TEST AND EVALUATION OF AIR/GROUND COMMUNICATIONS FOR HELICOPTER OPERATIONS IN THE OFFSHORE NEW JERSEY, BALTIMORE CANYON OIL EXPLORATION AREA

Helicopter instrument flight rules (IFR) operations in the offshore oil drilling areas are creating a need for low-level extended range air/ground (A/G) communications. This report describes the communications equipment and concepts used for helicopter IFR operations in the offshore New Jersey, Baltimore Canyon oil exploration area. Various types of very high frequency (VHF) high-gain directional antenna arrays were installed and flight tested to determine the degree of A/G communications coverage provided. Both the flight test data and more than 1 year of operational experience have shown that reliable A/G communications that can support IFR operations are obtainable throughout the offshore New Jersey oil exploration area by using high-gain directional antennas. (Author)

• Corporate Authors:

  NATIONAL AVIATION FACILITIES EXPERIMENTAL CENTER

  ATLANTIC CITY, NJ  United States 

  Federal Aviation Administration

  William J. Hughes Technical Center, Airport Technology Research and Development Branch
  Atlantic City International Airport
  Atlantic City, NJ  United States  08405
• Authors:
  • Coyle, J J
• Publication Date: 1980-1

Media Info

• Pagination: 27 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air traffic controllers; Directional antennas; Distance; Helicopters; Intercity transportation; Measurement; Offshore drilling platforms; Offshore oil industry; Operations; Speech; Very high frequency; Voice communication
• Geographic Terms: Atlantic Ocean; New Jersey
• Old TRIS Terms: Air to surface; Long range distance; Operational effectiveness; Platforms; Surface to air
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Aviation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00313612
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: FAA-NA-79-22, FAA-RD-79-123
• Files: NTIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Jun 26 2002 12:00AM