Rent Airtime

Put your name in the sky over Charlotte and Indian Land.

This holiday season the Southern Spirits banner plane is working US-521 and I-485 at rush hour. You can rent hours on it. Your message, your dates, our pilot. One request, confirmed within a business day.

Build your flight
0/40
per flight hourBanner up, over the route you choose. -hour minimum.
Custom banner Printed for you, flown for you, and yours to keep after the season.
Flight log for every hourDate, time, route and photos, so you see exactly what you paid for.

Three steps and you are airborne.

No agency, no media kit, no month of back-and-forth. Tell us what to fly and when, and Southern Spirits handles the rest.

  1. 1

    Tell us the message and the dates

    Use the builder below. Pick your hours, your week, and the route you want drivers to see.

  2. 2

    We confirm within one business day

    You get a flight plan and a secure invoice from Southern Spirits. A 50% deposit holds your dates; nothing is charged until then.

  3. 3

    Your banner flies. You get the proof.

    Each flight comes with a log of date, time and route, plus photos. Weather day? Your hours move, they are never lost.

Build your flight.

Prices update as you choose. You are sending a request, not paying. We confirm the dates first.

Request received. We will confirm within one business day.

Thank you. Watch your email for the flight plan and invoice from Southern Spirits. Questions sooner? Call or text (803) 548-8888.

How many flight hours?

An hour is sixty minutes with your banner up over the route. Most campaigns run 2 to 3 hours on a weekday rush, more across a holiday week.

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Your banner

Aerial banners are about 25 feet tall. Keep it to a few big words and a name people can remember at 60 miles an hour.

When and where

The plane is based here through December 31. Custom banners need about two weeks to print, so earliest dates shift if you order one.

The message
Who do we send the flight plan to?

Nothing is charged today. We check the calendar and airspace, then send your invoice.

Rather talk it through? Call or text (803) 548-8888 and ask for the banner plane.

$4,4002 hrs + banner · deposit $2,200
Request

We fly our own money first.

Southern Spirits is not an ad agency reselling a line item. Our own banner is on this plane over this route all season, so we care about what reads from the ground as much as you do.

  • Designed to be read at 1,000 feetWe size letters the way we sized our own: big, few, high contrast. We will tell you if your message will not read, before you pay to print it.
  • Every billed hour is loggedDate, takeoff, route, landing, and photos from the ground. You paid for sky time, you should see it.
  • Weather hours move, they do not vanishRain or wind cancels the flight, not your hours. We reschedule inside the season.
  • One local phone numberYou deal with Southern Spirits in Indian Land, the same people who answer the store phone, not a call center.

Where the plane works

NCSC Mooresville Salisbury Concord Huntersville Albemarle Hickory Lincolnton Gastonia Shelby Matthews Monroe Wadesboro Rock Hill Fort Mill Lancaster Chester Charlotte Southern Spirits 50 miles

Anywhere within about 50 miles of Charlotte: Lake Norman, Concord, Gastonia, Rock Hill, Monroe and everywhere between. Tell us the spot and we plan the route, flown offset so people see the banner broadside. Routes near Charlotte Douglas are subject to airspace.

Questions people ask before they fly.

Anything else, call the store.

What can the banner say?

Your business name, a short line, a phone number or web address. Family-friendly and legal: no competing liquor stores, nothing political or adult. We approve every message before it prints or flies.

How many words fit?

Fewer than you think. Three to six big words read best from a moving car. A logo at one end works well. We will mock it up for you before printing.

When can my first flight be?

If you supply a tow-ready banner, usually within a week of confirming. A custom banner adds about two weeks for design, proof and print. The plane is based here through December 31.

What happens on a rainy or windy day?

The pilot calls it, usually the morning of. Your hours are rescheduled to the next open slot inside the season. You are never billed for a flight that did not happen.

How do I pay?

After we confirm your dates you get a secure invoice by email from Southern Spirits. 50% holds the dates, the balance is due seven days before your first flight. Pay by card from the invoice.

Can I change or cancel?

Dates can move inside the season at no charge with 72 hours notice. Once a custom banner is printed, that part is yours and non-refundable. Flight-hour deposits are refundable up to 14 days before the first flight.

Who is actually flying?

A professional banner-tow pilot flying under FAA rules, arranged and scheduled by Southern Spirits. You deal only with us.

The short version of the fine print

Airtime is sold by Southern Spirits, Indian Land, SC, and flown by an FAA-certificated banner-tow operator we arrange. Flights depend on weather, air traffic control and aircraft availability; cancelled hours are rescheduled within the season. Routes near Charlotte Douglas may be adjusted for airspace. Advertisers are responsible for the content and legality of their message; Southern Spirits may decline any message. Custom banners become the advertiser's property on delivery. Full terms are included with your invoice.

Southern Spirits · 9989 Charlotte Hwy, Indian Land, SC · (803) 548-8888 · Connect@southernspirits.com