Setup

How can you set up a vertiport and use it in NOVA?

Add a new Vertiport to NOVA

To add a new vertiport, navigate to the Vertiport overview list in the NOVA main menu. In this window, your Vertiports are listed, provided you have created any. To create a vertiport, click the New Vertiport button on the upper right corner of the page and complete the following 4 steps.

1

Add General Vertiport Details

First, you can define the general vertiport details which include a Name, the coordinates and elevation (AGL) of the vertiport. Additionally if the Vertiport is part of a network, you can also assign the respective network via the dropdown menu or adding a new network by writing the name into the field.

2

Define Tracks (optional)

In the next step, which is optional, you can set up the different tracks for the vertiport. A track is defined with a type (approach or departure) and a direction. Two different references are available for the direction specification: Magnetic or True North.

Magnetic North is the direction a compass points, shaped by Earth’s shifting magnetic field, while True North is the fixed geographic North Pole used for accurate mapping and navigation. Runway numbers are in general based on magnetic headings. To provide the values for the specified Vertiport location the World Magnetic Model High Resolution (WMMHR) of NOAA is used.

3

Assign Sensors (Optional)

In the following window weather stations can be associated with a Vertiport. NOVA will automatically preselect weather stations that are close to the mission location based on the station-specific radius. The station-specific radius is selected when connecting the weather station. In addition, there is the option of integrating a METAR as a source of measurement data for the vertiport.

4

Define organisational operational limits (Optional)

In this window, you can now enter your operational limits. For the vertiport application two different limits set types are available for assignment. On one hand, there are general operational limits; on the other, track-specific wind limitations (cross-, tail-, and headwind) applied for all tracks of the vertiport. In the respective tab you can upload a limit set from your assets. Additionally you can create a new limit set or generate an example limit set.

5

Create Vertiport

By clicking the CREATE Vertiport button, your vertiport will be set up.