Low-flying blimp startles residents

WIngfoot Two was moored at the Keystone Heights Airport over the weekend for trips to Gainesville during the Florida-Texas A&M football game.

BY DAN HILDEBRAN [email protected] On Friday, September 13, a Goodyear Blimp approaching the Keystone Heights Airport at 400 feet because of poor weather startled some Lake Region residents. Airport Manager Craig Koons said he didn’t expect the Zeppelin to fly into the facility because of weather conditions. However, pilots guided the semirigid airship, Wingfoot Two,…

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