Tetherd Zepplin in FS2002

[Doug]

I was flying east over Key West Florida when I saw what appeared to be
a freakin tall tower! It turned out to be a tetherd Zepplin anchored
at Sugar Loaf Shores Airstrip (7X1)! I was at 5000 ft and it was way
higher, and there were red lights on the cable, a green light at the
base. WHat the hell is that all about? Is there one there in real
life? Any FLorida residents out there? Never seen that one before....

Doug ___[:]>)

[Quilljar]

Doug wrote:
> I was flying east over Key West Florida when I saw what appeared to be
> a freakin tall tower! It turned out to be a tetherd Zepplin anchored
> at Sugar Loaf Shores Airstrip (7X1)! I was at 5000 ft and it was way
> higher, and there were red lights on the cable, a green light at the
> base. WHat the hell is that all about? Is there one there in real
> life? Any FLorida residents out there? Never seen that one before....
>
> Doug ___[:]>)

It has been mentioned. I believe it is a tethered weather balloon.


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[Medic9211]

Doug,
That balloon is what is affectionately called "Fat Albert". It is housed just
south of Big Pine Key. There are two of the balloons and only one flies at a
time.
There are many stories of what the balloon is used for two of which are that it
is a weather balloon and the other, considering that the facility is surrounded
by satellite dishes, is that it is used to assist in the transmision of radio
signals to Cuba.

[Kevin Darling]

(Doug) wrote in message >...
> I was flying east over Key West Florida when I saw what appeared to be
> a freakin tall tower! It turned out to be a tetherd Zepplin anchored
> at Sugar Loaf Shores Airstrip (7X1)! I was at 5000 ft and it was way
> higher, and there were red lights on the cable, a green light at the
> base. WHat the hell is that all about? Is there one there in real
> life? Any FLorida residents out there? Never seen that one before....

I did a little Googling, and it looks like it must be the TV Marti
transmitter balloon at Cudjoe Key, FL, used to broadcast to Cuba.

Kev

[Peter Ashby]

"Kevin Darling" > wrote in message
om...
> (Doug) wrote in message
>...
> > I was flying east over Key West Florida when I saw what appeared to be
> > a freakin tall tower! It turned out to be a tetherd Zepplin anchored
> > at Sugar Loaf Shores Airstrip (7X1)! I was at 5000 ft and it was way
> > higher, and there were red lights on the cable, a green light at the
> > base. WHat the hell is that all about? Is there one there in real
> > life? Any FLorida residents out there? Never seen that one before....
>
> I did a little Googling, and it looks like it must be the TV Marti
> transmitter balloon at Cudjoe Key, FL, used to broadcast to Cuba.
>
> Kev

Just flown by to take a look. It's at 14,000 ft and there is a good view of
Cuba from there.
Neat :)

Pete

[Angus Lepper]

I once came across something near there in, that musta been it. Cool.

"Peter Ashby" > wrote in message
...
>
> "Kevin Darling" > wrote in message
> om...
> > (Doug) wrote in message
> >...
> > > I was flying east over Key West Florida when I saw what appeared to be
> > > a freakin tall tower! It turned out to be a tetherd Zepplin anchored
> > > at Sugar Loaf Shores Airstrip (7X1)! I was at 5000 ft and it was way
> > > higher, and there were red lights on the cable, a green light at the
> > > base. WHat the hell is that all about? Is there one there in real
> > > life? Any FLorida residents out there? Never seen that one before....
> >
> > I did a little Googling, and it looks like it must be the TV Marti
> > transmitter balloon at Cudjoe Key, FL, used to broadcast to Cuba.
> >
> > Kev
>
> Just flown by to take a look. It's at 14,000 ft and there is a good view
of
> Cuba from there.
> Neat :)
>
> Pete
>
>