Urban Air Mobility Operating Protocol

Commercial Vertiport Ground Lease & Air Taxi Operating SLA

🚁 Airfield Slot Licensing & Passenger Screening

  • ✅ Landing Slot Allocation: Air taxi operators book fixed 15-minute gate turnaround windows via digital airfield API.
  • ✅ TSA / Private Security: Passengers screened via biometric facial gate access before airside TLOF corridor escort.
  • ✅ PFC Accounting: $12.00 Passenger Facility Charge remitted monthly per boarded passenger to Vertiport Host.

⚡ Megawatt Fast-Charging Power Tariffs

  • ✅ Megawatt Charging Standard (MCS): Dedicated liquid-cooled CCS/MCS DC plugs deliver up to 500 kW per aircraft.
  • ✅ Peak Demand Surcharges: Electricity passed through at wholesale spot rate plus $0.06/kWh infrastructure tariff.
  • ✅ BESS Peak Shaving: On-site battery buffer automatically deploys during grid utility peak demand event hours.

🔥 NFPA 418 Rooftop Fire Suppression & Battery Safety

  • ⚠️ Diffusing Foam Fire Monitors: Automated pop-up oscillating foam nozzles deliver 0.16 gpm/sqft over TLOF.
  • ⚠️ Thermal Runaway Containment: Dedicated deluge water dousing trench positioned around rapid charging parking pads.
  • ✅ Structural Live Load: Helideck engineered for 1.5x Maximum Takeoff Weight (MTOW) dynamic impact force.

📜 FAA Part 157 & Aviation Insurance

  • 💎 FAA Form 7480-1: Mandatory Notice of Landing Area Proposal filed and determination of no hazard received.
  • 💎 $50M Aviation Hull & Liability: Air taxi operator carries minimum $50,000,000 aviation third-party liability coverage.
  • 💎 Noise Abatement Corridors: Flight paths restricted to designated highway and waterway approach corridors.