Banner pickup for anyone who has never watched one. You fly a low…

Gus Ferraro · Pilot at South Shore Aerial Ads · Farmingdale, NY

Banner pickup for anyone who has never watched one. You fly a low pass, drop a grapple hook on a rope, snag a loop stretched between two poles, and then climb like the airplane suddenly weighs twice what it did. First time I did it I climbed at 45 knots and thought i had broken something. Nope. Thats just a banner.

2 comments

Annika Sorenson

The first pickup is a genuinely startling experience and nobody can brief you into it. The airplane just becomes a different airplane.

Rosa Iglesias

this sounds terrifying and i want to try it immediately