The whole airport in one system.
Novadrome connects what happens on the field — the pump, the gate, the frequency, the cameras — to what happens in the office: members, agreements, invoices. Designed for and run every day at CML8 airport.
Not a mockup. A working airport.
Almost everything described here runs every day at CML8, a private airfield near Montréal; the rest is marked as in trial or pending. Members fuel on their own, open the gate from their phone, and get their invoice before the airplane is back in the hangar.
- 1 system
- from the membership form to the pump meter
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- read-only accounting checks, run on demand against the live database
- 0.6 L
- gap between the pump’s mechanical dial and billing, over 495 fills and 7,514 L
- EN + FR
- every member-facing page, invoice and email, in both languages
Thirteen modules, one member record.
Everything starts from the same record. The right to fuel, open a padlock or pass the gate follows from the membership, the verified documents and the member’s balance. Nothing is typed twice into separate programs.
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Membership
Visitor, hangar tenant, tie-down, aeroclub member who rents aircraft: each type of member has its own rules, from billing to access on the field.
- Member types that fit your field: visitor, hangar tenant, tie-down, aeroclub member, or any other profile
- Billing per type: annual or monthly rates, prepaid with a discount, recurring hangar, tie-down or dues charges
- Access per type: gate, padlocks, fuel pump and allowed hours
- Guided online signup, price shown up front, documents required per type; you approve
- Driver’s license barcode check right in the reviewer’s browser (built for Québec licenses, on the barcode standard US states use)
- Aircraft record pre-filled from the Canadian registry (FAA registry to come), with FAA type specs built in
Member typesCML8Type Billing Access Visitor Per visit Fuel Tie-down Monthly GateFuel Hangar tenant Monthly GatePadlock H-3Fuel Aeroclub member Annual dues GateFuel - B
Agreements and e-signature
Every signature is sealed, timestamped by an authority, and anchored in the Bitcoin blockchain.
- Versioned agreements: draft, publish, change history
- SHA-256 fingerprint of the exact text signed, in each language
- RFC 3161 timestamp within seconds, then an OpenTimestamps anchor
- PDF receipt a third party can verify without access to your servers
- Signature records that cannot be altered, not even by an administrator; any tampering would show
- Publish a new version and members are asked to sign again
Signature receiptContemporaneousMember agreement, version 3
Signed Aug 12, 2026, 2:07 PM
SHA-256 fingerprint
9f2c 71ab 0e4d 58c3 a1f0 6b92 d7e5 3c08 44af 1e6b 90d2 7c51 e8a3 2f4b 6d19 c0a7
RFC 3161 timestamp4 seconds after signingBitcoin anchorBlock 912,408 - C
Billing and payments
The invoice goes out automatically minutes after the fill. Payments reconcile themselves.
- Numbered bilingual invoices, several legal entities, taxes computed on each invoice
- Prepaid balance: Interac e-Transfers (Canada) recognized and credited automatically, with risk limits
- Courtesy float: members can fuel while their transfer is still on its way
- Recurring charges: hangar, club dues, lockers, on any schedule
- Accountant’s bundle per period: every PDF as sent, plus the tax workbook
- Built for Canada (GST/QST, Interac, pre-authorized debit files not yet live with a bank); US sales tax and ACH to be developed for your deployment
Invoice F-2026-0412CML8100LL fuel, 42.6 L$97.35Tax 5%$4.87Tax 9.975%$9.71Total$111.93Paid from your prepaid balance
Remaining balance$388.20 - D
Self-serve fuel
The pilot starts the pump from their phone. Every litre is counted, billed and traced back to the delivery truck.
- Several fuels and several pumps, each with its own price, tank and alerts
- The pump controller has the final say on safety, even with no network or a failed server
- Per-fill cap in volume and in dollars, based on the member’s balance
- Every litre metered; fills stay on the controller if the network drops, then are re-sent
- Loss detection: fuel flowing with no authorized fill, unbilled litres, repeated short deliveries
- Cost and margin per truckload, projected run-out date, text alerts on tank level
- Maintenance log: inspections, even by a contractor through a simple link, water checks, dips and deliveries, with photos
Pump 1 — fill in progress37.4litres$85.46amount81 L/minCap for this fill : 210 L - E
Gates, remotes and padlocks
Who opened it, when, and with what. One access rule for the app, the remotes and the padlocks.
- Open from the phone with a slide gesture, so pockets and raindrops can’t open the gate
- The STOP button is never blocked, by any rule
- Access per member, group or membership type, with weekly hours and temporary passes
- Access requests from the app: the admin gets a text and approves with one tap
- Existing gate remotes tied to a member; alert when a remote reported lost is used
- Smart padlocks (in trial): codes, cards and fingerprints managed remotely; a text if a padlock is left open or forced
Main gateCML8- 7:42Openedremote of J. Miller
- 7:40Refusedoutside allowed hours
- 6:58Openedapp, A. Tremblay
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Radio and pilot-controlled lighting
The field frequency is monitored, recorded and transcribed. Mic clicks turn on the runway lights.
- Radio receiver monitoring up to five frequencies at once, including 121.5 and the CTAF
- Text alert on 121.5 with the recording: a call heard, or a long transmission like an emergency beacon (ELT)
- Notifications of calls on the CTAF, or any frequency you choose, with the audio recording attached
- Every transmission recorded, kept and transcribed, with signal strength
- Pilot-controlled lighting: mic clicks turn the runway lights on for a set time
- Radio check for members: transmit, then hear what the field received
123.2 MHzReceiver online, 14 s ago2:22−74 dBmCML8 traffic, Cessna 512MA, final runway three-one
2:19−81 dBmPilot-controlled lighting: 5 clicks
2:12−69 dBmPiper 23LN departing north
Automatic transcript
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Cameras and observation
Every camera on your desktop and phone, and your old cameras put back to work.
- Camera app for desktop and phone: every camera at full quality, wherever you are
- Talk and listen live through the camera speakers, from your phone
- People and vehicles marked on the timeline, with the video clip
- Camera access by role and by hours; a privacy pause that switches itself back on
- Incidents set aside: never erased by automatic cleanup
- Sky panorama every 20 minutes, hourly runway clip, 48 hours to scroll back through
- Existing analog cameras brought into the recorder; a text when the lounge door is left open
Horizon sweep6 min ago
Heading 310° - H
Weather and the pilot lounge screen
The lounge screen shows radar, METARs, live ADS-B traffic and the frequency.
- Pilot lounge screen: radar, nearby METARs and TAF, sunrise and sunset; it recovers on its own if it freezes
- ADS-B traffic map received on site
- Field frequency played through the lounge speakers
- Hourly weather archive for the site, kept permanently
- Low-cost local weather station, clearly labelled as advisory (install pending)
Pilot loungeCML8Wind310° 12 ktDensity altitude1,150 ftActive runway31 - J
Public address
Type an announcement; it plays in the lounge and on the camera speakers.
- Typed announcements read aloud in English or French, a recorded message, or a live hold-to-talk mic
- Play everywhere, on one speaker or on a group, with a chime
- Per-device “played” confirmation, not just “sent”
- An announcement not played within two minutes expires instead of playing late; any past one can be replayed
AnnouncementEnglish voice“The fuel truck arrives in ten minutes. Please keep the apron clear.”
Pilot loungePlayedHangar cameraPlayedRunway cameraPlayedParking cameraWaiting - K
Parking log
Who is in the lot and since when, with no gate arm or kiosk.
- A PTZ camera sweeps the parking lot every 30 minutes
- License plate reading with day-by-day history
- Photos visible to administrators only, never public
Parking lot3Plate Arrived Parked 7KBL 227 7:12 6 h 40 4ZPR 991 9:44 4 h 08 8MGX 330 11:30 2 h 22 - L
Member ID cards
A real plastic card, with a QR code that tells anyone whether it is still valid.
- Photo ID cards, designed and printed on site
- QR code to a public check page: valid, expired, reported lost or stolen
- A reprint is a new card, because the old one may still be in a wallet
- Members see their own card in the app
Card validChecked just now - M
Pilots and visitors
Visitors request permission online; members file a flight itinerary.
- Online prior permission (PPR) request with a signed waiver for each visit
- Flight watch: reminder before ETA, alert to a contact person when overdue
- Airport briefing published in dated editions, with PDF
- Drive times to the field from 13 zones, compared with nearby airports
- Public fuel price and availability board
PPR requestsWaiver signedN731XYSat 10:30ApprovedC-FKLOSat 1:00 PMIn reviewN512MASun 9:15Approved - N
The office
The dashboard shows what is waiting on a decision, and each tile opens exactly those records.
- Shared mailbox inside the admin, sorted, with threaded replies
- Morning spreadsheet for the office: transactions, taxes, open invoices, balances owed and credits
- Map of aircraft owners in your region, to find your next tenants
- Field projects and tasks, with owners, due dates and priorities
- Read-only accounting audit: 74 checks, each with the money at stake
- Installable phone app, with an offline page
To doCML83identities to verify2PPR requests1meter reading5unanswered emails0overdue invoices1inspection due
The field texts you before anyone calls.
An emergency on 121.5, a tank running low, a device that stops answering: the alert goes out by text to the right person. You react sooner, and everything is back in service sooner.
- Emergency on 121.5
- A text with the recording for a call on the emergency frequency, or a long transmission like an emergency beacon, day or night.
- The field frequency
- A notification for calls on the CTAF or any frequency you choose, with the audio recording attached.
- Fuel
- Tank level, days of supply left, projected run-out date: you order before you run out.
- Failures
- A pump, gate, camera, radio receiver or server that stops answering: the team is alerted, then told when it is back.
Each kind of alert has its own recipients, by text, by email, or both.
121.5 MHz: 48 s transmission at 2:22 PM, transcript unreadable.
123.2 MHz: call from N512MA on final runway 31.
100LL tank: 4,890 L, about 9 days of supply. Empty around October 3.
Pump 1: no response for 5 minutes.
Pump 1: back in service.
Hardware we select and wire ourselves.
Software is only as good as what it controls. Each device below runs at CML8, is in trial there, or is awaiting installation. We reuse your existing equipment whenever we can.
| Pump controllerUnit mounted at the pump, wired to the flow meter | Arms the pump, counts every litre, keeps fills in memory | In service |
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| Radio receiverAntenna and receiver installed on the field | Monitors, records, drives pilot-controlled lighting | In service |
| Video recorderDigital and analog cameras, continuous recording | Panoramas, runway, parking, lounge door | In service |
| Lounge screenThe TV in the pilot lounge | Weather, traffic, live frequency, announcements | In service |
| ID card studioDesigned and printed in the office | Photo member ID with a verifiable QR code, handed over on site | In trial |
| Gate controllerUnit wired to the gate operator | Open, close and stop on a signed command | In service |
| Remote receiverReceiver mounted near the gate | Ties your current gate remotes to members | In service |
| Padlock bridgeLink between the system and the smart padlocks | Opens padlocks with no vendor cloud; their own codes and fingerprints still work if the site is down | In trial |
| Weather stationWind, temperature and pressure sensors | Wind, altimeter setting, density altitude | Install pending |
Beyond the software.
Services to document and equip your field, offered à la carte, and what is coming next.
Optional services
- Infrastructure register
- Power, network, fiber, water, sewer: everything buried or wired, on a map, with maintenance tracking. Works on a phone in the field, with a printable binder for technicians.
- Illustrated airport map
- A faithful map in 2D and 3D, drawn from site surveys, for your website, the lounge and your brochures. The ones on this page are examples.
- Wi-Fi and network
- Wi-Fi for pilots and visitors, kept apart from your equipment; a segmented, documented network with secure remote access.
- Existing cameras brought back
- Your old analog cameras connected to a modern recorder, with continuous recording.
Coming soon
- Engine-time logger for rental aircraft
- A box that slips into the document bag counts engine time, flight time and landings, with no wiring to the aircraft. Bill aeroclub rentals exactly.
- Card-controlled doors
- Offices, hangars and storage on access cards: unlock on power loss and fire alarm, push-to-exit, and they keep working offline.
- Runway light check
- At night, a PTZ camera confirms the runway is actually lit, and a current sensor checks the lights are drawing power: a dead light is flagged before a pilot finds it.
- Gate position
- The system will know whether the gate is open, closed or moving, with a safety beam for obstructions.
In design or prototype: timing is confirmed when we scope your project.
Designed assuming something will eventually break.
An airport handles fuel, money and personal information. Each layer is built to limit the damage if the layer next to it fails.
Encrypted at capture
ID documents, checks and bank details are sealed on arrival. The web server only holds the public key: even if it is compromised, it cannot read them back.
The pump has the final say
The server asks, the controller decides. A cut network or a hijacked server cannot run the pump outside its limits.
Signed messages
Every command to a pump or a gate is HMAC-SHA256 signed and numbered. A replayed or forged message is rejected and counted.
Verifiable proof
Chained signatures, timestamped by an authority and anchored in Bitcoin. A third party can re-check everything without trusting us.
Least-privilege tokens
Each device has its own key, limited to one job. A stolen key compromises one device, not the airport.
Everything is logged
Every action carries its author’s name. Even when staff open a member’s session to help, the log shows who was at the keyboard.
From site visit to first fill.
We install, we train, and we stay reachable.
Site visit
An inventory of your pumps, gates, cameras and radios. Anything that can be reused is reused.
Your server
Your own instance, your domain name, your data. Nothing shared with other airports.
The hardware
Controllers and radio receiver installed, tested with you on site.
Your members
Your existing list imported; membership types and agreements set up for your field.
Go live
Staff training, first fill, first invoices. We watch the first weeks closely.
Taxes, payment methods and agreement templates will be adapted to your state during onboarding; agreements must be reviewed by your own counsel.
CML8, where we test it every day.
A 3,000 ft runway 13/31, a pilot lounge, a self-serve pump, hangars. Every feature first solved a real problem here: a night-time fill with nobody in the office, a lost gate remote, a bank transfer that arrived without a name.
- Developed since July 2026, in production every day
- More than 1,000 improvements shipped across the platform
- Backed by about 1,600 automated tests
Let’s talk about your airport.
Tell us what you already have — pump, gate, cameras — and what takes most of your time. We will show you the system running at CML8.