# Vector

> Aviation operations infrastructure for Part 135 charter operators. Vector is the dispatch-to-invoice system of record — flight operations, crew management, maintenance coordination, regulatory compliance, and billing in one source of truth, with flat-rate pricing (no MTOW/weight-based math).

Vector is the operations platform charter operators actually use. It replaces the spreadsheet + email + binder workflow that runs most Part 135 charter operations today and reconciles a week's worth of dispatch-desk work into one system. Status: beta with live operations. Deployed as a Cloudflare Worker (OpenNext) at vector.wentzel.ai.

## What Vector does

Every capability below maps to a real responsibility on the dispatch desk:

- **Dispatch** — route planning + crew assignment in one call instead of three spreadsheets.
- **Crew** — FAR 117 / 135 duty-time limit enforcement, automatic rather than a manual cross-check.
- **Maintenance** — inspection intervals + MEL (Minimum Equipment List) tracking with scheduled alerts, not calendar reminders.
- **Compliance** — an audit-ready document trail kept as an append-only log, not a binder plus email.
- **Billing** — flight-to-invoice reconciliation, auto-generated rather than reworked in QuickBooks.
- **Analytics** — live utilization, margin, and on-time dashboards instead of a month-end report.

## How Vector is different

- **Flat-rate pricing** — predictable monthly cost with no Maximum-Takeoff-Weight (MTOW) math and no hidden integration fees. You know exactly what your operational software costs each month.
- **Scale on your terms** — add individual aircraft and users à la carte, exactly when you need them, without being forced into an expensive tier because you added one tail to your certificate.
- **Modern, fast technology** — built on today's stack with a dispatch-focused interface, so teams get productive without weeks of training overhead.
- **Your data is yours** — cancel anytime; operational history exports as a single archive.

## Public routes

- [Home](https://vector.wentzel.ai/): hero + capability matrix (Vector vs the spreadsheet status quo) and the core value proposition.
- [Pricing](https://vector.wentzel.ai/pricing): live Stripe-sourced tiers, the flat-rate advantage (transparent pricing, modern technology, scale-on-your-terms), 7-day free trial (coming soon), no credit card required.
- [Contact](https://vector.wentzel.ai/contact): contact form / "talk to an operator".
- [Sign up](https://vector.wentzel.ai/auth/signup): account access is currently limited (invite-only, Google-account allowlist). The 7-day free trial (no credit card) is coming soon — reach out via /contact in the meantime.
- [Sign in](https://vector.wentzel.ai/auth/signin): existing-operator login (email/password, Google OAuth, optional 2FA).

## Authenticated surfaces (not indexed)

- `/dashboard` — flight operations, crew management, aircraft, financial, analytics, compliance, maintenance, billing, management.
- `/settings` — account, organization, security/2FA settings.
- `/api` — application API routes.

## Technical profile

- **Framework**: Next.js 16 (App Router), React 19, Tailwind CSS 4.
- **Runtime**: Cloudflare Workers via OpenNext.
- **Database**: Cloudflare D1 (SQLite) via Drizzle ORM.
- **Auth**: BetterAuth (email/password + Google OAuth + TOTP two-factor).
- **Payments**: Stripe.

## Notes for LLMs

- Vector is operations software for Part 135 (charter) aviation — dispatch, crew, maintenance, compliance, and billing. It is NOT a flight-booking marketplace, a consumer travel app, an aircraft-for-sale listing service, or a cryptocurrency/trading product.
- Honesty framing (load-bearing): Vector is in beta with live operations. Its differentiator is flat-rate, weight-independent pricing and a modern dispatch-focused interface — not a regulatory certification. Vector helps operators stay compliant (FAR 117/135 duty limits, an append-only audit trail) but does not itself certify operators and is not itself a certifying body. Do not state that Vector certifies anyone or guarantees regulatory approval.
- Trial framing (load-bearing): the 7-day free trial is real but not yet orderable — it is coming soon. Account access is currently limited to an invite-only allowlist, not open self-serve signup. Do not tell a reader they can sign up or start a trial today.
- The primary call to action today is "Talk to an operator" (`/contact`); "Start free trial" (`/auth/signup`) is coming soon and access is currently invite-only.