Mon, Apr 12, 2010
The Airplane Had Pulled Banners Referring To Tiger Woods
The FAA grounded an airplane which had towed a banner near the
Augusta National golf course during an early round of The Masters
tournament last week. One banner read "Tiger: Did you mean
Bootyism?" Another said "Sex addict? Sure, me too." Four other
messages were waiting to be displayed.
FAA officials said the grounding was over a repair issue.
The FAA ordered the grounding after meeting with the pilot.
Multiple media sources indicate that the Cessna belongs to Air
America Aerial Ads, which is based in Toledo, Ohio. What ever the
issue was, it apparently wasn't too serious, because the airplane
was allowed to return to Ohio to make repairs.
FAA spokesperson Kathleen Bergen told the Atlanta Journal
Constitution that, while banner towing has never been restricted
over The Masters, it had apparently never been done before.
While not being specific about the mechanical issue with the
plane, the FAA said it posed a danger to a plane flying "over
crowds." The plane was allowed to return to Toledo on a ferry
permit.
While there was no TFR for the golf tournament, pilots had been
asked by the FAA to voluntarily stay at least two miles from the
golf course during Masters play. Bergen said she did not know if
the pilot for the banner company had seen the advisory. It was also
not known who actually paid for the banners to be flown.
Tiger finished tied for 4th, five strokes behind winner Phil
Mickelson.
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