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Key Takeaways:

  • An airship was temporarily moored in a helicopter practice area at Orlando Executive Airport.
  • A student pilot became confused when air traffic control instructed them to avoid the airship.
  • The controller provided a blunt, direct instruction ("You see the big blue and white thing? Don't hit it.") to clarify.
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A couple years ago, an airship moored at Orlando Executive Airport for an event. The area where airships moor is in an area used by helicopters as a practice area.One day, a student was using the practice area & an airship was also moored in the practice area. The student called the tower for takeoff clearance, but seemed a bit confused by the controller telling him to avoid the airship.

Controller“You see the big blue and white thing? Don’t hit it.”


Bob Lancaster

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