A method for transporting a payload to a target location, comprising the following steps: - providing a hybrid airship comprising a buoyancy enclosure containing a gas lighter than air, the buoyancy enclosure having a longitudinal axis (A-A'), the hybrid airship comprising a gondola carried by the buoyancy enclosure and a payload carrying apparatus connected to said buoyancy enclosure, at least one propeller comprising at least a blade able to generate a force when rotated around a propeller axis (B-B'), and a mechanism for controlling the orientation of the at least one propeller with regard to the buoyancy enclosure around at least one axis (60; 62) to modify the orientation of the force generated by the at least one propeller; - flying the hybrid airship carrying the payload to the target location, flying the hybrid airship carrying the payload comprising generating a lift force with the at least one propeller; wherein flying the hybrid airship carrying the payload comprises tilting the longitudinal axis (A-A') of the buoyancy enclosure to a positive pitch to generate an aerodynamic lift force when the hybrid airship carrying the payload moves longitudinally, the method comprising, before flying the hybrid airship carrying the payload to the target location: - flying the hybrid airship to the payload and connecting the payload carrying apparatus to the payload; - lifting the payload, and, after flying the hybrid airship carrying the payload to the target location: - descending the hybrid airship and the payload to drop the payload at the target location; wherein the method comprises, after dropping the payload at the target location, flying back the hybrid airship without a payload, or with a payload such that the combined hybrid airship plus payload has a buoyancy lighter than air, the flying back of the hybrid airship comprising tilting the longitudinal axis (A-A') of the buoyancy enclosure to a negative pitch to generate an aerodynamic descent force when the hybrid airship moves longitudinally. - providing a hybrid airship comprising a buoyancy enclosure containing a gas lighter than air, the buoyancy enclosure having a longitudinal axis (A-A'), the hybrid airship comprising a gondola carried by the buoyancy enclosure and a payload carrying apparatus connected to said buoyancy enclosure, at least one propeller comprising at least a blade able to generate a force when rotated around a propeller axis (B-B'), and a mechanism for controlling the orientation of the at least one propeller with regard to the buoyancy enclosure around at least one axis (60; 62) to modify the orientation of the force generated by the at least one propeller; - flying the hybrid airship carrying the payload to the target location, flying the hybrid airship carrying the payload comprising generating a lift force with the at least one propeller; wherein flying the hybrid airship carrying the payload comprises tilting the longitudinal axis (A-A') of the buoyancy enclosure to a positive pitch to generate an aerodynamic lift force when the hybrid airship carrying the payload moves longitudinally, the method comprising, before flying the hybrid airship carrying the payload to the target location: - flying the hybrid airship to the payload and connecting the payload carrying apparatus to the payload; - lifting the payload, - flying the hybrid airship to the payload and connecting the payload carrying apparatus to the payload; - lifting the payload, and, after flying the hybrid airship carrying the payload to the target location: - descending the hybrid airship and the payload to drop the payload at the target location; - descending the hybrid airship and the payload to drop the payload at the target location; wherein the method comprises, after dropping the payload at the target location, flying back the hybrid airship without a payload, or with a payload such that the combined hybrid airship plus payload has a buoyancy lighter than air, the flying back of the hybrid airship comprising tilting the longitudinal axis (A-A') of the buoyancy enclosure to a negative pitch to generate an aerodynamic descent force when the hybrid airship moves longitudinally.