Round Moscow there can be hundreds helipads

Round Moscow there can be hundreds helipads. Investors are ready to enclose about 100 million dollars in creation of three-honeycombs вертодромов in area and a network of hubs round MKAD. According to Alexander Khrustalyov, the chairman of board of directors of the company of "NDV-groups", their purpose – to make the helicopter not luxury, and a vehicle.

Today near Moscow, on the bank of the Myakininsky floodplain, one of planned in the project вертодромов already acts. Its name "Heliport-Moscow". Already now he offers air taxi services to the airports Vnukovo, Sheremetyevo иДомодедово. Cost of such flight makes at least 2100 rubles. Thus only 15-20 minutes are spent for a way. However, according to pilots, service is not too demanded yet – in the winter 3-4 times a month used it. Besides, it is possible to fly not only in the airport, but also to the cities next to Moscow. The price, however, bites: hour of flight by the helicopter of the Robinson brand will manage where-to24-30 thousand roubles. Therefore profitability to such projects will be brought nevertheless by men of means who presume to spend money for such "toys".

In addition to earn in "Heliport-Moscow" also plan on training of new pilots, storage and servicing of private helicopters and even at air excursions. By the way, strikes that fact that the course of initial preparation of the pilot of the helicopter assumes 200 hours of the theory and 42 hours of practice. And at the same time vip-certificate purchase on air excursion includes besides razvlekalovka 30? minute instructing how to operate a gelikopter, and half-hour possibility to "drive" by helicopter. It is clear that the skilled expert nearby sits, but in driving (that is slightly simpler) such risky action would cause bewilderment. Eventually, we not in the conditions of war that the reduced course "take-off landing" to arrange. Even if and money pays for it. However creation of such platforms can bring and useful to the city and area function. The Ministries of Emergency Situations, for example, could use вертодромы in cases when lives of people under threat and the account goes for minutes. In plans of the authorities there was a construction of helipads near hospitals in the cities of Pushkino, Electrostal, Visible, Kolomna, Istra, Naro Fominsk, Stupino and Podolsk. Besides, were going to reconstruct some old forgotten вертодромы. So interest of the authorities in building of capacity of small aircraft is. As also the investor appeared now.

Ban on victims

However, though of the helicopter also want to make not luxury, and the vehicle – it will be more dangerous than a bicycle. Therefore there is open a question, and whether there is a sky of near Moscow area where very densely lives a large number of people, загромождать gelikopter is powerful under some tons? Especially recently there are many conversations on cancellation of a ban of flights for individuals over Moscow. Some experts assume that existing restrictions can be removed within two years. At a ban is both supporters, and opponents. Many consider these norms out-of-date since they were accepted in the USSR and were necessary for protection of important state objects and national security of the country. Besides, such measures somewhat warn possibility of air terrorism. At such norms the probability of domestic repetition of the tragedy in the USA – is much less on September 11, 2001. As a whole about cancellation of a ban have conversation since 2004. a cart as we see, on a former place, and, probably, it even is good.

And business at all that someone will photograph confidential object in the city or suddenly right there will be flown by terrorists. And without them risks suffice. The banal increase in air means will provoke also bigger number of failures. Which, God forbid, will carry away human lives. As, for example, the such happened on November 29 last year in Glasgow. Then Eurocopter EC135 fell to a pub because at it the fuel sensor refused, and the crew did not notice that fuel came to an end. 10 people as a result were lost. During check of 467 helicopters it appeared that probability of malfunction of the sensor of only 2 %. However to pay for it it was necessary life of people. Or here other case – on January 16, 2013 in London there was a crash of helicopter which carried away lives of two people. Gelikopter touched with the screw the construction crane because the pilot did not make out it in a strong fog. Depresses that fact that the pilot was not from among beginners. In due time he vneshtatno worked in the RotorMotion company which also carries also high-ranking officials. In particular, prince Charles used their services.

Morally are not ready

According to the Valery Postnikov worked more than 40 years in civil aviation and prosecuting subjects of safety of AT, each technology, as well as to the helicopter, are necessary not only safe designs, materials and runway platforms.

«It is possible to buy all and in enough. But for a short time it is impossible to rivet people of the highest culture of piloting by these aircrafts. The helicopter – even more whimsical thing in piloting, than the plane. In it there is no duplication of pilots – all decisions are accepted by one person. And to put the second is it is economically unprofitable», – V. Postnikov speaks.

Also he pays attention and to level of moral readiness of people to such changes. We as society did not grow yet before to use the helicopter within the city. Comparison rough, but, imagine that they will be used also in large quantities, as well as by cars. And the culture of driving in Russia leaves much to be desired: cut, incorrectly park, go on red light etc. From here we have more than 24 thousand victims and over 235 thousand wounded in road accident. And now present that people with such level of culture of driving to replace to the helicopter. It is clear, what not everyone in the capital will get to itself(himself) the rotary-wing friend, but also it is logical that at more mass use of the helicopter возрастёт and number of failures. Besides, V. Postnikov suggests to remember and a question of shots which, as we know, solve everything. It is possible to remember the tragedy in Kazan when accident occurred including because of low qualification of the pilot. Though it were people flying. But where, taking into account what in area about three-honeycombs вертодромов are going to build to take a large number of skilled pilots? Which know how to fly and operate such car, and especially in the sky over Moscow. Travel from a point "And" in a point "In" for the sake of economy of time is not same what to deliver by helicopter of wounded in Sklif. There both pilots skilled, and a situation the risk justifies.

Besides 100 million dollars on construction вертодромов and purchase of equipment it is necessary to create helicopter schools with modern exercise machines etc. Instructors whom too does not suffice are necessary besides. Or we will send all abroad to study according to the reduced program? In the light of a personnel shortcoming somehow boyazno – whether will start to fall on the heads and dwellings of people of the car with 200-300 liters of fuel? And it is not important, whether there is a ban on flights over Moscow or not, – people too live in area, and umbrellas will not rescue from such "precipitation".