Blimp Parade Over New York Thursday 9/6

[Matt Molnar]

Four blimps will make their way up the Hudson River Thursday morning, Sept. 6. The parade was originally scheduled for Wednesday but was postponed due to weather.

DirecTV blimp (http://twitter.com/dtvblimp)
MetLife blimp (Snoopy 1) (http://twitter.com/metlifeblimp)
Hood Dairy blimp (http://twitter.com/HoodBlimp)
Horizon Blue Cross and Blue Shield of NJ blimp (http://twitter.com/HorizonBCBSNJ)

Weather permitting, the parade starts at the Verrazano Bridge at 9 am and ends at the George Washington around 10 am.

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[Matt Molnar]

Weather forecast looks perfect for a blimp parade tomorrow morning!

Partly sunny skies, light winds and around 75 degrees.

[PhilDernerJr]

Blimpin ain't easy.

[moose135]

Slowest fly-by in history...

[Landing Lights]

Any idea of the route once they get past the GWB? I work right on the river at the southernmost point in Yonkers and would be excited to see this during my break tomorrow if they're gonna continue up the river a ways.

[Mateo]

They're all staging out of Solberg for the event.

[gonzalu]

Any idea what time? I work in Washington Heights right next to GWB and would be great to catch... also, any idea if they will be near or far apart? :P

thanks

[Matt Molnar]

Any idea of the route once they get past the GWB? I work right on the river at the southernmost point in Yonkers and would be excited to see this during my break tomorrow if they're gonna continue up the river a ways.
I asked the DTV Blimp folks and they said they're not allowed to go past the GWB. Not sure why.

I'm guessing DTV will head to the US Open after the parade, not sure where the other blimps will go.

[Matt Molnar]

Any idea what time? I work in Washington Heights right next to GWB and would be great to catch... also, any idea if they will be near or far apart? :P

thanks
9a-10a

[gonzalu]

From my office... All I had was my iPhone, sorry :frown:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xvsz6VwUEUI&hd=1

http://pictures.mannyphoto.com/photos/i-VRR2HxP/0/L/i-VRR2HxP-L.jpg


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[Woz]

Love the muzac in the vid Manny :rolleyes:

[emshighway]

View from Fort Lee :wink:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4wHGDIAdhg&feature=related

[Zee71]

Excellent. I think blimp #2 is going over the posted speed limit of 5 MPH