
communications data,
special notices,
airport sketches and diagrams.
Radar approach. The controller provides vectors while monitoring the progress of the flight with radar, guiding the pilot through the descent to the airport/heliport or to a specific runway.
Radials. The courses oriented from a station.
Civil land: alternating white and green
Beacon operates daytime when field below VFR minimums.
Military land: two quick white flashes and a green
Heliports: rapid flashes of green, white, or yellow
Lighted water: alternating white and yellow ...
 See also: Altitude, Aircraft, Flight, Landing, Direct
  
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