They do banner towing at the airport I was taking lessons at. What I had
in mind was more like dropping a wire antenna like they drop the banner
hook without the need to fly low and actually hook a banner. But I
wasn't really being serious either.
On 5/26/2018 13:55, ANDY DURBIN wrote:
"Drag a wire behind you like they tow banners."
If it were as simple as you suggest then I think a few of us would be doing it.
Picking up banners with an aircraft in flight is a skill that most pilots don't
have. It would be far better to use a retractable antenna. However, a legal
installation of any sort of antenna extension/retraction mechanism on an
aircraft with a standard airworthiness cert would be a significant challenge.
(No banner experience but I do have lots of time towing gliders and flying
jumpers)
73,
Andy k3wyc
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