Several times a month, estate owners ask me about my old Terra Airship, and whether it can fly itself in a loop around an island. It seems that a lot of landowners want to use blimps or airships for advertising or for tours, but don't want to spend time piloting them.

At risk of sounding like a Ronco ad, the solution is here. The Terra Aerius flies like a blimp, looks like a blimp, and even tastes like a blimp. OK, I just made that last one up (if you lick the Aerius, I expect it would taste a lot like your computer monitor), but that's because I'm so excited about this one. Why? Because this is my first lighter-than-air vehicle that isn't limited in size to SL's 10 meter maximum. The Aerius is 55 meters long and 20 meters wide. This thing is huge. Not only that, but it has my latest flight script that includes features and detail that I've learned from five years making vehicles for Second Life.

BUT WAIT! THERE'S MORE! Estate owners, you can create your own tours and release the Aerius to fly itself over your islands. The Aerius includes instructions on how to plot a route for the autopilot and has scripted advertisement panels that you can either wear yourself or link to the blimp.

The Aerius is sold with modify permissions, which is rare for vehicles. I want owners to be able to really personalize their blimp. If you have a knack for building or texturing, create your own look and launch it into the SL sky.

Try it today at Abbotts Aerodrome's east landing pad. That's on level four of the Aerodrome tower. It's also available on the web at SL Exchange and and OnRez.