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by lstodd 1610 days ago
> 1000 feet off the ground is quite a big margin of error actually.

Actually, no. It can't maneuver fast enough, it can't gain altitude fast enough. A downdraft or a squall and it's going into a hill or a tree from 1000ft in no time.

Only good thing about lighter-that-air is that when they crash, they tend to crash slowly. Otherwise completely useless.