Messages from the sky



Company Skytypers is that with the help of five planes in the sky paints any message. Pilots strictly kept strictly and using special devices that produce jets of steam, which is a phrase that every letter which is 400 meters in height. Just four seconds required to draw a character. "This is so nice," says Stephen Stinis, "that people are watching and, as you see the letter for letter. Just impossible away."

According to Stephen, each marked saw about two million people. In addition to commercial advertising company private messages. Yet all started with his grandfather received an order from Pepsi-Cola advertising, it has developed the technology press in the sky. It happened in the 20 years of the 40th century. Grandparent Stephen patented his design in 1964 and founded "Stinis Air Service, and his father refined technology and in 1979 founded a" Skytypers Inc ". The company is located on the east coast of the United States and operates seven months of the year, when weather permits.

Managed grandfather and father Stephen company served jobs many major companies such as Budweiser, Coppertone sunscreen and Kodak. It also printed in the skies welcome athletes and fans at the Olympics in 1984. At the time, the company used old aircraft of the Second World War. In 1989, part of the aircraft and franchise were sold to a Japanese company. "In fact, it began in 1989 after the spread of this technology for the advertising world," says Stephen.

When Stephen took work Skytypers, he created a new technology that uses multiple computers working on wireless technology, one for each plane. Also, Stephen began to distribute its know-how abroad.

On September 11 terrorist attack severely hit by the industry "celestial advertising" after the tragedy simply banned aircraft flying at low altitude, and many companies specializing in display advertising banners in the sky, went. For Skytypers it was too difficult times. After a while the aircraft is prohibited from flying near major cities. In 2004, the company settled near Las Vegas, but said Steven, 90% of orders from other places, often from abroad. In 2005, net profit amounted Skytypers 2.7 million dollars. "We can 'cause the sky" any inscription, in any language, any color, "said Skytypers owner. Interest rate policy is very flexible company, the cost of services depends on many variables. Cost graffiti from 20-25 marks from 2.5 thousand dollars.