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Pics from my Blimp Ride

PostPosted: Thu Jan 01, 2004 9:43 pm
by ReverseThrust
A good friend of mine pilots the old, classic Goodyear Blip, known as the Defender...  He was covering the Orange Bowl in Miami, and invited me along for a ride !!:D  My ride was earlier in the day, before anyone had come to the stadium.  The blimp crew was doing camera testing.


Tie down strings gone, moments before takeoff

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The cabin on this thing is a beauty!

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Cockpit view here.  The blimp is steered up & down with the wheel on the left and side to side with the wheel on the right.  We're en route...

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There She Is! ProPlayer Stadium!

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Up close- through my camera zoom lens

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Here we are back on the ground, the weights and tie-down cables back in place.

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Hope you enjoyed this trip as much as I did!  This blimp is a pleasure to fly, not to mention having an eyepopping VC and Panel!

Re: Pics from my Blimp Ride

PostPosted: Fri Jan 02, 2004 12:25 am
by prizzim
Where in heaven's name did you get that model?  I want it soooo bad!  I've been dying to see a good airship for msfs, and that's fabulous.

Puhleeeeezzze tell where it is!

Thanks.

Re: Pics from my Blimp Ride

PostPosted: Fri Jan 02, 2004 8:37 am
by ATI_7500
nice pics,but a blimp ride requires much patience,doesn't it? ::)

Re: Pics from my Blimp Ride

PostPosted: Fri Jan 02, 2004 10:06 am
by flyboy 28
Meh...

That's what the slew's for.  ::) ;D
What IS the slew used for, anyways?

Re: Pics from my Blimp Ride

PostPosted: Fri Jan 02, 2004 10:45 am
by Rifleman
Fine, as long as you're not in a hurry to get anywhere, but must be quite the stable camera platform for some nice scenic picture taking........

Re: Pics from my Blimp Ride

PostPosted: Fri Jan 02, 2004 11:04 am
by ReverseThrust
Thanks for all the replies.
That is what slew is for, and yes, I slewed a bit.
This thing has pretty good upward acceleration- full throttle and you'll climb at a good rate (for a blimp). Easy to land, too.

prizzim, ask and you shall recieve~
Search for 'gydef.zip' at AVSIM or use this link:
http://library.avsim.net/sendfile.php?DLID=12980

One of these days I'm gonna fly around some good scenery- maybe a big city where one can take good pics.

Re: Pics from my Blimp Ride

PostPosted: Fri Jan 02, 2004 11:09 am
by Cherokee_6
Nice baloon!  ;D ;D

Re: Pics from my Blimp Ride

PostPosted: Fri Jan 02, 2004 11:25 am
by SaVas
Sweet. Methinks Im going to have to get that one. Great pics and the inside is great looking!

Re: Pics from my Blimp Ride

PostPosted: Fri Jan 02, 2004 1:06 pm
by SideWinder9
:Neat!! :) :)

GO MIAMI! ;D

Re: Pics from my Blimp Ride

PostPosted: Fri Jan 02, 2004 1:40 pm
by prizzim
Thanks, got it.

Be on the lookout for my coast to coast trip in the thing.

;D ;D ;D ;D ;D