The A.P.E.S. Project ground control

George is on the laptop setting the controls as the A.P.E.S rig flies overhead. Intact, Kevin took the rig up the forest road in the Green Swamp to see if he could get a more clear area. Wouldn't you know, it stuck in a tree.

From this stationery position, the video transmission was stable and clear. Even in this calm day, it was obvious that any rig would be knocked around. The images I was seeing were awesome. Perhaps I was just excited to ser aerial shots.

George has plans for future launches that will include wind veins and a small gyroscope that should keep it very still. Then, we will be able to see if there is any movement on the ground.

This has been the bane of researchers who have attempted things like this in the past. They just could not stable the craft.

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A.P.E.S. Project Bigfoot is launched in Green Swamp

The balloon that will carry the cameras into space!

George McGee the chief engineer for the A.P.E.S. Project

The "Arial Platform Electronic Surveillance" Project Bigfoot has been launched. This is something we have been working on for a long time. The goal was to loft a craft high above the tree tops in the Green Swamp to look down and take video. In the future, we will outfit it with night vision and this will be a staple of what we do.

George getting ready

The two cameras that will go onto the platform

I helped out by documenting everything with extensive YouTube videos. I also went out and found firewood. I can help sometimes.

looking for some firewood

I consider myself to be very lucky to associate with a bunch of talented guys. Kevin is not shown here because he was shooting most of the images.