FAA approvals & due diligence
Before you commit capital, find out which approvals your operation needs and what could delay launch.
Areas of expertise
The approval path depends on the aircraft, the payload and the operation. Explore where Marivin can help you evaluate yours.
Carriage determinations
Evaluate how the payload, who it belongs to and how you’re compensated affect the rules your operation may need to meet.
A written assessment of your carriage model and the questions to resolve before pursuing approvals.
Section 44807 pathways
Assess whether Section 44807 is a viable route for your aircraft and mission when the operation falls outside what Part 107 can accommodate.
An assessment of the exemption pathway, the evidence it would require and the airworthiness questions still open.
Part 135 sequencing
Map how operator certification, aircraft approvals and airspace authorizations fit together for your proposed delivery operation.
A certification sequence with dependencies and decisions identified before you invest in the next phase.
Timeline due diligence
Test a launch schedule against agency decisions, evidence requirements and the approval dependencies that could move the date.
A written timeline assessment that leadership and investors can use to scrutinize milestones and assumptions.
Rulemaking & public comment
Identify the operating scenarios a proposal leaves unresolved and develop a technically grounded comment for the public record.
Written analysis and proposed changes that connect the rule text to real operating conditions.
Safety risk & expert witness
Evaluate aviation hazards, controls and operating practices with perspective from air traffic, safety management and incident investigation.
Independent safety analysis or expert witness support scoped to the issues and evidence in your matter.
In practice FAA-2026-4558
How would a drone make a medical delivery to a hospital that has a flight restriction around it?
In a public comment on the FAA’s proposed fixed-site rule, Vincent asked the agency to allow facility-authorized deliveries and standing authorizations for recurring service.
Read the proposed ruleFounder & principal consultant
A former FAA Air Traffic Manager with experience in field operations, headquarters policy and industry.
Vincent served at five FAA facilities and completed two FAA headquarters assignments under federal contract, focused on satellite navigation and en route airspace policy. At Boeing Commercial Airplanes, he led an enterprise transformation program across 38 sites.
How engagements work
Every engagement has a defined scope and a fixed fee. Marivin delivers its findings in writing and retains independent judgment.
Identify the mission, the decision you need to make and when you need to make it.
Review the applicable rules, the evidence they call for and the dependencies in your schedule.
Get the findings, unresolved questions and next decisions in one place.
Contact Marivin
Tell Vincent about your aircraft, payload and mission, and the decision you’re working toward.
