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Hammond likes to think of skywriting as one epic magic trick in the sky. The audience might hear his plane, but he is effectively invisible miles above them. Incrementally, the message appears, before being scattered by the wind minutes later.
Even though the messages only exist for a short while, they can make a lasting impression.
One afternoon Hammond was flying for fun and had extra smoke on board. He decided to draw a smiley face. “As I landed I get a call from the airport. Usually that’s bad,” recounts Hammond. It was quite the opposite; a woman who had just returned from a funeral for an unexpected death was calling to express her gratitude. “The entire family was distraught. They were at the grave site and happened to look up, and there was this smiley face,” says Hammond.
It’s moments like these that have sustained Hammond’s love for skywriting over the years.
Join Hammond for a magical flight above New Orleans in the video.
Source: USA Today