Anyone here ever piloted an airship?

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.