The first time I saw a tow plane pick up a banner, I was amazed. Came
swooping down with that big treble "fish hook" to snag the banner line.
He missed the first couple of times, but finally got it. We was really
smart is that the banner is picked up over itself. When picked up, it is
opposite to the way it is layed on the ground. I guess this was for a
smoother and not jerky pickup.

john hawkins wrote:

It was great fun. I used to find where the parties were and then join them
after my flights. Seeng all the sharks between the bathers and the shore was
alway interesting too. The only touchy parts for me were 1) the banner
pickup- you don't want to be too slow or you could stall on the zoom or
worse (from the bosses viewpoint) drag the banner. Too fast and you could
not hook the banner. 2)- with an offshore breeze, it could get bumpy.

"Emily" wrote in message
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Anyone done it? Is it as bad as it looks? Spent the past few days at
the beach watching airplanes and it looks like a really good way to bend
up an airline and maybe break some bones.