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The newest of all Goodyear blimps, "Spirit of Innovation" sits docked at Huntington's Tri-State Airport on Monday, August 4, 2008. Due to a lack of wind, the Goodyear crew was unable to offer rides to visitors Monday.

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Members of the Goodyear "Spirit of Innovation" blimp use a rope to keep the blimp from rolling in a 360-degree rotation in light wind Monday, August 4, 2008, at Huntington's Tri-State Airport. Due to a lack of adequate wind speed, the Goodyear crew was unable to offer rides to visitors Monday.

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Larry Chambers is the pilot-in-charge of the latest of the Goodyear blimps, the Spirit of Innovation. Chambers has been piloting blimps for nearly 40 years and says it never gets old. The Spirit of Innovation joined the Goodyear fleet in 2006.

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Goodyear pilot Brian Comer, far left, explains the anatomy and dynamics of a blimp to passengers Amy Snyder, counter-clockwise from right, Tammy Snyder, Kathy Boggess, Jim Boggess and Richard Snyder while in the gondola of the "Spirit of Innovation" as it is docked at Huntington's Tri-State Airport on Monday, August 4, 2008. Due to a lack of wind, the Goodyear crew was unable to offer rides to visitors Monday.

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Photo courtesy of Goodyearblimp.com

The Goodyear Spirit of Innovation, based in Pompano Beach, Fla., is shown here in a photo from the Goodyear Web site.