fleman202 Posted September 1, 2015 Report Share Posted September 1, 2015 Anyone ever use a "skysign"? I got a flyer in the mail and i cant decide what if its a great marketing tool or a disaster waiting to happen. www.skysign.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avbug Posted September 1, 2015 Report Share Posted September 1, 2015 Why do you think it would be a disaster waiting to happen? Electronic night signs have been in use for decades. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bootcamp Posted September 1, 2015 Report Share Posted September 1, 2015 (edited) I have an older model Sky Sign I would be willing to sell you. I used it as part of Bootcamp Lights for several years before I closed up the business and headed off to Fort Rucker. I have a bunch of videos of the sign in action:http://www.bootcamplights.com/creative-advertising-campaigns.html Edited September 1, 2015 by Bootcamp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleman202 Posted September 1, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 1, 2015 Well I really don't much about them, how they are built, attached to the helicopter, operating limitations, general use practices, etc. They could be the safest attachment for helicopters in the world, I don't know. That's the reason for the question. Do you have any any experience with them or any other electronic night signs that attach to helicopters? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleman202 Posted September 1, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 1, 2015 I have an older model Sky Sign I would be willing to sell you. I used it as part of Bootcamp Lights for several years before I closed up the business and headed off to Fort Rucker. I have a bunch of videos of the sign in action:http://www.bootcamplights.com/creative-advertising-campaigns.htmlHow was your experience with it? Did it make you money? Safe and easy to use? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bootcamp Posted September 3, 2015 Report Share Posted September 3, 2015 How was your experience with it? Did it make you money? Safe and easy to use? They attach to the R22 with 10 aviation-grade bolts. The only appreciable change in flight characteristics is that it pushes the CG much farther aft. It makes it very easy to hold a hover even at 1000 ft. AGL, however it is more difficult to fly above 60 KIAS. I did it as a part-time gig so it's not a good basis for comparison but during the 3 years I operated the sign I probably grossed about $50,000. It probably could have been a lot more if I was able to dedicate the time to it. It's great for a flight school that already has an R22. I found that with as few as three people, we could have the sign completely hooked up and ready to go in about 30 minutes. I felt perfectly safe in it. It is STC'd by the FAA, so you know its been thru many flight tests. I probably logged about 150 hours of "Sky Sign" time. The biggest issue I had was that all of my clients wanted me to fly over DC which I found impossible to get a waiver for. If I could do it all over again, I would have hooked it up to an R44 and flown it over NYC or LA. I don't have any experience with other night signs. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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