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New web site for balloon clubs
Hi, We have created a web site to list ballooning organizations. Do you belong to a balloon club or wonder how other clubs deal landowner relations, commercial rides or what have you. Come check i...
Balloon Rallys - Advice for First Timer?
Could anyone out there recommend an appropriate balloon rally for a 'first timer' in or near Texas? My husband and I are relatively new aeronauts. He has barely 50 hours now but has a commer...
Cheap! Cheap! Hot Air Balloon above the Wine Country (SF, CA)
Look at this awesome deal for a hot air balloon trip above the wine country in the San Francisco area: (Just click on the link or copy or paste the following to your browser) http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-c...
Balloon Photo
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Music to balloon by
Here's an idle question for a winter day: what music makes you think of balloons and flying? Or your favorite to listen to while setting up/tailgating after. If you'd like to respond, pl...
Hot Air Balloon Poster
I am trying to find a poster size print of hot air balloons. A friend of mine wants it for a Christmas present. I've seen them so often but now that I need one I don't know where they went! ...
Want to buy hot air balloon
Where can you find balloons listed for sale? I have one I need to sell but don't know where to post it. Can you or anyone else out there help with sites?
frequencies
writes In the UK there is only one frequency allocated for balloon/balloon and balloon/ground communications - 122.475 Mhz AM.
Is it real
Does anyone know if the Claritin balloon in the commercial is a real balloon or is it just computer enhanced on another balloon. Whenever the commercial comes on there is a split opinion in our house.
Some questions
Hi there, I like hot air balloons and was just wondering: How do people clean the balloon? What material are they made of? I've seen stunts where somebody lands on top of the balloon, and...
What are good ballooning mags?
There is a balloon club: Wisconsin Balloon Group Newsletter editor: Mike Murphy N3748 990th Street Eau Claire, WI 54703 715-874-6431 The Balloon Federation of America's Great Lakes direct...
Global Hilton Launch
...Hilton launched at 6:20 MST to the cheers of the crowd and the sound of horns and sirens. The tethered balloon hovered at five feet while more helium was added and the burners activated. After fif...
Lift capacity question
The subject of glider launching by hot air balloon came up in another NG. I remember hearing that hang glider pilots have launched (dropped) from hot air balloons, but what about heavier aircraft? ...
Ballooning sites
You are asking for balloon instructors. I am a balloon pilot instructor living in the UK. I can be contacted at My name is Ian lloyd and live near Derby, but fly anywhere within the Midlands. ...
Albuquerque
Martin, Thanks for the info. How does one subscribe-what is the URL for the balloon email reflector?? Did you fly or what?? If you flew, how did it go? Do you have any dealing with the Gas Balloons???...
Altitude record
I work at the London ATC Centre and today we worked a balloon making a record attempt. The balloon went up to about 31,000ft over the Fens. Was a record broken? Have any photos been published on the i...
Hot Air Ballooning related information
... all, Could somebody tell me where I can find the following information: 1. How to build a hot air balloon from scratch? Where can I find manufacturers that build ballon parts or build the who...
Turning during terminal descent
One clue in the previous post - the balloon was a Cameron, so it was equipped with a scoop. It has been my experience that balloons with scoops tend to turn more than those with skirts. Releasing the ...
Skydivers?
...'s not excluded in UK insurance policies. But, more importantly on what basis do you believe that the balloon would be operating outside the manufacturers performance limits? Most meat bombin...
Where can I get lessons?
If you become a member of the BFA (Balloon Federation of America), you will get a directory of members which will list all members along with their status such as Pilot, Crew, Commercial Pilot, etc. Y...
around the world
As great an event as this balloon flight is I can't help but wonder if aviation took a giant leap backwards. We put a man on the moon in 69.Aviation history is out of sinc and i don't think ...
Catching a ride at US Natl - Rantoul
I've never been in a balloon before and I was hoping to attend the 1998 US National Hot Air Balloon Championships in Rantoul, Illinois. August 7-15, 1998. What are the best options for catching a...
Night Flights
Could someone please confirm the exact 'warning light' requirements for operating a balloon at night. I would like to clarify this re both the US and UK. How many lights must a ballo...
buying second-hand
The second hand balloon list is available on line at http://vweb1.hiway.co.uk/zebedee/ Also contact the British Balloon and Airship Club BBAC their site is http://www.bbac.org/ Joining the clu...
Question: Ballooning in New York City?
What an absolutely smashing story. My family and I had a great laugh thinking about the balloon tethered to the catfish truck... I didn't think about the movie balloon flight being a special ...
Money for Video
The last Real TV ballooning video I saw showed the results of a 12-pax balloon running into wires. One dead and several seriously injured. Interviews with the suffering survivors, poor victims of that...
Virgin Challenger?
...m tried this method by having a huge inflatable dome with a rope attaching the two fabric clam shells. The balloon would be inflated inside and when the time was right a car would pull the rope and th...
Starting a business
I am an instrument rated private pilot. I am considering starting a business of hot air balloon rides. Any advice on training, where to purchase a balloon, resourses for starting and running such a bu...
Ultralight Ballon?
...t. Unless you're planning an AM-1/AM-2 record attempt, there are simpler (and far less expensive) U/L balloon designs better suited for day-to-day operations. There are a number of homebuilt ...
lifting pyramid blocks
Is it possible for a hot air balloon with line handlers to have been the method for lifting and placing the huge stone blocks used to erect the pyramids? I don't know anything about hot air ballo...
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