Rotorcraft
Elevated UAM Landing Sites Pose Challenges
Expert cautions care in designing rooftop landing pads for eVTOLs.

Heliport consultant and pilot Rex Alexander warns that the urban air mobility (UAM) industry needs to exercise caution with regard to building associated infrastructure, particularly rooftop helipads/vertiports. Alexander made his remarks at the CAFE Foundation’s UAM seminar on July 21 in Oshkosh. “Airspace is attached to the environment, and how you design it has a great impact on aircraft performance. Infrastructure should not try to kill you if you blink,” he said.