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Providing all the information our future clients need to make an informed decision about the benifits of aerial advertising is important to us at National Sky Signs. Please feel free to call
1-877-USA-SKYADS or (email) us if you do not find the awnser to your question, have any additional questions or would like more information.
How big are the signs?
How many letters can a sign have?
How big are the letters used for letter messages?
Can banners be towed over football games?
Can banners be towed over NASCAR events?
How much is sales tax for aerial advertising services?
How long can a banner be towed?
How much advance notice is needed is required to have a letter banner flown?
How long does it take to have a flying billboard made?
Do I pay just for the time my advertisement is over the target area?
How do I pay for aerial advertising services?
How do I get an aerial advertising billboard or logo?
How are the flying billboards made?
Does National Sky Signs build billboards and logos in house?
What Kind of art work can I use for my aerial advertising billboard or logo?
What do I do with my billboard or logo when it is not flying?
How long do aerial advertising billboards and logos last?
If I have a banner towed using a letter strap banner do I have to buy the letters?
Is there a minimum amount of flight time that a banner can be towed?
If I need to have a banner towed in a city where there is no banner towing companies can my banner still be towed?
Are Travel Expenses included in the hourly banner towing price?
How much does it cost to have my letter banner made?
Can I pay for my banner tow flight after the flight is done?
Can the same letter message or billboard flown in multiple markets?
What happens if I cancel my banner tow flight before the flight?
What happens if the weather is bad when the banner tow flight is supposed to happen?
How high are aerial advertising signs pulled?
Does it cost more to have a banner pulled over a special event?
Can a banner be towed next to a large metropolitan airport?
Can aerial advertising billboards and logos be read on both sides?
How is banner towing time scheduled?
What color are the letters used for letter strap banners?
Are there any discounts available for banner towing services?
How fast are aerial advertising banners towed?
Is there a contract for aerial advertising service to ensure the banner is towed after it is paid for?
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the answer to your question.
- How big are the signs?
- The size of aerial advertising billboards varies depending on the customers needs. The most common sizes of aerial advertising billboards are 30ft X. 100ft, 25ft X. 75ft, and 25ft X. 60ft.
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- How many letters can a sign have?
- 35 letters is about the maximum number of letters a sign should include. Banners that have more than 35 letters tend to not be a readable as shorter messages.
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- How big are the letters used for letter messages?
- 7ft and 5ft tall letters are the standard sizes through the banner towing industry. Hawk Promotions uses the larger 7ft letters when ever possible.
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- Can banners be towed over football games?
- YES we can tow banners for NFL and NCAA football games. Currently the Transportation Safety Administration will not allow banner tow flights during the football game but banners can be towed before and after the game. The safe restrictions apply to MLB baseball games as well.
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- Can banners be towed over NASCAR events?
- YES aerial advertising is allowed over all the events at a NASCAR race. The only flight restrictions apply when a Nextel cup event is taking place.
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- How much is sales tax for aerial advertising services?
- No in the state of Texas there is no sale tax charged for having banners towed. However depending on the state that banner towing services are being conducted there is the possibility of some sales taxes being charged.
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- How long can a banner be towed?
- The amount of daylight available is the only true limitation. On average each banner tow flight can last 3 to 4 hours depending on the size of the sign and the aircraft being used.
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- How much advance notice is needed is required to have a letter banner flown?
- There is no true minimum amount of time required however, in order to guarantee all the necessary letters are available 48 hour advance notice is very helpful.
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- How long does it take to have a flying billboard made?
- The lead-time required to have a billboard made is variable on several factors such as the type of billboard and how busy the manufacturer is. We recommend trying to have billboards and logos in production 2 weeks prior to their first flight. Although it is normally possible to have a billboard made with less lead-time.
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- Do I pay just for the time my advertisement is over the target area?
- The time you pay for is from when the banner or billboard is picked up until it is dropped. Normally there is an airport within a reasonable distance from the selected target area so the time spent in transit is fairly short. It is important to consider though that even while your advertisement is being pulled to the target it is still legible to viewers on the ground. With careful planing of the route flown to the target the number of impacts your advertisement has can be maximized. By flying the sign over the maximum number of viewers on the way to the target the total value of aerial advertising is increased.
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- How do I pay for aerial advertising services?
- Currently we accept cash and checks for all our services. For first time customers payments must be made in full prior to the flight. You will receive an invoice verifying payment and an aerial advertising contract for the services you purchased.
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- How do I get an aerial advertising billboard or logo?
- The easiest way is to call National Sky Signs at 1-877- USA-SKY ADS where a representative will work through the purchase with you. Once all the details of the billboard or logo are decided and payment is received your billboard will be ordered. All aerial advertising billboards and logos purchase are your property and can be stored with out charge by National Sky Signs.
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- How are the flying billboards made?
- Aerial advertising billboards and logos are constructed from multiple pieces of a synthetic rip-stop material similar to that used for parachutes. Then depending on the type of billboard or logo the image is either painted on with a special paint. Or in the case of a computer generated billboard the image is printed on the material with a special printer.
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- Does National Sky Signs build billboards and logos in house?
- No we have all the billboards order made by manufacturers who specialize in producing signs for aerial advertising. By allowing the experts to build all our clients billboards and logos we can ensure a higher quality product that will be made using the latest techniques and utilize the best materials. Resulting in billboards and logos that are easy to read will last longer providing the most value for our clients.
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- What Kind of art work can I use for my aerial advertising billboard or logo?
- Any art work you have available will work. You do not even have to have the art work on a computer National Sky Signs can work with a hard copy of your art work.
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- What do I do with my billboard or logo when it is not flying?
- National Sky Signs stores all our clients’ billboards and logos free of charge when they are not being towed.
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- How long do aerial advertising billboards and logos last?
- Generally most aerial advertising equipment will last 100 to 150 hours. In most cases the billboards and logos last longer than 100 to 150 hours but depending on the conditions the billboard or logo is pulled in. Fortunately most the normal damage that occurs to billboards and logos can be repaired greatly extending their life.
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- If I have a banner towed using a letter strap banner do I have to buy the letters?
- No National Sky Signs will provide the letters needed for your banner. The use of up to 35 letters for your banner is included in the price of National Sky Signs aerial advertising services. Any additional letters from35 to 45 are $5.00 per flight hour. The only additional charge is a non refundable $50.00 charge for the construction of each message.
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- Is there a minimum amount of flight time that a banner can be towed?
- No there is no minimum flight time for a banner tow flight. National Sky Signs does charge a minimum of one hour flight time for each banner tow flight.
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- If I need to have a banner towed in a city where there is no banner towing companies can my banner still be towed?
- Yes in most cases banners can be towed over any geographic location. When it is necessary to pull a banner from an airport other than the home airport travel expenses will be added to the cost of the banner tow.
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- Are Travel Expenses included in the hourly banner towing price?
- Travel expenses are not included in the hourly banner towing prices. All travel expenses are quoted and billed separately.
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- How much does it cost to have my letter banner made?
- There is a $50.00 non-refundable charge for the construction of letter banners. This is only a one time charge for each banner message built.
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- Can I pay for my banner tow flight after the flight is done?
- For first time customers and all personal messages payment in full is required prior to the actual banner tow flight.
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- Can the same letter message or billboard flown in multiple markets?
- Yes the same banner can be towed in multiple markets. Billboards can be easily shipped from location to location. For example if a banner was made to fly over NASCAR events the same billboard could be shipped and flown over each NASCAR event.
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- What happens if I cancel my banner tow flight before the flight?
- You are free to cancel your banner tow flight any time you like. All travel expenses if the plane has already been relocated and banner construction charges will not be refunded if the client cancels the flight.
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- What happens if the weather is bad when the banner tow flight is supposed to happen?
- The flight will be rescheduled to the next available nice day. If this is not practical National Sky Signs will work with the customer to find an agreeable solution.
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- How high are aerial advertising signs pulled?
- Over densely populated areas such as when flying over rush hour traffic the banners are towed a 1000ft. Over sparsely populated areas and over the water banners can be pulled as low as 500ft.
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- Does it cost more to have a banner pulled over a special event?
- Unless there are increased cost to pull the banner over a particular event the price will not increase to tow a banner over a special event.
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- Can a banner be towed next to a large metropolitan airport?
- Unfortunately that is a very difficult question to answer definitively. The majority of the time it is possible to tow banners near large airports depending on exactly when and where the banner will be towed.
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- Can aerial advertising billboards and logos be read on both sides?
- Several of the billboard manufactures are working to produce cost effective billboards and logos that can be read on both sides. At this time there are some options that do allow for billboards that can be read on both sides; there are considerably more expensive to have made and to have pulled than single sided billboards.
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- How is banner towing time scheduled?
- In order to be as fair as possible to all our clients National Sky Signs schedules all banner towing time on a first come first serve basis.
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- What color are the letters used for letter strap banners?
- Red and black are the standard through out the aerial advertising industry.
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- Are there any discounts available for banner towing services?
- Yes, National Sky Signs does offer discounts to clients who buy pre-paid blocks of time. The discount varies depending on the amount of time purchased by the client.
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- How fast are aerial advertising banners towed?
- The speed that a banner is towed varies from approximately 35 M.P.H. to 60MPH depending on the objective of the flight. For example when a banner is being towed to a location it is towed much faster than when the banner is being towed over a target location.
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- Is there a contract for aerial advertising service to ensure the banner is towed after it is paid for?
- Yes aerial advertising contracts are completed prior to all banner tow flights for both pre-paid and non pre-paid flights.
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