Landing Zone Information

Identify a single communications officer who is:

• Familiar with the geography of area
• Free from providing direct care to the patient(s)

Call UH AirMed Communications Center 1-877-842-3822 and provide the following:

• Unit calling/Call sign
• Location address
• Radio frequency
• Location/Landmarks
• Number of aircraft needed

Guidelines to prepare a safe Landing Zone (LZ):

• Minimum 60 x 60 feet
• Ideal 100 x 100 feet < 10-degree slope
• Free from debris, obstruction, hazards (i.e., wires, fences, trees, loose objects)
• Mark each corner (i.e., independent lighting system, cones, emergency vehicles)

Once contact has been made with the flight crew, provide helpful landmark information:

• Water/Radio towers
• High power lines
• Schools/Tennis courts
• Major road intersection
• Swimming pools

LZ Descriptions:

• Type of LZ (i.e., field, road, construction site)
• LZ surface (i.e., field, grass, concrete, gravel, dirt, snow covered)
• Boundaries of LZ (i.e., trees, houses, wires, picket fences, towers)
• Approach and departure pathways

Notify the flight crew when you:

• Hear the aircraft
• See the aircraft
• Direct the pilot to your location using the clock method

Remember: When using the clock method, the pilot is facing 12 o’clock.