Just stumbled across your channel today. I like going to woodbine to plane-spot the banner planes. I definitely captured your cub before. Just went planespotting at woodbine today and it was hopping! Neat to see the banner plane pilots perspective. Thanks for creating!
@captnhutch
2 жыл бұрын
Solid!! It’s a great airport if you want go to hanger 5 that’s where we are and I’m sure you can get some better pictures and videos! Doors usually always open thanks for the comment
@bobwilson2247
2 жыл бұрын
When I was a kid my first job was setting up banners at woodbine airport. Would have been around 1980 or so. I was just your, broke every child labor law in the books I'm sure. I can't remember the name of the company, but it was owned by a guys who's last name was Thermun. We had three Citabrias and the guys used to take me flying a fair amount. Anyway, small world and I love seeing that area again from your flying videos. Takes me back and makes me a little homesick.
@captnhutch
2 жыл бұрын
Oh nice!!! Yea I was ground crew at a young age to, did it for 5 years but loved it. But thanks for the comment, unfortunately I won’t be towing anymore more. But good news, I just graduated from Navy OCS and start navy flight training in March
@ronniemackinnon3237
3 ай бұрын
@captnhutch I just started watching ur banner tow vids..great stuff!! Thank you! This vid iam piggybacking on is 2 yrs old. Are you flying navy now? Any videos? Thanks again,, love ur life
@ParkerAttayek
20 күн бұрын
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@arjankooger
2 жыл бұрын
Greath guys..but why you dont approach on level flight and pull before the gate.then your hook will swing down while you already going up and have no risk to get wheels hangup and level of before you get the weight..I was for many years banner groundcrew in Netherlands..and thats how we did it..
@BigJakeMostDope
2 жыл бұрын
Definitely want to tow some banners, I recently finished PPL will definitely look into doing this after commercial
@captnhutch
2 жыл бұрын
Solid! Yea it’s a great time builder and good flight skills. Any questions let me know, just get your instrument before your commercial and try to get a Tailwheel
@karmathebrit7856
3 жыл бұрын
Haha awesome
@captnhutch
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks man!
@no8do
2 жыл бұрын
Cool video….was wondering if you could explain how you drop the banners before landing
@captnhutch
2 жыл бұрын
I’m not banner towing anymore, but I have a video it’s like one of my first banner towing ones that somewhat explains how it works. But in basic terms we have a 10-15 pound hook connected to a 10 foot rope. At the end of that rip is a harness ring, that harness ring gets manually attached before take off to this pull release system that is behind the plane with cables running through the plane close to the rudders. When we are ready to drop the banner we pull the release button and it should come off. If it doesn’t we try 2 more times and if that doesn’t work we land with the banner which is very dangerous. Hope this somewhat gives you an idea!
@jamescarroll6954
Жыл бұрын
Fly Navy! Good luck with OCS and flight school. My youngest bro (USNA ‘84) did it, flew S3s. Now flying corporate jets. I hope your career is as good as his. If you love your job, you’ll never work a day in your life.
@captnhutch
Жыл бұрын
Thank you! I’m currently in flight school right now. Flying the T6 tomorrow actually! Super pumped, so far the journey has been awesome and stressful but will be all worth it. Airlines just wasn’t for me at this point in my life wanted a challenge and do something I always wanted to do first which was join the military and fly
@ConnBlou6314
3 жыл бұрын
Heading to sea isle today. Never knew y’all go across
@captnhutch
3 жыл бұрын
Sounds good, I’m off today. We typically cover the NJ beaches all summer, all of Long Island and across the bay into OCMD. The off season we are usually in Philly, Baltimore, and New York
@ConnBlou6314
3 жыл бұрын
@@captnhutch sounds fun! Enjoy ur day off
@rahulneupane9494
Жыл бұрын
I had some question after seeing the banner towing accident that happened recently in Florida. What is your airspeed when you pick up the banner, and when you’re cruising with the banner. And do you feel the aircraft has enough margin meaning safe enough margin of power if something goes wrong.
@captnhutch
Жыл бұрын
When we come in and pick the banner we typically come in around 80knots then about 30 feet away from our zone we add full power. The aircraft definitely becomes slow once the banner lifts from the ground so it’s important not to have a noise high attitude. You’ll be more than 3/4 max power the whole ride once you have the banner so not a lot of wiggle room. But always use good judgment and if you feel like something’s off you can always release the banner if the area below you is clear. I hope this helps
@phi5512
3 жыл бұрын
awesome videos! can you give a tour of your log book at some pt?
@captnhutch
3 жыл бұрын
Yea I can probably do that and go over what I did for my training. Would you like something along the lines of that? Like what I did to get to this point?
@pilotguy8685
3 жыл бұрын
@@captnhutch we would love that!
@captnhutch
3 жыл бұрын
@@pilotguy8685 yea well I won’t go over my logbook pages exactly but I’ll talk about what I did and what you can do. I plan on making that in 2 weeks for you guys
@pilotguy8685
3 жыл бұрын
@@captnhutch ok thanks
@planespottingusa5897
3 жыл бұрын
Great Video! I saw you on Monday towing down the OCMD beach along with the local pilots. I new it was from high exposure due to the different engine noise then the ocean aerial cubs. Have you gotten to chat with any of the local banner pilots?
@captnhutch
3 жыл бұрын
Oh right on!!! Yea I was down there twice! And I have not. Usually they are in a different frequency than us on 123.5 and we use 130.30 so I just stay on 30.30 that way I can talk to my guys a lot more let’s the time go faster haha
@planespottingusa5897
3 жыл бұрын
I do assume that it’s a much shorter route when you are actually towing down that beach rather then up in NJ, but the tow to get down there probably takes forever lol.
@captnhutch
3 жыл бұрын
@@planespottingusa5897 really depends… we have super short routes. Me personally I’m stuck doing long ones along with most pilots. Typically one or two pilots stay local between cape May-ocean city and the rest of us go cape May to sandy hook and back.. an easy 8+ hour flight day. Today I’m going to Long Island
@planespottingusa5897
3 жыл бұрын
Well have fun! Thanks for answering my questions, keep the blue side up!
@captnhutch
3 жыл бұрын
@@planespottingusa5897 no worries! And you know it! Thanks for commenting
@PhilBender612
3 жыл бұрын
Really cool man. Hey, how come none of your planes have their cowl? Were they damaged over the years or are the engines serviced so much they just leave them off?? lol just wondering...
@captnhutch
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks!! So because we fly at such high power for hours and hours a day we take the cowing off to cool the engine more. It’s just more efficient for us. So basically all of our Cubs have cowlings off and the cessnas keep theirs on. All our Cubs have 180 HP, bigger props and extended wings with more fuel and sometimes extended gear
@pathanaajilkhan8223
3 жыл бұрын
@@captnhutch how much does it cost?
@likes-yv3lj
2 жыл бұрын
How many hours do you get a summer? When do you start for the season? Is it too late for this season?
@captnhutch
2 жыл бұрын
Honestly depends on the company, weather and economy. From Memorial Day to Labor Day you can expect anything from 350-500 hours of flight time sometimes more I typically got in the 450. I don’t think it’s too late to fly sometimes you can be a standby or a weekend worker get the foot in the door then go full time the next season. The company I worked for flew a lot in the off season such as football games, baseball, or big events
@likes-yv3lj
2 жыл бұрын
@@captnhutch I’m looking to start tomorrow. Is there a company you recommend or wouldn’t recommend? Would a quick google search be my best bet on finding a company? I live In the north east should I find a company local or go to NC, HH or myrtle. Would company’s offer a place to stay or will I need to find one? Thank you
@captnhutch
2 жыл бұрын
@@likes-yv3lj yea not sure about that like starting tomorrow there’s a lot of training involved. I don’t know any companies down there but just use the internet and start making phone calls
@Boyerito85hp
Жыл бұрын
Hey! I'm from Argentina. I hold an ATP License in my country, currently flying Part 135 jets, but I miss tailwheelers!! I did a couple of banner tows, but have tons of tailwheel hours, like 1000hr maybe. I'm currently looking forward to validate my argentinean ATP in the USA and hope to get a visa that allows me to work in your country. What's your opinion on that? Any chance to get in touch with you or the banner towing company? Thanks a lot for sharing your experience, it's really helpful for those who are trying to start on our career.
@captnhutch
Жыл бұрын
Hey Agustin thanks for the comment! We we had a few banner pilots over the years on visa’s so as long as the paperwork is all good you should have no problem. If you have an instagram that’s a better way to reach out on specifics @ captnhutch and DM me there. But I can give you some numbers and advice. Some people work part time so fly on the weekends, or over when the company really needs pilots and you’re available. I wish I can make videos being in the Navy right now but hopefully I’ll have one coming out soon about my graduation. And talk about the my future and what’s going on. But as of now just keeping my head in the books and laying low
@kevintaylor791
2 жыл бұрын
Why don't you have cowls on your engines?
@diduladesilva694
3 жыл бұрын
Bro your gaining flight hours is this your job banner towing pilot. If so how many flight hours do you have ?
@captnhutch
3 жыл бұрын
Yea it’s to get hours. I have a total of 2,300 hours. But this is my last year doing it. With covid it put a monkey wrench into a lot of pilot jobs so I just stuck with this since I knew I would have a job but after this summer I’ll be moving on
@diduladesilva694
3 жыл бұрын
@@captnhutch That's really cool. Bro is it hard to find a banner towing pilot in the US. I am not in the US. Also which flight school do you think is the best place to start my flight training ? . BTW is banner towing hard 😆. Like that bent u have to take down to pull the banner and then back up really puts some joy I suppose 😂 but scary on the other hand. So your next stop would be an airline bro ?
@captnhutch
3 жыл бұрын
@@diduladesilva694 well that’s depends on who applies I’m sure there’s always a need for banner towing positions it’s a dangerous job and many people don’t like it. But you don’t need to go to an aviation school I just self studied for all of my stuff and joined a flying club and went to college having a different degree than aviation
@diduladesilva694
3 жыл бұрын
@@captnhutch wait what how can you self study. With what I understood you don't have a PPL or CPL ? . With that sort of flight hours you could go for an airline. But won't they be asking for the Licenses ? . Sorry if I misunderstood anything. I am new to the aviation field. Btw how much roughly can a banner towing pilot make in a month ?
@captnhutch
3 жыл бұрын
@@diduladesilva694 you can self study by going to king schools go with a flight instructor and do the required flights take the written exams, oral exams and flights exams. You just don’t need to sit in a classroom can do it all from home and flying with your cfi
@davidmann4533
Ай бұрын
Banner towing should be illegal stupid way to make a living
@captnhutch
Ай бұрын
@@davidmann4533 lol why should it be illegal and never said it’s a way to make a living most don’t most just build 300-500 hours in 4 months do that for 2 summers and leave for bigger and better things
@jcstudentpilot9075
2 жыл бұрын
For do banner can do with sport pilot? Im sportpilot guy
@captnhutch
2 жыл бұрын
Well you need your instrument and commercial rating, I don’t think sport would be able to with just a sport
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