I guess I'm goin to L.A.

[shamrock]

Lower Arkansas has a West Hollywood? Dang, I got to get out of the house more often.

And I was thinking of Lower Alabama, a much maligned area. :0

 

[mcjohn]

Thanks everyone. How about banner tow operations over the shores around L.A.? A long time ago a guy who didn't know I was in the South East offered to hook me up with a banner tow operator somewhere in SoCal when I was looking into banners. Can't find the thread.

 

[urflyingme?!]

I thought from your previous postings of which flight schools to attend that you had a solid aviation footing...
thing that make you go hmmmmm

 

[mcjohn]

Some schools ruin people financially and destroy their ability to obtain credit. I figure my profile over there makes the amount of experience I have pretty obvious.

How 'bout it folks. Who does banner towing on the shores of the L.A. region?

 

[mcjohn]

Anyone? Banner towing? Southern California? Looking at Santa Monica now.

 

[English]

There's a banner towing operation at LGB. I don't know their name though. Something like Aerial Advertisements...

 

[lawfly]

Banner towing is the 1st thing I thought of when I saw your times. I have never done it (thankfully) but it is an option. It is seasonal, obviously. And you'll fly low and slow. As for instructing, the other posts appear to be right on. I think Marco, however, is no longer at AF-SMO. (He is elsewhere on the field, I hear.) As for getting into bars in L.A.--I wouldn't move here just for that. If that's your thing, visit once in a while. But to each his or her own. Good luck.

 

[mcjohn]

As for getting into bars in L.A.--I wouldn't move here just for that. If that's your thing, visit once in a while. But to each his or her own. Good luck.

Whoops! Didn't mean to sound like that's a reason to go there. Couldn't afford that anyhow. Was probably just thinking about the amount of fun I always have out there as a cheesy tourist.
I have to move to a big city if I plan to do well in aviation and have my wife start the kind of business she wants to start. My wife will move to either Charlotte N.C. or Los Angelas area where she has family. If I get hired by a good company then she has agreed to go where ever. However, I won't get hired by a good company until my total time is much higher. Aaaanyway, we are dying to get the hell out of this silly little town where I live, in which I have a substandard instructing gig that's been paying me $150-200 a week. (Have I told you about the uniform yet? I have 3 stripes!) Sorry for ranting. I just woke up all pissie knowing that I'm going to work for free.

Thanks for the helpful info. I know the banner biz is seasonal in the South East but I assumed it was year round in So Cal.

 

[English]

Banner flying in SoCal is year round.

You can also do traffic watch year round in SoCal.

 

[Rokit88]

2 options for low time jobs in So Cal ...


Banners (BTW that place in LGB is a good operation, something like 9 Bellanca scouts... website www.adsthatfly.com ) Hope your up on your tailwheel time.

Traffic Watch.. I did this when I lived in LA.. Made a lot of friends, had a lot of fun. I think Exedous Air out of Lancaster has the contract these days. Planes are kept at whiteman. Call em up. You won't make any money ( maybe 8 p/hr.) but at least your not paying for a plane!!!


PM me with questions ( I used to live out there)


Rokit88