Commercial Readiness Summary
This page is intended for buyer conversations, internal demos, and early diligence. It answers the common questions commercial reviewers ask without overstating what the current release does.
Buyer Questions
A: It calculates runway-relative obstacle location, object top elevation, supported protected surface evaluations, clearance/penetration values, and preliminary violation status for supported Part 77, FAA AC, and UFC criteria.
A: It does not calculate surfaces or standards that remain not encoded, does not replace official FAA/DoD/airport determinations, and does not make legal applicability decisions between conflicting authorities.
A: It uses the source documents and encoded tables listed in the Source Library. Each result identifies its source where the active rule pack exposes it.
A: It evaluates selected standards independently and displays separate results. It does not silently merge standards or substitute one authority for another.
A: Yes. Results expose inputs, geometry notes, methodology/source references where available, clearance/penetration values, and reportable calculation details.
A: The current architecture supports mode-aware PDF export and structured JSON export for known-location and placement-limit workflows. Direct API integration would require an added service layer because the repository does not ship a dedicated backend API today.
A: Ownership and licensing must be defined by the owner's legal and contractual documents. The application includes editable placeholder ownership/licensing metadata for commercial packaging review.
A: Yes. The tool includes workflow help, source notes, known limitations, methodology notes, changelog/version data, and commercial-readiness guidance.
Handling of Multiple Standards
When multiple criteria are selected, Clear Path reports each standard independently. More restrictive results are visible, but the platform does not silently merge standards or substitute one authority for another.
- FAA, UFC/DoD, and other criteria are evaluated independently.
- Clear Path does not silently blend standards into a single controlling answer.
- Each result identifies the criteria family and source document used by that result where available.
- If multiple selected standards produce different outcomes, the outcomes remain visible side by side.
- The evaluator remains responsible for selecting the applicable standard for the project context.
Preliminary-Evaluation Reminder
Clear Path is intended for preliminary planning, screening, and decision-support purposes only. It does not replace official FAA, DoD, airport sponsor, local authority, or licensed engineering determinations. Final obstruction decisions, filings, and approvals remain the responsibility of the appropriate reviewing authority.