banner towing

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.

Emily wrote:
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.

The airlines must really be hurting if they're now taking on banner
towing in addition to paying passengers.

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.

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.

In article ,
T o d d P a t t i s t wrote:

the nude beach
replaced the boredom with frustration - too high to see what
they were sure they should be able to see.

Speaking from first hand knowledge, are you? :-))

Brad wrote:
Emily wrote:
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.

The airlines must really be hurting if they're now taking on banner
towing in addition to paying passengers.



Sigh....I'm coming off vacation! Cut me some slack!

T o d d P a t t i s t wrote:
Emily wrote:

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 airplane and maybe break some bones.

What about it makes it look to you like a way to bend/break
things? Slow? Low?

Little of both. I prefer my flying to be a little higher and a lot
faster. Not to mention, I saw one actually pick up a banner, and, well,
I was nervous for him.

"T o d d P a t t i s t" wrote

Banner towing from on high? Who me? Not at all! I flew a
hang glider instead and launched from the nude beach. My
problem was paying attention to the rigging of the HG.

I suppose that a launch from such a location would guarantee getting it up.
smirk
--
Jim in NC

T o d d P a t t i s t wrote:
john smith wrote:

In article ,
T o d d P a t t i s t wrote:

the nude beach
replaced the boredom with frustration - too high to see what
they were sure they should be able to see.

Speaking from first hand knowledge, are you? :-))

Banner towing from on high? Who me? Not at all! I flew a
hang glider instead and launched from the nude beach. My
problem was paying attention to the rigging of the HG.

--
Do not spin this aircraft. If the aircraft does enter a spin it will return to earth without further attention on the part of the aeronaut.

(first handbook issued with the Curtis-Wright flyer)

Been to Torrey Pines, have we? *S*

John

"Emily" wrote in message Little of both. I prefer my flying to be a
little higher and a lot
faster. Not to mention, I saw one actually pick up a banner, and, well,
I was nervous for him.

The risk of banner towing is minimized with proper training. After the first
couple of weeks, it's just slow and boring. One gets bored and starts to
think of one's next conquest in the aviation game. Then complacency sets in.
That's the dangerous part.

D.