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itshappening
01-03-2008, 11:10 AM
check this out they've got a helicopter and planes flying today over Iowa:

http://www.ronpaulaircorps.com/flight_updates.html

that banner is amazing!!

http://www.ronpaulaircorps.com/Graphics/RPACBanner_Progress.jpg

you can donate and help the effort via Chip in or Paypal on the site

StrikerV
01-03-2008, 11:12 AM
awesome

MEGAMERICAN
01-03-2008, 11:14 AM
I can't wait to see those airplanes in the sky.

itshappening
01-03-2008, 11:16 AM
apparently the airplanes/helicopters are quite cheap to hire, the huge banners are the most expensive things so if we can raise some money this can be amazingly effective in LOTS of cities!

dfalken
01-03-2008, 11:17 AM
Yes small planes are quite cheap....Around $100 per hour in most cases including fuel. I would love to fly a Ron Paul banner but I don't have the required experience flying banners and also don't have access to a plane with a tow hook.

Paul10
01-03-2008, 11:17 AM
....

deedles
01-03-2008, 11:18 AM
It's awesome! I just donated through the chip-in. Come on, guys let's help this thing out. The banner was already paid for by the originator of the idea... $3,000 apparently.

DONATE, DONATE, DONATE, DONATE!

itshappening
01-03-2008, 11:18 AM
yeah because they're trying to get them all over the country !!!

www.ronpaulaircorps.com

they can hire the helicopters/planes at short notice and hit cities and states very quickly and effectively

itshappening
01-03-2008, 11:23 AM
bump

deedles
01-03-2008, 11:24 AM
everyone that donates, please post afterwards... just heard they are going to be flying this behemoth over Des Moines today at rush hour....

donate!

itshappening
01-03-2008, 11:25 AM
can we get their Chip In on the front page?

anyone got any idea's how to promote it?

tsetsefly
01-03-2008, 11:26 AM
bump

deedles
01-03-2008, 11:27 AM
can some of you folks myspace and facebook this... however that works...

itshappening
01-03-2008, 11:28 AM
they're going to hit Cedar Rapids and Des Moines THIS AFTERNOON !!

2 cities will be attacked by that huge banner attached to a low flying helicopter.

please donate and buy some hours to help them with the helicopters

www.ronpaulaircorps.com

newmedia4ron
01-03-2008, 11:28 AM
everyone donate $10 dollars now

deedles
01-03-2008, 11:31 AM
not to mention, can you imagine the look on Ron Paul's face when he sees this thing flying above him?

Our giant valentine for DRP

itshappening
01-03-2008, 11:32 AM
imagine having a bunch of these banners we could cover all the Super Tuesday states !!

total air raid and domination !

sherpah23
01-03-2008, 11:37 AM
Sweet, great idea. I've given to the campaign, to the blimp, bought yard signs. My next donation is going to the RonPaulAirCorps.

itshappening
01-03-2008, 11:37 AM
admin needs to copy their Chip In to the front page and open a sub forum under Grassroots projects

Bryan?

Bilgefisher
01-03-2008, 11:40 AM
I love these forums. The number of contributers jumped from less then 20 to over 47 in like 10 minutes.

rancher89
01-03-2008, 11:41 AM
bump

itshappening
01-03-2008, 11:42 AM
we need to promote this more, I have messaged Bryan hopefully he can help...

this is a 5 star thread!! :-)

whutaboutbob
01-03-2008, 11:45 AM
yeah because they're trying to get them all over the country !!!

www.ronpaulaircorps.com

they can hire the helicopters/planes at short notice and hit cities and states very quickly and effectively


Blogged it!

:D

jake
01-03-2008, 11:45 AM
this is nothing short of brilliant! what a beauty! if it earns even .5% more votes it's well worth it! what a beauty of a banner.. that thing is massive.

itshappening
01-03-2008, 11:50 AM
there should be videos later, can't wait!!

Des Moines is going to be under attack !! :-)

itshappening
01-03-2008, 11:56 AM
Check out their goal on the site with a list of markets they want to hit:

We have planes in these markets ready to fly. Keep in mind they can be moved to other key markets for cost of $200 per night.

Flight time costs $465 per hour or $1,395.00 per fuel load.

30' x 90's Billboard with Photo costs $3,695.00 with shipping.

Turnaround Time = 4-5 per day.

10 Banners
GOAL: $36,950.00 Current: 1 Banner Needed: 9 Banners Spent: $3695.00

300 Flight Hours
GOAL: $120,000.00 Current: 25 Hours Needed: 275 Hours Spent: $11,637.23

Market - Number of available planes for flight

Sacramento, CA - 2
Mobile, AL - 6
Jacksonville, FL - 3
Los Angeles, CA - 5
Kansas City, MO - 1
Daytona Beach, FL - 1
San Francisco, CA - 5
Indianapolis, IN - 3
St. Louis, MO - 3
Tampa/St. Pete, FL - 3
Oklahoma City, OK - 1
Fort Pierce, FL - 1
Dallas/Fort Worth, TX - 2
Key West, FL - 1
San Diego, CA - 3
Austin, TX - 3
Naples, FL - 1
Boise, ID - 1
Houston, TX - 6
Miami, FL - 6
Las Vegas, NV - 2
Corpus Christy, TX - 1

Long Island, NY - 10
Atlanta, GA - 2
Minneapolis, MN - 2
Myrtle Beach, SC - 3
Phoenix, AZ - 1
Des Moines, IO - 1
Charlotte, NC - 3
New Orleans, LO - 2
Hartford, CT - 2
Knoxville, TN - 2
Cincinnati, OH - 2
Chicago, IL - 3
Columbus, OH - 2
Seattle, WA - 1
Springfield, IL - 1
Cleveland, OH - 1
Detroit, MI - 1
Baltimore, MD - 3
Cape May, NJ - 5
Boston, MA - 2
Philadelphia, PA - 1

xerxesdarius
01-03-2008, 12:04 PM
This idea kicks ass! :D

itshappening
01-03-2008, 12:06 PM
this is a great tool for bypassing the MSM!

kill the banks
01-03-2008, 12:07 PM
great stuff ... thx

kill the banks

terryp
01-03-2008, 12:10 PM
I have not seen this before. Great idea for the extended air attack :D:D
Can the banners be used and then shipped to the next primary state?

Maybe the mods can put up the chip in on the front page.

TXcarlosTX
01-03-2008, 12:12 PM
just gave $10 , not much cause i need money for beer when i go ron paul crazy tonight!!

itshappening
01-03-2008, 12:14 PM
every little helps, the most important thing is to try and spread it

deedles
01-03-2008, 12:16 PM
We Love Ron Paul!!

donate!

fuzzybekool
01-03-2008, 12:20 PM
I hope someone there in Iowa can youtube this.

Gtex
01-03-2008, 12:24 PM
Can the banners be used and then shipped to the next primary state?

I believe he said on The Alex Jones Show that they ship them Fed Ex to the next market lined up or something to that nature...

itshappening
01-03-2008, 12:27 PM
they're going to New Hampshire with the banner tomorrow, they need donations for flights and more banners....

www.ronpaulaircorps.com

deedles
01-03-2008, 12:46 PM
bumples

MEGAMERICAN
01-03-2008, 01:11 PM
They have received over $15,000 already today. Keep it up. Just imagine having 50 different cities with a gigantic Ron Paul banner flying around!

Menthol Patch
01-03-2008, 01:13 PM
Lets keep donating!

These banners are MUCH larger than the blimp's banner!

Menthol Patch
01-03-2008, 01:14 PM
http://www.ronpaulaircorps.com/Graphics/RPACBanner_Progress.jpg

Menthol Patch
01-03-2008, 01:17 PM
bump

itshappening
01-03-2008, 01:19 PM
hopefully we can get a subforum for this great project and get the chip in on the front page

Menthol Patch
01-03-2008, 01:20 PM
This is a fantastic project! The banners are huge!

deedles
01-03-2008, 01:20 PM
reporting 20,000 already for this effort...

Menthol Patch
01-03-2008, 01:24 PM
reporting 20,000 already for this effort...

Their banner is awesome!

Carole
01-03-2008, 01:36 PM
Banner is spectacular.

Is there a way to reuse it in other states?

itshappening
01-03-2008, 01:38 PM
yes, they intend to ship it around for now but their goal is to have more banners all over the place if they can raise enough

www.ronpaulaircorps.com it goes to New Hampshire tomorrow, not sure what the plan is but they need money for flight hours obviously

jacmicwag
01-03-2008, 01:40 PM
Great idea - just donated.

tsetsefly
01-03-2008, 01:40 PM
any pics or vid?

szczebrzeszyn
01-03-2008, 01:43 PM
At least they don't send the bots to these forums crying for money in tens of threads :p
Seems to me we have a competition to the LPA. That will be interesting to watch.

MayTheRonBeWithYou
01-03-2008, 01:51 PM
Very awesome!!!!!!

itshappening
01-03-2008, 02:15 PM
they should be taking off now in Cedar Rapids, I guess they will fly around highways if anyone there wants to see it..

www.ronpaulaircorps.com

Bilgefisher
01-03-2008, 02:22 PM
Can we get some pictures of it in the air?

austin4paul
01-03-2008, 02:23 PM
everyone donate $10 dollars now

Done. Can't wait for the youtube!

itshappening
01-03-2008, 02:24 PM
patience.......

szczebrzeszyn
01-03-2008, 02:26 PM
Do we have the people working for that LLC on this forum? Would be good to know who is who :)

MayTheRonBeWithYou
01-03-2008, 02:27 PM
Can't wait for pics and vids!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Pharoah
01-03-2008, 02:32 PM
Bump

itshappening
01-03-2008, 03:21 PM
PledgeforPaul managed to grab a shot from his cell:

http://www.redtelegram.com/images/cedar%20rapids%20cropped.jpg

itshappening
01-03-2008, 03:23 PM
buuump

Brad Zink
01-03-2008, 03:25 PM
Awesome banner! This grassroots campaign keeps getting better! :)

itshappening
01-03-2008, 03:27 PM
we've declared war on the neocons!

RP4Pres2008
01-03-2008, 03:45 PM
Holy that banner is huge!

Everyone help out www.ronpaulaircorps.com and donate what you can.

:cool::cool::cool:

btwilli1
01-03-2008, 03:48 PM
Is it just me or is there nothing holding it up? It looks like divine intervention.

Someone said aircorps.com was a non profit, but they say they are a for profit on their website. Where is the transparency section saying where the money goes?

amonasro
01-03-2008, 03:49 PM
I like this idea better than a blimp. Don't get me wrong, blimps are great attention grabbers (and got us free media) but these banners look more cost-effective.