2024 8th Workshop on AAM Infrastructure

VFS held its 8th Workshop on AAM Infrastructure in Washington, DC, at the US Navy Memorial Visitor Center on Tues.–Wed., Sept. 17–18, 2024.

VFS members and the public can now purchase the recordings on Vimeo.

Tuesday morning began with an introduction to the key challenges, followed by a deep dive into important and timely topics, focused on broadening understanding of the issues and developing solutions, with a closing discussion on Wednesday afternoon. Check out the workshop agenda (pdf)!

This was the eighth in a (now annual) series of workshops on AAM infrastructure begun in September 2019. 

Objectives

• Provide an open forum to stakeholders and interested parties from industry and applicable government and regulatory bodies to discuss Operations & Safety requirements and expectations as they relate to AAM technology and infrastructure.
• Conduct facilitated discussions regarding key Operational & Safety questions pertaining to AAM infrastructure to better understand potential AAM aircraft limitations and aerodynamic deficiencies that must be considered in future infrastructure development.
• Identify collaborative research and development opportunities necessary for creating safe infrastructure design standards based on aircraft performance criteria.

Deliverables

• Build upon existing safety data to identify pre-competitive areas where proactive industry collaboration would be valuable in accelerating adoption.
• Identify collaborative opportunities between industry and government agencies that will benefit the AAM industry.
• Draft consensus-based strategies to advance infrastructure Operations and Safety at key Federal, State and Local levels.

Organizers

• Rex Alexander, 5-Alpha / VFS
• Cliff Johnson, FAA Tech Center

Background

The Vertical Flight Society, founded in 1943 as the American Helicopter Society, is the world's leading professional organization working to advance vertical flight. VFS has been a leading advocate and supporter of what we call "The Electric VTOL Revolution." We held the world's eVTOL technical meeting in 2014; we now have 300+ hours of informative and educational videos on electric VTOL. A summary of the work that VFS and its partners have done, along with information on previous events and activities, can be found on this webpage. 

Learn more about our seven past AAM Infrastructure Workshops!

Questions?

Please contact Rex Alexander for more information. 

Updated Sept. 15, 2024

• Platinum Sponsorship: $5,000 — includes top-billing logos/signage, flyer, five complimentary registrations and a 20-minute speaking slot. (Subject to approval and availability)
• Gold Sponsorship: $2,000 (2 Available) — includes logos/signage, flyer, three complimentary registrations and a 15-minute speaking slot. (Subject to approval and availability)
• Silver Sponsorship: $1,000 — includes logos/signage, flyer, two complimentary registrations.

More details can be found in the Infrastructure Sponsorship Form (PDF). Questions? Please contact Valerie Sheehan for more information.