Evolution & Future Direction Of Griffon Aerospace’s eVTOL

Mr. Larry French, CTO of Griffon Aerospace shared that they’ve been in business obviously since the mid-1990s when they produced the Lionheart kit planes, which declined in the late 1990s to early 2000s. They then bid as a prime contractor to be the Army’s Air Defense Training Contractor, and they are now a prime contractor for the United States Army, building training drones.

Aero Linx: The Arizona Pilot’s Association (APA) The Arizona Pilot’s Association (APA) was organized in 1978 to give Arizona’s general aviation community a voice in aviation matters. Our mission remains much the same today as we continue to promote general aviation through advocacy at various levels of state and federal government, as well as through partnering with other aviation organizations in advocating our common interests: promoting aviation safety, pilot education, and public understanding of general aviation; preserving, maintaining, and even re-opening Arizona’s backcountry and recreational airstrips; broadcasting Arizona aviation news; and connecting Arizona pilots

Precision Obstacle Free Zone (POFZ) An 800 foot wide by 200 foot long area centered on the runway centerline adjacent to the threshold designed to protect aircraft flying precision approaches from ground vehicles and other aircraft when ceiling is less than 250 feet or visibility is less than 3/4 statute mile (or runway visual range below 4,000 feet.)

“We’re not in a save the museum mode quiet yet, but there is a significant financial drain.” Source: Admiral Kyle Cozad, President and CEO of the Naval Aviation Museum Foundation, explaining how security measures have severely limited access to the National Naval Aviation Museum—thereby drastically and deleteriously impacting the museum’s visitation numbers and revenue.