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Video: Flying the Goodyear Blimp Home

Bill Doster
Gemini Sparkle

Key Takeaways:

  • Garmin invited Flying magazine editors to join *Wingfoot One* on its first trip home to Pompano Beach, Florida.
  • The author had the opportunity to pilot the airship, describing the experience as "like flying a boat."
  • *Wingfoot One* is significantly more advanced than its predecessors, featuring improvements like a tail engine, full-vector engines, and a renovated cockpit with Garmin G500 glass flight displays.
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Earlier this month, Garmin invited Flying’s editors to join them on Wingfoot One’s first trip home to its renovated hangar in Pompano Beach, Florida.

After riding along in the right seat for a bit, chief pilot Michael “Doc” Doughtery let me try my hand at flying the beast.

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