Following the devastation left on the island or Puerto Rico in the wake of Hurricane Maria in September 2017 a small Californian Tec start up decided to break new ground by trialling its aerial delivery software system alongside the AirDropBox Mini parachute system to air drop life saving supplies and medicines to communities cutoff by floodwater, mudslides and washed out roads.
Within days of the Hurricane passing Dash Systems had FAA approval for the air drop Mission, an aircraft leased and AirDropBox’s prepared for flight proving that Humanitarian airdrops need not be complicated, costly or require years of training. A full article on the mission can be found here. Dash Systems Puerto Rico Mission
