Banner Towing

On Mon, 2 May 2005 17:53:21 -0700, "Scott Schluer"
wrote in MXzde.5141$tQ.3021@fed1read06::

We were thinking it would be
kind of fun to fly ourselves in again for the wedding, and then take off for
the flight home with a "Just Married" banner behind us.

You'll find that there is a rather severe performance penalty due to
the increased drag caused by the banner.

Your aircraft will need an approved tow hitch installed. You'd
probably have to arrange for a ground man at the departure and landing
airports, and get permission from the airport management. If you hold
a commercial certificate, I don't believe you'd need an FAA waiver.
Otherwise, I would assume the FSDO would require some evidence of
prior towing experience.

It's a cute thought, and might even make the newspapers/TV news, but
it's a mite impractical, IMHO.

You'll find that there is a rather severe performance penalty due to
the increased drag caused by the banner...
[...]
It's a cute thought, and might even make the newspapers/TV news, but
it's a mite impractical, IMHO.

For a small enough banner this might be a minor issue. How small can
your banner be and still be worth doing (for your purposes?)

Jose
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