One of the projects we are helping to test/develop with Sofcoast is ASAP. If you can imagine a really big kite with two helium bladders to help lift it in low winds you can imagine ASAP. Sounds like a pretty simple idea, and it is , but we think the potential utility of ASAP is huge.

ASAP is designed to be deployed by two people in less than 30 minutes and carry a payload of 13lbs in no winds at sea level. With a primary use case of lifting a radio repeater to up to 500ft it has the potential to help provide/restore communications to very large areas simply and affordably.

We also helped design and build a pan/tilt/zoom camera payload to meet the basic surveillance use case and are pleased with the initial results.

After completing another round of flight testing and demonstrations in Kentucky last week we are continuing to help improve ASAP's zero wind/high altitude performance as well as the camera payload.

With it's ease of use and affordability we hope to see ASAP in every county in the US providing an aerial sensing and/or repeater platform that can be used to help save lives.