Howdy folks. Happy hump day.

Last Thursday, Tesla made a car fly. A Roadster climbed a wall, hung upside down, and kickflipped over a Semi.

Did your feed // friend group notice?

Mine did.

Now the kids believe flying cars exist.

Let’s fulfill their dreams.

That’s the Aerial Economy.

Today the whitepaper is live: Terminal: A Point-in-Time Record of the Aerial Economy.

Why a whitepaper? Because the record didn’t exist. So I built it.

I’ve been focused on autonomy, aviation, and automation since Q4 2024. My first thought: this is the greatest Renaissance since the Industrial Revolution.

And we’re just getting started.

Don’t take my word for it. Read the record:

  • 16,460 large drones on the FAA registry, up 56% in a year.

  • Zipline went from zero to 3,034 registered drones.

  • Two companies hold 97% of delivery drones.

And last week, a car flew. lol

Now’s the time for capital to step up. Into the Aerial Economy, responsibly.

You can’t improve what you don’t measure. So first, I measure.

Terminal keeps the record: every drone, airliner, and air taxi on the FAA registry, captured point in time. Data as of October 20.

Grab a beverage - enjoy.

Want the data? Message me.

Godspeed.