Pilot uses plane's vapour trails to draw smiley face in sky
Bystanders describe surprise sighting as 'cheery start to 2018'
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Your support makes all the difference.A pilot was on cloud nine when he drew this giant smiley face in the sky - using vapour from his plane's exhaust.
Mark Lloyd spotted the huge grin floating above Cambridge after the skilled sky writing pilot flew overhead.
He posted pictures of the huge grin online, describing it as a “nice start to 2018”.
Mark added: “The big smile in a perfect blue sky delighted my kids and was a cheery start to 2018.”
It's not the first time the "smiley face pilot" has brought an uplifting message to Cambridge's skies.
In August last year the sky writer brought “joy” to one resident as she watched him draw out a face above her.
Just two months earlier the trademark giant smirk made one spotter feel like “even the sky is asking us to smile” .
While in February one mother was captivated by the “cool” loop the loop acrobatics of the daring pilot.
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