How did Zeppelins manage to land and take off so precisely? How were they secured when docked?

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Seems like controlling a huge balloon would be a little challenging.

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[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mooring_mast](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mooring_mast)

The blimp drops a rope and the ground crew secures it to the mooring mast.

I got a see a Goodyear Blimp land at my small town’s airport once. It is a large airship, but it seems that it just takes small control inputs and takes its time to move, slow and steady.

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