[Zeke]

We have a lot of banner draggers around here, especially during the Gran Prix and during the summer. As a ground observer, it seems they fly at about half the speed of a normal single engine private plane while dragging some beer banner.

I said it "seems." The do take a lone time to pass over the house. And although they drone on and on, they don't seem to have a noisy supersonic prop as you pilots have taught me.

Is it the prop air under the wings that enables them to stay up at slower speeds? If so, why don't the other guys just take it easy over the houses instead of going supersonic with the prop(s) and annoying the hell out of animals and man?

BTW, this banner dragging is dangerous business. One guy died last year and a few ditched the banner on take off. I think the guy with the 5 planes left town. Not sure, but he ain't flying many these days.