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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 171 / Wednesday, September 8, 2021 / Proposed Rules
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Aircraft Operations Because NWSR has no safe landing area for boats, the proposed restoration, maintenance, and touring activities require the Society to transport work personnel, equipment, and tourists from the California mainland to NWSR by small helicopter. Helicopter landings take place adjacent to the tower on top of the oval base caisson. The landing area is small, so only small helicopters can be accommodated. The helicopter seats four passengers and one pilot and
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can also carry cargo in a net below the helicopter.
The number of flights per day varies by activity restoration, tours, or light maintenance. We count each arrival and departure flight separately. For traditional 3-day restoration work sessions the 12 work crew members are transported to the Station on the morning of the first day typically a Friday. The first flight would depart from Crescent City Airport no earlier than 8:30 a.m. for a 6-minute flight to Northwest Seal Rock. The helicopter would land and take-off immediately after offloading personnel and
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equipment every 20 minutes. To transport all 12 people and gear requires 4 departures and 4 arrivals on the first day for a total of 8 flights. The total duration of the first days aerial operations would last for approximately 4 hours hrs and would end at approximately 12:30 p.m. Crew members would remain overnight at the Station and would not return to the mainland until the third day.
For the second day, the Society may conduct a maximum of four flights two arrivals and two departures to transport additional materials, if needed. The total duration of the second days aerial
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Figure 1. Location of the St. George Reef Lighthouse