[quote=rickair7777;676291]Summer is generally the best time for banner towing when people are outdoors, at the beach, etc.

Most folks do flight instruction for a reason...also be aware that non-cfi's have a harder time at airline interviews and new-hire training (unless they have turbine time). Jump ops do not really build many skills that are relevant to the airlines, nad banner towing is not much better.[/quote

Rickair, dont think i totally agree with you about the jump ops, not building many skills for airline training. Have two friends, both fly for southwest and both built about a thousand hours being a skydive pilot. Im closing in on 750 from hauling jumpers three days a week. A day in the skydiving pilot life, takeoff at max tow with aft, aft, aft, weight, 2000 to 3000 da, climbing through clouds, constant pitch up attitude, trying to climb at max power, but keeping the oil temp from pushing through the red. At 11,000, door open, four jumpers hanging off your strut, max left rudder, max left on the yoke, stall speed a coming, jumpers away, stomp the left rudder, got to get that door shut. Now get down at 4000 feet per, dont shock cool, configure the plane, pick up another load, about 16 loads per day. I carry more passengers than american eagle on a good weekend!