Banner tow aircraft seems too close to acrs on approach.

Attributes
ACN	271798
Time
Date	199405
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ind
State Reference	IN
Altitude	agl bound lower : 1000 agl bound upper : 1000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : ind artcc : zoa
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 1000 flight time type : 500
ASRS Report	271798
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other other
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 2000 vertical : 700
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
ATC Facility	procedure or policy : unspecified

Narrative:

Ind approach was arriving jet traffic on runway 24R&left. Banner waiver from indianapolis speedway required 1500 ft AGL pattern over speedway putting us in close proximity to inbound corridor. A few airline capts commented on our close pattern. ATC asked banner pilots to drop to 1000 AGL to give clearance to jets. The airline capts still believed that the banner planes were a hazard. I believe criteria should be set up and published for all pilots to know what separation requirements are needed in VFR. Also flight waivers should take into consideration surrounding airspace. If the banner waiver didn't put additional restrictions on altitude a conflict or believed conflict would not have occurred.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: BANNER TOW ACFT SEEMS TOO CLOSE TO ACRS ON APCH.

Narrative: IND APCH WAS ARRIVING JET TFC ON RWY 24R&L. BANNER WAIVER FROM INDIANAPOLIS SPEEDWAY REQUIRED 1500 FT AGL PATTERN OVER SPEEDWAY PUTTING US IN CLOSE PROX TO INBOUND CORRIDOR. A FEW AIRLINE CAPTS COMMENTED ON OUR CLOSE PATTERN. ATC ASKED BANNER PLTS TO DROP TO 1000 AGL TO GIVE CLRNC TO JETS. THE AIRLINE CAPTS STILL BELIEVED THAT THE BANNER PLANES WERE A HAZARD. I BELIEVE CRITERIA SHOULD BE SET UP AND PUBLISHED FOR ALL PLTS TO KNOW WHAT SEPARATION REQUIREMENTS ARE NEEDED IN VFR. ALSO FLT WAIVERS SHOULD TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION SURROUNDING AIRSPACE. IF THE BANNER WAIVER DIDN'T PUT ADDITIONAL RESTRICTIONS ON ALT A CONFLICT OR BELIEVED CONFLICT WOULD NOT HAVE OCCURRED.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.