Anyone here ever piloted an airship?

Anybody remember the beer ad from the mid-90's? Win a ride in the blimp?

"35 MPH! That's as fast as it goes!" G

"Jim Logajan" wrote in message
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Just curious if anyone reading this group has ever piloted an airship.

I've piloted airships for 1000's of hours, in all weather, all over the
world. I once landed the Norge at the base of Mt. Erebus in a white out
blizzard. Many are the hours I've plied a dirigible over the placid blue
waters of the Mediteranean, dolphins leaping beneath the bow. How well I
remember navigating through the Grand Canyon. Once I even flew the Goodyear
Blimp under the Golden Gate Bridge, and landed it on the USS Hornet while it
was at anchor in Alameda. Of course, it was all in Microsoft Flight
Simulator, but that's really the same thing (maybe even better) than doing
it in the 3-D real world. If you have any questions, let me know - someone
as experienced at airship operations as I am can pretty much answer any
questions you have. Glad to be able to help!


(and for the humor impaired - it's a joke, son - Ya supposed ta laff!)
--
Lee K. Gleason N5ZMR
Control-G Consultants

"Lee K. Gleason" wrote:
I've piloted airships for 1000's of hours, in all weather, all over the
world. I once landed the Norge
....
(and for the humor impaired - it's a joke, son - Ya supposed ta laff!)

As soon as I read the name Norge I knew immediately you were joking (or
mighty damn old! So, what was Roald Amundsen really like? ;-))

Yes, I have read a bit on the history of airships and the Norge is justly
famous in the annals of that history.

On Feb 14, 10:37 am, Jim Logajan wrote:
Just curious if anyone reading this group has ever piloted an airship.

Can't say as I have but there was an interesting Airships documentaty
on Discovery or Nat Geo here a while back.

On the one hand, they look like a really neat thing to fly, on the
other it seems like a complete pain in the ass to get them on and off
the ground.

On Feb 14, 3:20 am, "James Sleeman" wrote:
On Feb 14, 10:37 am, Jim Logajan wrote:

Just curious if anyone reading this group has ever piloted an airship.

Can't say as I have but there was an interesting Airships documentaty
on Discovery or Nat Geo here a while back.

On the one hand, they look like a really neat thing to fly, on the
other it seems like a complete pain in the ass to get them on and off
the ground.

I've not had the chance, but three guys in the radio-control aircraft
club I belonged to (before getting all tangled up in full-scale) got a
gig flying a radio-control Metlife blimp around the local hockey arena
during games. Small pay, but huge fun. That lead to an invitation to
go for a ride on the real Metlife blimp, which was based nearby at
Solberg NJ. The guy who drew right seat was given a chance to fly
it. He had a great time.

Gary wrote:

I've not had the chance, but three guys in the radio-control aircraft
club I belonged to (before getting all tangled up in full-scale) got a
gig flying a radio-control Metlife blimp around the local hockey arena
during games.

Was that in Hartford?

There was an r/c blimp at Whalers games during the 90's.

On Feb 16, 10:14 am, B A R R Y wrote:
Gary wrote:

I've not had the chance, but three guys in the radio-control aircraft
club I belonged to (before getting all tangled up in full-scale) got a
gig flying a radio-control Metlife blimp around the local hockey arena
during games.

Was that in Hartford?

There was an r/c blimp at Whalers games during the 90's.

No, this was for the Trenton Titans, an ECHL team playing in Trenton,
NJ.