Banner tow airplane

This is a modified Super Cub (PA-18-180) performing a banner pickup. The airplane starts at about 200 feet, nose-dives, rotates about 8 feet off the ground and the tail hook then catches a loop in the rope of the banner. The aircraft then climbs quickly up to 200 feet, levels out, gains airspeed and the banner is peeled off of the ground. I used to do this, now Im am Airline Captain.

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People & Blogs

Tags:

• Banner
• tow
• banner
• pick
• up
• pilot

[sdaigle83]

Just which company are you talking about? There are 2 on the field. I towed for VanWagner

[sdaigle83]

Yep N. Perry it is

[mrr0b]

Worked at aerial sign off and on since i was 10. Nice people good memories

[cessna58d]

i'm just a private pilot out of TMB, but i could watch banner pickup's for hours...

[cessna58d]

i'm just a private pilot out of TMB, I could watch banner pick up's for hours...

[n3njeff]

Van Wagner, but for me it was Aerial Sign Co.  1988-94

[n3njeff]

Did you tow for that particular company?????

[PicturePilot]

Looks like S.Florida, OPF or N.Perry

[tomeroque]

duh

 xD

[nspinicelli]

That's crazy! How does it hook onto the aircraft? Is there a hook dangling from the empennage?