helicopter email... ...for a banner?

[nashvillesigns]

So, i have an email about a marriage proposal. guy wants a banner to trail a helicopter. needs to be seen from 500 feet away. not sure how this is going to stay aloft cuz,
helicopter....


4' tall by what?
i would think a regular banner is NOT going to cut it.
Any jokes, comments, and help is greatly appreciated..


Christopher Mosher

 

[eahicks]

I can tell you right now, 4' tall isn't big enough for anything. That will look like a party streamer at 1000 ft. Check this site out for info: Banner Towing : Sky Banners : Aerial Advertising : Flying Banners : Airplane Banners : FlySigns.com
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[TimToad]

Even 20' tall would barely be readable above 500' feet. Most likely a mesh banner of some sort might work.

 

[CanuckSigns]

I think these are made from flag fabric usually. but the fact he thinks you can tow a banner behind a helicopter should tell you all you need to know.

 

[myront]

... but the fact he thinks you can tow a banner behind a helicopter ....

hmmmm

 

[Texas_Signmaker]

If it hangs below... wouldn't it just twirl around like in a tornado.

 

[Santimus]

To those who don't see how a helicopter can tow a banner, Check out the link that was posted earlier. There is pic of a helicopter doing it.

I can tell you right now, 4' tall isn't big enough for anything. That will look like a party streamer at 1000 ft. Check this site out for info: Banner Towing : Sky Banners : Aerial Advertising : Flying Banners : Airplane Banners : FlySigns.com
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[AKwrapguy]

So, i have an email about a marriage proposal. guy wants a banner to trail a helicopter. needs to be seen from 500 feet away. not sure how this is going to stay aloft cuz,
helicopter....


4' tall by what?
i would think a regular banner is NOT going to cut it.
Any jokes, comments, and help is greatly appreciated..


Christopher Mosher

I know it might be not as impressive, but a lot cheaper is use a drone and that way you could also use a smaller mesh banner.

 

[CanuckSigns]

To those who don't see how a helicopter can tow a banner, Check out the link that was posted earlier. There is pic of a helicopter doing it.

I see there is a super long rope connecting the banner to the helicopter, I was wondering how they would take off without the banner flapping about in the wind and ending up caught in the props. I really can;t see how you can fly that over a populated area like a city, seems like a lawsuit waiting to happen if something goes wrong

 

[myront]

How about this

 

[AKwrapguy]

I see there is a super long rope connecting the banner to the helicopter, I was wondering how they would take off without the banner flapping about in the wind and ending up caught in the props. I really can;t see how you can fly that over a populated area like a city, seems like a lawsuit waiting to happen if something goes wrong

From what I understand they often don't fly directly above populated areas. Most of the the time it's over water such as a beach line or river. Just the perspective look s like they are.

 

[nashvillesigns]

So, it turns out eh customer cancelled that idea. too bad. i hope he got engaged!

 

[GAC05]

Maybe went with the second best option of a drone from K-Mart trailing a napkin marked up with a Sharpie

 

[chester215]

From what I remember there was someone ( 20+years ago) that would fly over revere beach in a small plane in the summer pulling different banners.
Maybe there is someone in the area that can set you up.

Oops just noticed it was cancelled.