Can't get enough of banner planes? Here are some more things we learned as we researched this story: Banner planes have been a thing since at least the 1940s. In the 1940s, the famed Goodyear Blimp would occasionally tow banner ads. Aerial advertising, annually, is a $25 to $30 million industry according to Jeremy Levine, vice president of sales for Van Wagner Aerial Media. The marketing firm, Advanced Market Analytics, forecasts it will grow over the next few years. According to the FAA, “any pilot seeking to tow a banner must satisfy various safety requirements and obtain a specific waiver. Still, It can be dangerous. Just this year, there have been fatal crashes involving banner planes at Cape May in New Jersey and Myrtle Beach in South Carolina.
There's a weight at bottom of the banner that keeps it upright and there's also a plastic square at the bottom where you can adjust it's angle so the banner flies at a certain angle
Oh I've never seen the individual letters before or maybe I have and didn't know! That's pretty cool. Shouldn't it be orange because it's the opposite of blue kind of like how things in the water are orange for rescue?
Can't get enough of banner planes? Here are some more things we learned as we researched this story:
Banner planes have been a thing since at least the 1940s.
In the 1940s, the famed Goodyear Blimp would occasionally tow banner ads.
Aerial advertising, annually, is a $25 to $30 million industry according to Jeremy Levine, vice president of sales for Van Wagner Aerial Media. The marketing firm, Advanced Market Analytics, forecasts it will grow over the next few years.
According to the FAA, “any pilot seeking to tow a banner must satisfy various safety requirements and obtain a specific waiver. Still, It can be dangerous. Just this year, there have been fatal crashes involving banner planes at Cape May in New Jersey and Myrtle Beach in South Carolina.
Awesome - I live a couple of minutes from this little airport - how fun to see it in action.
So glad we were able to give you a glimpse of you friendly, neighborhood airport. We had a blast spending the day there. What a cool spot.
I really want to be a pilot when I grow up, so I can learn how to pick up a banner.
What makes the banners stay oriented correctly?
There's a weight at bottom of the banner that keeps it upright and there's also a plastic square at the bottom where you can adjust it's angle so the banner flies at a certain angle
Love Deb's shirt!!!
We do too!
Well done! I’ve seen other similar banner videos and they didn’t do so well with the camera angles. Your video was a pleasure to watch.
Thanks so much, glad you enjoyed it!
Came here today because I just got back from the beach and saw a half dozen banner planes fly by in the course of 5 hours
how do they keep the banner flat and straight, without twisting in the wind??
Oh I've never seen the individual letters before or maybe I have and didn't know! That's pretty cool. Shouldn't it be orange because it's the opposite of blue kind of like how things in the water are orange for rescue?
Can i please have a contact with the company or the pilots fly with this advertisement
Literally had a conversation about how this works a month or 2 ago at the beach.
I wonder if they ever lose the hook like it comes unhooked?
I'm curious as to how much it cost for the banner to be flown from the aircraft?
Likely only a few hundred dollars to near $1,000 depending on time in the sky and route.
I would do it, but only have a Private Pilot License.
That was great
Hi can you Tow banners with A private pilots licence?
You need at least a single engine commercial rating if you are being compensated to tow a banner.
R.I.P. Rick Kornheiser. Low level acrobatics!