# Elroy Air VTOL at Byron, California: deployment

Canonical ID: `0f980635-1af3-4b89-9f5f-a2ba4aa848ba`

[Elroy Air](/companies/elroy-air.md) based in San Francisco area with facilities in Byron, CA. Completed first A-to-B cargo delivery with Chaparral hybrid-electric VTOL drone. Japan Ground Self-Defense Force validated Chaparral at this facility.

**Trust tier:** Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verified

_Last updated: 2026-08-09_

- **Slug:** elroy-air-vtol-byron-california-usa
- **Status:** operational
- **Model:** [Elroy Air VTOL](/models/elroy-air-vtol.md) (id: `d4ad41e7-7ab0-4544-8fae-38518ae81f6c`)
- **Category:** [Drones](/drones)
- **Company:** [Elroy Air](/companies/elroy-air.md) (id: `ffd40c82-7150-42c8-bc25-873a9765d214`)
- **Location:** [Byron, California](/locations/byron-california-usa.md) (id: `ee63bb81-b339-4332-874e-8527824d8e08`)
- **First seen:** 2024-01-01T00:00:00.000Z

## Verification log (0, append-only)

_No verifications recorded._

## Sources (1)

1. https://elroyair.com/company/news

## Common questions

### What is the Elroy Air VTOL deployment at Byron, California?

Elroy Air VTOL, built by Elroy Air, is recorded as a deployment at Byron, California on the DEPLOY registry. Elroy Air operates the deployment directly.

### Who operates Elroy Air VTOL at Byron, California?

Elroy Air, the manufacturer of Elroy Air VTOL, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.

### When did the Elroy Air VTOL deployment at Byron, California go live?

The deployment is recorded as starting January 1, 2024 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.

### Have there been incidents at the Elroy Air VTOL deployment at Byron, California?

No active incidents affecting this deployment are recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Absence of recorded incidents is not a guarantee no incident occurred; DEPLOY records only sourced incidents and suppresses retracted ones.


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