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Forum 82
West Palm Beach, Florida
May 5-7, 2026

Joint Session Ops and Infrastructure II and Manufacturing Tech

Technical Session C: Wed. May 6, 2026

A Deployable Vertiport Node Concept Using Cherokee MC2 and MVP for Operations and Infrastructure in Rotorcraft, eVTOL, VTOL, and UAS Missions
Justin Vandy

Accessibility in Advanced Air Mobility: Boarding Passengers with Reduced Mobility onto Vertical Takeoff and Landing Aircraft
Gaël Le Bris, Loup-Giang Nguyen

Autonomous Inspection: Driving Affordability, Availability, and Safety Through Augmented Aircraft Inspections
Michael Nevinsky, Peter Rhodes, Charles Coccia, Vince Gatto, Hayley Ransick

Florida's Layered EMS Medical Drone Infrastructure: Modeling Coverage, Operations, and Regulatory Pathways
Benjamin Spiske, Michael Dennis, Björn Abel

Heliports in the Built Environment: Minimizing the Reciprocal Impacts of Operations and Surroundings
Guy Larose, Kamran Shirzadeh, Sharon Schajnoha

Leveraging Ceramic Matrix Composites (CMCs) for Enhanced Performance in Engine Exhaust and Hot Aero Structures
Michael Nevinsky, Edward Glembocki, David Misciagna, Jessica Sisk-Kelley

Multiphysics Modeling and Performance Assessment of Ultrasonic Welding for Thermoplastic Composites
Jim Lua, Qingxuan Wei, Rui Li, Mark Walthers