Pilot draws a smiley face in the sky, showing off incredibly rare skywriting skill
- This pilot has drawn an incredible smiley face in the sky
- Not only does it look adorable, but it’s an impressive feat
- Skywriting is actually an incredibly difficult and rare skill
Published on Mar 16, 2025 at 2:36 AM (UTC+4)
by Claire Reid
Last updated on Mar 11, 2025 at 12:38 PM (UTC+4)
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Kate Bain
A pilot has used his technical skills to create a giant smiley face in the sky.
You’re probably familiar with skywriting – the process of using a small aircraft to write a message in the air that’s readable from the ground.
People pay to have all kinds of messages emblazoned across the sky, including good luck messages, congratulations and even marriage proposals.
But this one guy decided to do something completely different and instead of writing his message, he drew a simple smiley face.
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The pilot used his excellent technical skills to create the cute image
Picture the scene – you’re walking along and you hear an airplane somewhere above you.
You glance up and watch on as the pilot perfectly crafts a neat smiling face using nothing but smoke.
Well, that’s exactly what happened for a group of Americans who were out and about and happened to notice the skilled pilot unleashing his creativity into the sky.
He started off by drawing a neat circle before adding two lines for eyes and then a huge curved line for the smile.
Adorable, right?
And not only is it cute, but it’s also an impressive feat for the pilot.
Relatively few pilots possess the necessary skills to perform skywriting or sky drawing, in this case.
According to Cristina Jacuzzi, the owner of US skywriting company The Skywriters, there are just six full-time skywriters in the entire world – meaning it’s about as niche a skill as you’ll ever find.
There’s a lot more to it than you might think
“You’ve got to be good at what you do and know exactly what you’re doing,” Jacuzzi told Vice.
“It’s never an easy task, that’s why there are only six skywriters in the world that can make a living from it.”
As well as needing the skills to write – or in this case draw, skywriting pilots have to battle with wake turbulence and wind dispersal that can quickly ruin their handiwork.
Alongside all of that, to create a clear image in the sky, pilots need blue skies to work with as a canvas.
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There’s also a fair bit of pressure involved, because if the pilot does make a mistake, it’s not as if they can go back and cross it out.
Who knew so much time and effort could go into something so cute and simple-looking?
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Claire Reid is a journalist who hails from the UK but is now living in New Zealand. She began her career after graduating with a degree in Journalism from Liverpool John Moore’s University and has more than a decade of experience, writing for both local newspapers and national news sites. Claire covers a wide variety of topics, with a special focus on cars, technology, planes, cryptocurrency, and luxury.
