Jeffrey W. Wright
(President)
Mr. Wright founded Heliplanners in 1987 to provide specialized site selection, planning, design and permitting assistance for public and private sector heliports. He also provides aviation safety and obstruction analyses and agency liaison for development projects proposed near airports. He is experienced in public participation and the sensitivities of aircraft noise and safety impacts on neighboring lands. Prior to establishing Heliplanners, Mr. Wright had managed aviation studies for other consulting firms since the 1970s. Mr. Wright has been invited to speak on heliport issues at workshops conducted for the California Commission on Aviation and Airports and the Southwest Chapter of the American Association of Airport Executives.
REPRESENTATIVE PROJECTS
Centerport, Costa Mesa, California
Adjacent to Southern California's John Wayne/Orange County Airport, Centerport offers full service support for helicopter operations in the county. It features two landing pads and a storage - maintenance hangar for up to 15 helicopters atop an air cargo building serving the airport as well as 10,000 SF of airport frontage office space. The concept efficiently makes double use of valuable real estate - serving the county's air cargo needs while providing a focal point for helicopter aviation. Centerport, home to Tridair Helicopters and Helistream, has received significant international attention.
Hospital Helistops
Assisted dozens of hospitals and their design teams throughout the nation with heliport / helistop location, design, permit processing and environmental (mainly noise and safety) analysis.
Law Enforcement Helistops
Assisted design teams with design and processing assistance for rooftop helistops for Orange County Sheriff's Department, Pasadena and Los Angeles Police Departments.
Business Helistops
Provided design review for rooftop helistop for use of tenants at The Atrium, a twin-tower 10-story office development in Irvine. Overcame significant opposition to win planning commission approval.
Residential Helistops
Assisted with design and approvals for helistops to serve clients' business travel needs from their homes.
Aviation Safety Studies
Prepared aircraft risk hazard assessments for projects proposed near Oxnard and Camarillo airports, McClellan-Palomar Airport (Carlsbad) and MCAS El Toro. The Oxnard and Camarillo studies met local requirements for projects within the "airport spheres of influence."
Airport Safety Inspections
Under contract to the Federal Aviation Administration, Mr. Wright conducted annual safety inspections and airport facility updates of 120 general aviation airports throughout Colorado, Wyoming and North Dakota. These inspections are used to keep FAA's Airport Master Record current for each airport.
Expert Witness Services
Mr. Wright has provided expert witness services for litigation involving airport and heliport related issues. The most recent case was for Ekker vs. Griffith Construction et al, in California.
AFFILIATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS
Helicopter Association International (HAI)
HAI Heliport Committee
HAI Air Medical Committee
Airborne Law Enforcement Association
Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association
Active Private Pilot with Instrument Rating
EDUCATION AND SYMPOSIUMS
Bachelor of Arts, Economics, University of California at Santa Barbara
Transportation Engineering, California State Polytechnic University,
San Luis Obispo and Oregon State University
"Heliport Planning," Georgia Institute of Technology, 1988,1990,1991
Managing Helicopter Activity at Your Airport," Presenter, Tucson,
AZ, 1990"
"Cities & Mobility: Vertical Access, An International
Perspective," Los Angeles, 1990
"Vertiports in the Urban Envir
nment," Seattle, 1989
"Tiltrotor Symposium," Alexan
dria, VA, 1989
"Helicopter Workshop," Southern California Ass
ociation of Governments, 1988
Danielle Brashear (C2CAD)
(Associate)
Ms. Brashear is Heliplanners' primary CAD technician. She provides CAD-based Helistop Layout Plans and other exhibits used in agency application packages, reports and heliport site selection studies. She ensures that exhibits prepared for public agency application packages and for public presentations meet our rigid standards and provide all pertinent information.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Ms. Brashear's experience includes the following Heliplanners projects (either completed or currently underway):
Adventist Medical Center Hanford Helistop (rooftop), Hanford, CA
Anaheim Police Department Helistop (ground level), Anaheim, CA
Children's Hospital Denver Helistop (rooftop), Denver, CO
Children's Hospital Central California Helistop (ground level), Madera, CA
Florence Hospital at Anthem Helistop (rooftop), Florence, AZ
Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital Helistop (rooftop), Hollister, CA
Hillcrest
Baptist Medical Center Helistop (ground level), Waco, TX
John Muir Medical Center Helistop (rooftop), Walnut Creek, CA
Kaiser Medical Center Helistop (elevated), Santa Clara, CA
Kings County Houston Avenue Helistop (ground level), Hanford, CA
LA County Sheriff Station-Athens's Helistop (ground level), Los Angeles, CA
Marian Medical Center Helistop (elevated), Santa Maria, CA
Memorial Medical Center-Lufkin Helistop (rooftop), Dallas, TX
Palomar Medical Center West Helistop (rooftop), Escondido, CA
Peoria Regional Medical Center Helistop (rooftop), Peoria, AZ
Pomerado Hospital Helistop (ground level), Poway, CA
Qualcomm Helistop (rooftop), San Diego, CA
Riverside Community Hospital (rooftop), Riverside, CA
Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital Helistop (rooftop), Santa Barbara, CA
Scripps Medical Center La Jolla Helistop (ground level), La Jolla, CA
Sierra Vista Regional Medical Center (parking structure), San Luis Obispo, CA
South Surra Hospital Helipad (rooftop), Kuwait
Stanford Hospital Helistop (rooftop), Palo Alto, CA
Tulare Regional Medical Center Helistop (rooftop), Tulare, CA
Twin Cities Community Hospital Helistop (ground level), Templeton, CA
UCSD Thornton Campus Helistops (ground level and rooftop), La Jolla, CA
University Of Utah Hospital Helistop (rooftop), Salt Lake City, UT
EDUCATION
CAD Architectural Drafting and Design Certificate Degree, Palomar College, San Marcos, CA
Brian E. Watts
(Associate)
Mr. Watts has been active in many aspects of the helicopter community since 1983. He has flown a variety of missions as a commercial pilot throughout the United States, including flight instructing, charter, firefighting, oil and gas exploration, power line patrol and airborne emergency medical services (EMS). During his six years in the EMS industry, Mr. Watts served as both a Lead Pilot and Regional Aviation Manager for Southern California’s leading commercial EMS provider and conducted flight operations from more than 60 ground level and rooftop helistops. Mr. Watts has accrued over 7500 flight hours in single and multi-engine helicopters including 2200 hours at high-altitude bases.
Mr. Watts holds the Helicopter World Hover Record. He also restored a 1946 Bell 47B that is now on permanent display in the Smithsonian Air & Space Museum’s Vertical Flight Wing.
As a Heliplanners consultant, Mr. Watts has authored site selection/feasibility studies and safety analyses. He has taken part in community meetings regarding helicopter flight path and other operational issues. He has written aviation safety and operational sections for environmental studies for hospital heliport projects. He has provided planning, design and permitting support (including community interface) for a wide assortment of projects including:
Children's Hospital Central California
H2 Helistop (mound), Madera, CA
Community Regional Medical Center Helistop (rooftop), Fresno, CA
Eden Medical Center Helistop (ground level), Castro Valley, CA
Grand Avenue High-Rise (obstruction evaluation and FAA liaison), Los Angeles, CA
Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital Helistop (rooftop), Hollister, CA
John Muir Medical Center Helistop (rooftop), Walnut Creek, CA
Los Angeles County Fire Department Barton Heliport (ground level), Pacoima, CA
Los Angeles County/USC Medical Center Helistop (rooftop), Los Angeles, CA
Memorial Medical Center of East Texas (rooftop), Lufkin, TX
Marion Medical Center Helistop (elevated), Santa Maria, CA
Mills Peninsula Hospital (obstruction evaluation & FAA liaison), Burlingame, CA
Palomar Medical Center West Helistop (rooftop), Escondido, CA
Pomerado Hospital Helistop (ground level), Poway, CA
Jack London Square Helistop (rooftop) – Site Selection/Feasibility Study, Oakland, CA
Nicholas Land Company Helistop Site Selection, Los Angeles, CA
San Francisco General Hospital Helistop Safety Analysis (rooftop), San Francisco, CA
San Gorgonio Memorial Hospital Helistop (mound), Banning, CA
Santa Clara Valley Medical Center Helistop (rooftop), San Jose, CA
Tulare District Hospital Helistop (rooftop), Tulare, CA
UCSF Women’s & Children’s Hospital Helistop (rooftop), San Francisco, CA
UCLA Westwood Replacement Hospital Helistops (rooftop), Los Angeles, CA
Licenses and Certificates
B.S, Mechanical Engineering, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
Commercial Pilot – Rotorcraft/Helicopter; Instrument Rating – Rotorcraft/Helicopter
Private Pilot – Airplane Single engine Land
Mechanic – Airframe and Power Plant
Christopher M. Love
(Associate)
With over twenty years of professional experience, Mr. Love provides planning, surveying and computer-aided drafting and design (CADD) assistance on Heliplanners' projects. An accomplished CADD specialist within the civil engineering and architectural disciplines, he ensures that exhibits prepared for public agency application packages and for public presentations meet our rigid standards and contain all pertinent information. He is accomplished at providing all technical exhibits for airport master plan projects. He also directs on-site surveys to determine locations and heights of potential airspace obstructions for airport and heliport projects. Depending on project needs, Mr. Love can provide exhibits via AutoCAD, Intergraph (Microstation).
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Mr. Love's overall experience includes roadway, water, sewer, site grading, lot grading and aviation projects.
Recent aviation experience includes the following projects:
Anaheim Truck Depot Helistop | Arkansas Heart Hospital Helistop | Barton Memorial Hospital Helistop | Big Bear Airport Taxiway Apron | Harbor/UCLA Medical Center Helistops | In-N-Out Burger Corporate Helistop | John Wayne/Orange County Airport | Kaiser Permanente Anaheim Med Center Helistop | King-Drew Medical Center Helistop | KTLA-TV Helistop | L. A. County / USC Medical Center | Marketplace Properties, Aviation Safety | McDonald's (Oxnard), Aviation Safety | Metropolitan Water District Helistop | Oceanside Airport Master Plan | Pacoima Dam Helistop | Rancho Los Amigos Medical Center Helistop | San Bernardino County Medical Center | Tucson Heart Hospital Helistop | UC Davis Medical Center Heliports | Victor Valley Community Hospital Helistop
AFFILIATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS
National Association of CAD-CAM Operators (NACO)
Level 5 Certification - Journeyman CAD-CAM operator with discipline/Civil
EDUCATION AND SYMPOSIUMS
Graduated Skyline C.D.C., Airframe and Power Plant Cluster, 1977
Two years junior college classwork with emphasis in aviation-related subjects
INTERGRAPH 2D training course - 1985
INTERGRAPH INROADS course - 1990
Numerous AutoCAD seminars
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