PDAC: Submission #1330 | Dayton Development Coalition

Submission information

Project Details

1. To which Review Panel are you submitting your project? Transportation & Government Services

2. Project title Low Altitude Weather Network (LAWN) sensors for AAM / Airports / EMTs

3. Short description Using Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning algorithms, low altitude weather network sensors will provide vertical take-off & landing and the Advanced Air Mobility ecosystem with weather data needed to reduce accidents, comply with FAA regulations, and more safely operate these aircraft efficiency in the low-altitude airspace they frequently use. Our air ambulance customers have told us these sensors will save on response times and ultimately help save lives.

Organization Details

4. Organization making the request FlightProfiler, LLC

5-8. Address 1251 West Blee Road
Springfield, Ohio. 45502

9. County Clark County

10. Recipient organization Same

11-14. Address {Empty}

15. County {Empty}

16. Organization type For-profit

Organization Contact Details

17. Name Gerard A. Lawrence

18. Title Senior Business Development Leader

19. Organization FlightProfiler, LLC

20. Telephone 513-390-6880

21. Email lawrence.gerard@gmail.com

22-25. Address 8021 West Gate Park
West Chester, Ohio. 45069

26. County Butler County

27. Additional contacts Chad Mourning - Ph.D. Electrical Engineering & Computer Science, Ohio University
740-416-2767

Ethan Krimins - FlightProfiler President
513-633-1604

Location Details

28. City Springfield

29. County Clark County

30. Congressional district Ohio 8th

Financial Details

31. Funding request 3750000

32. Total Cost 4654000

33. Other sources of funds OFRN grant $904,000

34. How the funds will be used Equipment Purchases

35. Do you have matching funds raised or committed? If yes, explain in question #36. If no, skip to question #37. No

36. If yes, please provide additional information. (Or, budget document can be uploaded, see question 37) {Empty}

37. Budget No

38. By what date will you be ready to spend the funds Within the next 6-12 months

39. Programs/grants for which this project would qualify FAA Infrastructure

Community Details

40. Community Need The FAA's Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) Center of Excellence (CoE) at the Springfield-Beckley Airport (SGH) is the office location of FlightProfiler, LLC. We, along with our Ohio and FAA partners, are a part of the aviation ecosystem there focused on capabilities in low-altitude weather monitoring for the safest operations of Vertical Take-off and Landing (VTOL) as well as drone aircraft. Below 1,000 feet above ground level, (AGL) only 3% of the airspace is monitored for bad weather that could significantly impact safety in aircraft operations. Above 1,000 feet, RADAR is commonly used. This project will help fill the gap for critical unmonitored airspace allowing aircraft to safely land and take-off where these sensors are stationed.

Further, our air ambulance pilots and fire chiefs tell us the technology would be very helpful in the evaluation of landing zones when a medical evacuation helicopter is needed. If the first responders have this portable device that can provide visibility information allowing the helicopter to land, it saves time and lives. However, if the sensor indicates bad visibility in the area and it is NOT safe to land, the first responder knows in short order to wave of the aircraft and transport patients by ground as the safest option.

41. Previous Funding: Has the requesting organization received Congressionally earmarked funding in the past? If so, please provide a brief project description, year funded, amount, and Congressional sponsor. This project has not received Congressionally earmarked funding previously.

42. Direct new jobs created 1 to 10

43. Existing jobs retained? {Empty}

44. Sustained permanent jobs? {Empty}

45. Please explain how you determined the job creation listed in questions 42-44. FlightProfiler, LLC will initially manufacture these sensors at the Springfield-Beckley Airport. Over the next year, at a minimum, the team will require these four roles; a software developer, systems engineer, production coordinator/quality officer and a purchasing/shipping-receiving manager. As the business scales from demand, more resources will be needed in order to delivery on-time.

46. Using your best guess, of the jobs created over the next 10 years, what will the average salary be? $50,000-$75,000

47. Is your project a workforce development program? No

48. If yes, does your program center on one of the ten JobsOhio targeted industries? {Empty}

49. Counties in which jobs will be created Clark

Additional Details

50. Letters of endorsement, supporting materials, additional information. You can submit ONE PDF file that does not exceed 10 pages.

LAWN Overview Dec 2023.pdf (1.33 MB)

51. Is there opposition to the project? No

52. Name of person filling out this form. Gerard A.(Tony) Lawrence

53. Telephone number of person filling out this form. 513-390-6880

54. Email of person filling out this form. This is where notification will be sent that the form was received. lawrence.gerard@gmail.com

55. Do you want your project to be considered as a Community Project in the fiscal year 2025 –2026 State Capital Budget Bill? No

56. If your project type is on the list of ineligible projects (see above), please offer an explanation why your project could be eligible. If your project is not on the list, answer the question by stating that your project is not on the list of ineligible projects. {Empty}

57. Has your organization received state capital budget funding in the past? If so, provide a brief project description, year funded, and amount. {Empty}

58. Does your project have a connection with, or provide some benefit to, a state agency that has bonding authority? Please check all that apply from the following list: {Empty}

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