Blimp at US Open

[coolerifyoudid]

http://www.sbnation.com/lookit/2017...imp-catches-fire-crashes-crew-parachute-video

*Mods - feel free to merge with other US Open thread if you want.

 

[Cyclonepride]

Huh. Sounds like the crew parachuted out and it didn't land on anyone. Hope that's true. Wonder why it caught fire?

 

[stormchaser2014]

In before someone blames this on Wisconsin somehow.

 

[Cyguy94]

Oh the humanity!

JR

 

[BoxsterCy]

Pretty skeptical of the parachute reports from witnesses. I don't think they carry parachutes since they fly so low.

Edit: Also seems was one of AirSign's smaller "thermo" blimps, not the bigger helium one. Also confirmed they DO NOT carry parachutes. Smaller version just has a pilot...sort of the light plane version of the bigger blimps. This is really just a fancy motorized balloon.

 

[coolerifyoudid]

In before someone blames this on Wisconsin somehow.

Too late. Just accept that you're Florida North.

 

[tim_redd]

Oh the humanity!

JR

 

[wxman1]

This was the blimp...kind of janky.

 

[Cyclones_R_GR8]

Oh the humanity!

JR

Beat me to it

 

[stormchaser2014]

Too late. Just accept that you're Florida North.

I don't think I'd able to successfully argue against this.

 

[Cycsk]

This was the blimp...kind of janky.

Unconventional way to get TV time!

 

[Bryce7]

http://www.foxnews.com/sports/2017/...limp-flying-near-golf-tournament-crashes.html

 

[coolerifyoudid]

Unconventional way to get TV time!

Going down in flames? I dunno. TMZ makes it's living off such things.

 

[chuckd4735]

Pretty skeptical of the parachute reports from witnesses. I don't think they carry parachutes since they fly so low.

Edit: Also seems was one of AirSign's smaller "thermo" blimps, not the bigger helium one. Also confirmed they DO NOT carry parachutes. Smaller version just has a pilot...sort of the light plane version of the bigger blimps. This is really just a fancy motorized balloon.

There are several eyewitness reports to people parachuting out...

 

[cycloneG]

There are several eyewitness reports to people parachuting out...

They're drunk. It's Wisconsin.

 

[RedDog]

This was the blimp...kind of janky.

 

[AgronAlum]

From the sounds of it the blimp was not actually affiliated with the US Open and the pilot is getting treated for injuries.

 

[DSMCy]

Hope this doesn't affect my 5% cash back Pen Fed Credit Card!!

 

[StClone]

Going down in flames? I dunno. TMZ makes it's living off such things.

I quess.

 

[khardbored]

This was the blimp...kind of janky.

Looks kind of like a 1-man death trap.

(also -- later reports verify no one parachuted.)