FAA Air Carrier · Cert EBEA952T · Part 135

Certificated to carry what other carriers refuse.
Day or night.

AeroAcumen is a single-pilot, on-demand Part 135 air carrier at Albuquerque — moving time-critical medical isotopes, Class 7 radioactive materials, and high-value cargo direct across New Mexico and the Southwest, on the decay clock, with one accountable pilot from booking to landing.

Request a flight → Who we serve

EBEA952T FAA Cert OpSpec A055 Will-Carry IATA DGR Hazmat US DOT Hazmat VFR Day & Night N55821 Piper Arrow II KAEG Albuquerque

How it works

Call → Accept → Fly → Deliver.

Call

Send the request form or call with what you're moving, where, and when.

Accept

We confirm it's within our authorizations, run weight & balance and a risk assessment, and quote it.

Fly

Direct, single-custody, day or night — one pilot from ramp to ramp.

Deliver

Hand-off at destination with shipping papers and chain of custody intact.

Why air, why now

When the cargo is decaying, the schedule isn't yours to lose.

Medical isotopes lose value by the hour, and many carriers won't accept Class 7 at all — so a refused shipment or a missed connection isn't an inconvenience, it's a dose that never reaches a patient. A certificated regional carrier that flies direct, day or night, is the difference.

Technetium-99m

~6 hr half-life

Half-life of the most common diagnostic isotope. Every transit hour erodes the usable dose.

Fluorine-18 · PET

~110 min half-life

Decays faster still — direct, single-leg routing isn't a preference, it's a requirement.

Carriers that refuse Class 7

Most

Many passenger airlines and courier networks won't touch radioactive cargo. We're certificated to carry it.

Explore the full medical radioisotope reference →

Who we serve

Built around four kinds of customer.

AeroAcumen isn't a generic charter service with a hazmat add-on. The operation is shaped around the shippers — and the travelers — who actually need a small, certificated aircraft on short notice.

Flagship

Medical Isotopes & Nuclear Medicine

Radiopharmacies, isotope distributors, and imaging & research programs that live and die by the decay clock.

See how we serve isotopes →

Compliance-critical

Labs, Industrial Radiography & Class 7 Shippers

National labs, industrial radiography (NDT) source shippers, and the WIPP-adjacent waste corridor needing documented, single-custody Class 7 lift.

See how we serve Class 7 →

On-demand

Time-Critical Cargo

Parts-on-ground, lab samples, documents, and high-value freight that can't wait for a scheduled connection.

See how we serve cargo →

Charter

Passengers

Direct charter for two adults with luggage, or three with minimal baggage — into the regional fields the airlines skip.

See how we serve passengers →

Segment 01 · Medical Isotopes

FLAGSHIP SEGMENT

Your isotopes, delivered before they decay — day or night.

Short half-lives leave no slack, and many carriers refuse Class 7 outright. When a scheduled flight slips, a courier declines the load, or a regional radiopharmacy's normal distribution can't hit the clock, the dose degrades and the procedure is in jeopardy. AeroAcumen is certificated to carry radioactive material and flies it direct, on your timeline — including expedited and backup runs, after-hours and overnight.

BUYERS: radiopharmacies & PET dose distributors · therapeutic / theranostic isotope producers · hospital nuclear-medicine · university PET & brain-imaging research programs

An operator who understands the clock from the customer's side — and the authorizations to back it up.

Class 7 will-carry — radioactive materials, medical isotopes, and tracers under FAA OpSpec A055
Day & night — VFR day and night for decay-sensitive and after-hours dispatch
Expedited & backup lanes — the air option when a producer's routine distribution can't make the window
Direct, single-leg routing — point-to-point into regional fields, no layovers
Exclusive use, single custody — your shipment is the only shipment on board
IATA DGR & US DOT — acceptance, marking, and shipping papers handled to standard

SAFETYEvery run uses the will-carry hazmat acceptance checklist — Shipper's Declaration, shipping papers, and Emergency Response Guidebook aboard — under a documented pre-flight go/no-go.

Move an isotope shipment →

Segment 02 · Labs, Industrial Radiography & Class 7

Class 7 radioactive air transport for the loads others won't carry.

Sealed sources, laboratory shipments, and industrial radiography (NDT) cameras demand compliant handling and an unbroken chain of custody — not a load tossed onto a multi-stop network. AeroAcumen offers exclusive-use flights with documented acceptance procedures and a single accountable operator who signs for the cargo and flies it.

BUYERS: national laboratories · industrial radiography / NDT source shippers (Ir-192, Se-75) · WIPP-adjacent waste corridor · with ground hazmat carriers as overflow partners

Documented, secure, single-custody transport built to the international hazmat framework.

Chain of custody — exclusive-use, single-custody flights end to end
49 CFR 172 / 175 — acceptance, marking, and shipping-paper procedures
Sealed sources & NDT — industrial radiography cameras and lab materials handled to standard
Owner-operator accountability — one named pilot-in-command (PIC) responsible for the shipment
Channel & overflow — a dedicated air leg when a ground carrier needs distance covered fast

SAFETYHandled on the dangerous-goods SOP branch: acceptance, marking, and loading documented to IATA DGR / 49 CFR, with the Emergency Response Guidebook aboard.

Discuss a Class 7 lane →

Segment 03 · Time-Critical Cargo

Direct, on-demand cargo lift across New Mexico and the Southwest.

Airline schedules don't bend, and the regional fields you need are often the ones they skip. AeroAcumen flies same-day, point-to-point, into the smaller airports — one operator from the phone call to the ramp, with no hand-offs along the way.

BUYERS: parts-on-ground & Aircraft on Ground (AOG) · clinical & lab samples · documents & high-value freight

A right-sized aircraft for loads too small or too urgent for the big networks.

Same-day dispatch — on-demand, on your schedule
Direct routing — point-to-point into regional and GA fields
Single point of contact — booking to landing, one operator
Right-sized economics — single-engine cost for small-payload missions

SAFETYEach load gets a computed weight & balance and a recorded pre-flight risk assessment (FRAT) before it flies.

Request on-demand lift →

Segment 04 · Passengers

Direct charter to the airports the airlines skip.

When the trip is regional and the timetable doesn't fit, scheduled air means connections, layovers, and a day lost. AeroAcumen flies you point-to-point on your schedule — two adults with luggage, or three with minimal baggage — landing closer to where you actually need to be.

BUYERS: business & professional travelers · lab and clinical staff · crews and small groups moving between regional sites

A personal, direct alternative to a connecting itinerary.

Two adults with luggage — or three with minimal baggage
Direct, single-leg routing — into regional and GA fields
One operator, start to finish — booking to landing, no hand-offs
Pre-flight briefing — passenger and baggage safety to Part 135 standard

SAFETYPassenger missions follow the SOP passenger branch — safety briefing, weight & balance, and the same FRAT go/no-go as every flight.

Book a passenger flight →

Safety, compliance & standards

The acumen is in the operation.

Safety and compliance aren't a department here — they're the whole operation. Every mission runs on written standard operating procedures, a formal go/no-go, and a Just-Culture hazard-reporting loop — the same documented Part 135 rigor a national carrier answers to, applied at the scale of a single, personally accountable operator. The full standard, in one place:

FAA Cert EBEA952T OpSpec A055 will-carry hazmat Class 7 radioactive IATA DGR US DOT hazmat VFR day & night §135.79 flight following

Certificated air carrier

Operating under FAA Air Carrier Certificate EBEA952T and current operations specifications — not a private aircraft offered informally for hire.

Will-carry hazmat program

A written program under OpSpec A055 — aligned to IATA DGR and 49 CFR, and backed by US DOT / PHMSA hazmat registration — governs dangerous-goods acceptance, shipping papers, marking, and loading, with a formal acceptance checklist (Shipper's Declaration, shipping papers, and Emergency Response Guidebook aboard).

Class 7 authorization

Certificated specifically for radioactive materials — the niche most carriers decline — across New Mexico's lab and medical-isotope corridor.

Single pilot-in-command (PIC) accountability

The owner-operator is your pilot, your dispatcher, and your point of contact. No hand-offs, no diffusion of responsibility for your shipment.

Active flight following

Every flight is monitored end-to-end under §135.79, with satellite tracking beyond ground-station coverage.

Standard operating procedures

Missions run on a written, phase-by-phase SOP — from planning and acceptance through loading, flight, and contingencies — with distinct branches for passengers, general cargo, and will-carry dangerous goods. Every shipment is handled the same disciplined way, not improvised.

Pre-flight risk assessment

Every mission is screened with the FAA PAVE / 3P model and scored on a flight risk assessment tool (FRAT) with go/no-go color bands — a red score means the flight doesn't go. The pilot's IMSAFE check and personal minimums factor into every launch decision, and the assessment is recorded.

Maintenance & airworthiness

An inspection and minimum-equipment (MEL) program keeps N55821 airworthy, with engine-trend monitoring on the glass panel surfacing issues before they become problems.

Audit-ready records

Maintenance, weight & balance, dangerous-goods, drug & alcohol, and risk-assessment records are kept FAA-ready and traceable for every flight.

General Manager · Pilot-in-Command

Erik Erhardt

Owner-operator, AeroAcumen LLC

Seven pilot ratings

Comm · Single-Engine Land Comm · Multi-Engine Land Comm · Single-Engine Sea Comm · Multi-Engine Sea Comm · Glider Instrument · Airplane Flight Instructor

The operator

A small carrier, run to a large carrier's standard.

The same person who answers your call plans the flight, assesses the risk, accepts and loads the cargo, and flies the leg. That continuity is AeroAcumen's biggest advantage — and the reason its compliance and safety documentation is built to stand up to FAA scrutiny on any given day.

Breadth in the cockpit backs it up: commercial ratings across single- and multi-engine, land and sea, plus a commercial glider rating, an instrument rating, and flight-instructor credentials — a combination of seven distinct ratings earned over years of disciplined flying.

Why AeroAcumen exists

Alzheimer's touches nearly every family. It took a family member of mine far too young — and it pulled me into brain-imaging research, first as a postdoctoral fellow and now as a university professor. That work runs on PET tracers and medical isotopes that decay in hours and cost a fortune to move, which is exactly where the supply chain strains.

AeroAcumen started to ease that strain: to give New Mexico's isotope, imaging, and research community a certificated regional carrier that understands the decay clock and the cost pressure from the inside. I rely on these scans and these isotopes in my own work, so I know precisely why your deadline and your budget matter.

Read the launch announcement →

Where we fly

New Mexico, and the Southwest corridor within reach.

From our Albuquerque base we serve New Mexico and the surrounding isotope and lab corridor — out to the producer and pharmacy hubs of the Southwest and Intermountain West, including the airports the airlines don't, on direct point-to-point routes you choose.

Representative destinations — many reachable on a single direct leg, the farthest on a single stop. Final routing is mission- and range-dependent and quoted per request. Ask about a city not listed here.

KAEG Albuquerque, NM · Base KABQ Albuquerque, NM KSAF Santa Fe, NM KLAM Los Alamos, NM KSKX Taos, NM KFMN Farmington, NM KGUP Gallup, NM KROW Roswell, NM KLRU Las Cruces, NM KCNM Carlsbad, NM KHOB Hobbs, NM KELP El Paso, TX KAMA Amarillo, TX KLBB Lubbock, TX KPHX Phoenix, AZ KDRO Durango, CO KAPA Denver, CO KSLC Salt Lake City, UT KOKC Oklahoma City, OK

Many more potential locations! Find your closest public airport on the map at SkyVector.com

The aircraft

A Piper Arrow II, maintained and flown to carry your load.

N55821 is a retractable-gear, constant-speed Piper PA-28R-200 Arrow II — a proven cross-country airframe that puts regional destinations within a single direct leg, without the cost structure of a turbine charter.

Operating profile: single-pilot, VFR day and night. Scheduling is weather-aware, and you'll always get an honest go/no-go rather than a pushed, marginal flight.

N55821 in flight — Piper PA-28R-200 Arrow II

N55821 PA-28R-200 · ARROW II

Airframe & powerplant
Engine	Lycoming IO-360-C1C
Power	200 HP
Propeller	Hartzell 3-blade constant-speed
Landing gear	Retractable
Seating	4 (1 crew + 3 pax)
Cruise	~140 KTAS (~161 mph)
Range	~600 mi · 4 hr (1 hr fuel reserve)
Operation	Part 135 · VFR Day & Night
Payload & cargo capability
Useful load — cargo config	380 lb (172 kg)
Useful load — passenger config	350 lb (159 kg)
Baggage capacity	200 lb (90 kg)
Standard volume	24 ft³ (0.68 m³)
Max volume — seats removed	44 ft³ (1.25 m³)
Baggage door	20" × 22"

Get a quote

Tell us what you need to move.

Send a few details and we'll come back with availability and a quote. For time-critical or decay-sensitive lift, call directly.

Phone

(505) 480-4462

Erik@AeroAcumen.com

Base

Albuquerque Double Eagle II Airport (KAEG)

Capability Statement (PDF)For procurement & vendor onboarding — credentials, UEI, NAICS & PSC codes on one page.

Request a flight

Tell us what you need to move and when — we'll reply with availability and a quote, usually the same day.

What you're shipping (isotope / UN number, if Class 7)
Origin, destination, and your time window
Approximate weight and any special handling

Open the request form →

Opens a secure Google Form — about a minute to complete. Prefer to talk? Call the number on the left.

FAQ

Questions shippers ask.

How much lead time do you need?

Twelve hours or less is possible — especially for repeat customers, where the lane and handling are already established. Call directly for time-critical or decay-sensitive runs and we'll do everything we can to move sooner. Two to three days is the comfortable norm, giving us room to confirm authorizations, paperwork, and packaging without rushing.

How should my shipment be packaged?

Hazardous materials, including Class 7 radioactive, must be packaged, marked, and documented to IATA DGR or US DOT (49 CFR) standards. We accept using the IATA DGR checklist procedures, and non-compliant packages or paperwork will not fly — so please email copies of the Shipper's Declaration and shipping papers ahead of transport, and we'll confirm before you drive out.

Non-hazardous cargo must be securely packaged and contain no weapons, drugs, or alcohol. We'll confirm the requirements with you before pickup.

Do you handle the Class 7 shipping paperwork?

Yes. Acceptance, marking, and shipping papers are handled under our FAA will-carry hazmat program (OpSpec A055), aligned to 49 CFR Parts 172 / 175 and IATA DGR.

How do you keep every flight safe and compliant?

Safety and compliance are systematic, not ad hoc. Cargo, passenger, and dangerous-goods handling run on written standard operating procedures; every flight gets a documented go/no-go (a formal flight risk assessment plus PAVE and IMSAFE checks); and the aircraft is kept airworthy under an inspection and minimum-equipment program with engine-trend monitoring. Maintenance, weight & balance, dangerous-goods, and risk records are kept FAA-ready and traceable for every flight — all under one accountable pilot-in-command.

You operate a single aircraft — what if you're unavailable?

Single-pilot, single-aircraft is by design — it's what makes single-custody and personal accountability possible. If weather, schedule, or maintenance gets in the way, we can help coordinate alternative lift through vetted regional carrier partners so a time-critical shipment still moves.

Are you insured?

Yes. AeroAcumen carries aircraft liability insurance that meets FAA Part 135 and U.S. DOT (Part 205) requirements, with cargo liability coverage included. Certificates of insurance are available to customers and vendor programs on request — and shippers with specific limit, additional-insured, or Class 7 coverage requirements are welcome to review the policy details with us.

Certificated to carry what other carriers refuse.Day or night.