Vintage Aerial Banner Towing from Oakland Cali Milo Stearman

Flight of 40ft. x 100ft. Flying Billboard with Changeable Bottom Section. Have a look at what actually goes into executing this unique ad medium, the proper way! Tower and pilot communication is featured. Pilot is 67 year old Milo Tichacek flying a 1941 Boeing PT-17 450 Stearman Bi-Plane in one of the most congested commercial air traffic zones in the United States. With over 45 years and 40,000 hours, Milo is considered the most experienced banner-tow pilot in the World that is still flying as of 2008. Filmed in 1995 at Oakland International Airport, California USA.

Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• Aerial
• Advertising
• Banner
• Towing
• Oakland
• Milo
• Stearman
• PT-17
• Billboard
• Outdoor

[livinlow15]

Do you think that a PT-17 220 could tow a 30x100ft banner??

[airadsworldwide]

Yes, the 220 can tow that size sign. The sign would have to be made in a high performance category and the pilot would need to have more than just a few hundred hours of banner towing in stearmans to feel comfortable. Assume you are talkng about or close to sea level altitudes of course. Talk to Gasser Aerial Banners about their H/P Aerial Billboards!

[BKrystall]

I often heard that same plane in the background flying over Oakland A's games and San Francisco Giants games including the 1988, 89 and 90 world series.

[crazyblaisey]

what a fantastic video!!! milo you are a living legend, proud to be your friend jim kiser

[rketmann]

Nice work by Milo Tichack.  Thanks for the ride Milo.

[BKrystall]

1941 Boeing Stearman takes off from Oakland. It sounds just like John Collver's SNJ-5 War Dog.

[killalotus]

boeing sterman takes off with the metlife blimp waiting to pickup a banner to tow