Systems and methods are disclosed for creating aerial messages using
multiple aircraft. Each of the aircraft includes a control box located in
the aircraft for receiving data from and transmitting data to a software
program running on a main computer. The systems and methods employ a
wireless network to transmit and receive data between the aircraft and
the software program, with each aircraft (or its respective control box)
representing a node on the wireless network. Additionally, the systems
and methods may operate on remote controlled devices, such as miniature
remote controlled aircraft, and may be used to produce colored aerial
messages. The systems and methods may be used to create an aerial vapor
screen capable of displaying projected images. Also disclosed are various
methods, systems and user interfaces for creating character libraries
(including graphical image libraries and various language libraries),
printing aerial messages, tracking system parameters (including message,
system and/or aircraft parameters) and accounting of the messages created
and printed.