Blimp

The Met Life Blimp has been in my backyard this week. Here she is heading out to provide aerial shots for the Honda Classic Golf Tournament which is being held just up the road. I was surprised by both the angle of ascent and the speed. She was moving right along rapidly gaining cruising height and speed before leveling off and slowing to blimp speed. We really had some good winds on some days so I wasn't sure she would get off her tether. Supporting the blimp is no small job. There is quite a ground crew, several trucks and campers, a port a potty, and lights that turn her into a night-time billboard.