https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/api.php?action=feedcontributions&feedformat=atom&user=AndiBanandiexplain xkcd - User contributions [en]2026-04-15T02:23:45ZUser contributionsMediaWiki 1.30.0https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=2757:_Towed_Message&diff=3095352757: Towed Message2023-03-31T23:49:16Z<p>AndiBanandi: /* Explanation */</p>
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<div>{{comic<br />
| number = 2757<br />
| date = March 31, 2023<br />
| title = Towed Message<br />
| image = towed_message_2x.png<br />
| imagesize = 613x236px<br />
| noexpand = true<br />
| titletext = "Hi, what you do is fly over a designated zone and detach the--" "WE'RE SORRY, THE MOBILE CUSTOMER YOU ARE TRYING TO REACH IS OUT OF SERVICE"<br />
}}<br />
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==Explanation==<br />
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In this comic, someone is flying a banner attached to a plane. Apparently, before they started the flight, they realized that they do not know how to land it while flying, so they decided to attach a banner allowing them to crowdsource a way to land after taking off.<br />
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The title text features a caller who tries to explain the correct method (detaching the banner over a designated empty location, then landing the plane regularly), but the answering machine informs the caller that the pilotes can't be reached.<br />
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Notably, most such banners are created prior to takeoff. This may mean that the pilot anticipated that they would have difficulty landing and dedicated the banner to crowdsourcing a solution in flight, rather than learning how to land with a banner beforehand or even simply forgoing the banner.<br />
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==Transcript==<br />
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:[An airplane tows a banner. In the background, there are four small clouds and five birds]<br />
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:[Text on the banner:] Do '''''you''''' know how to land a plane that's towing a banner? Call '''555-0127''' now!<br />
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{{comic discussion}}<br />
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[[Category:Airplane banner]]<br />
[[Category:Aviation]]</div>AndiBanandi