# Blimp school? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [December 27, 1999, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blimp-school/5604 "1999-12-27T16:06:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Yarster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/7c8e57/32.png) [@Yarster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yarster)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 1999, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blimp-school/5604/1 "1999-12-27T16:06:00Z")
We’ve all seen them, at football games and other major events. But where does one go to actually learn to fly a blimp? Does Goodyear have a special school somewhere? I’m guessing there are maybe 20 blimps in the entire US so I assume they aren’t easy to come by for ‘driver’s ed.’ classes. ---
**Author:** ![manhattan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/manhattan/32/7_2.png) [@manhattan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/manhattan)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 1999, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blimp-school/5604/2 "1999-12-27T16:25:00Z")
From [Goodyear’s Blimp FAQ](http://www.goodyear.com/us/blimp/q_flying.html#pilots): > [@](#): > > Goodyear trains its own pilots. All Goodyear LTA pilots are also certified as instructors, and they share teaching duties when a new student is assigned to one of the operations. Goodyear only takes applications from fixed-wing pilots who already have commercial instrument, and multi-engine ratings. A college education is also a big bonus for an applicant. * * * Livin’ on Tums, Vitamin E and Rogaine ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 1999, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blimp-school/5604/3 "1999-12-28T16:13:00Z")
Well, SOMEONE has to make a joke about college graduates being comfortable around gas bags… * * * Uke