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If you are flying hot air balloons in Missouri on a good year how many hours can one expect to fly.
Thanks for the reply.
I have heard of thoughts and preferences on winter flying. All the replies on using heat tapes, nitrogen, hot water etc. I have still not found a way to keep the pressure up on those cold mornings. I ...
Where can one go about learning to fly gas balloons? Is a hot air balloon rating a prerequisite?
...,000 ft ish) it will work OK - but you may need to turn up your regulator. You can't do this if your flying in very cold conditions (the vapour pressure of the propane will be too low to get a de...
My personal experience is that in running a ride business the flying is the easy bit - the hard part is selling flights, organising your passengers, then reorganising them when you cancel because of w...
They are all flying Rozier balloons. The PBS program was NOVA.
I do not believe that their is a well established procedure for flying around the world seeing as the various teams are using different technologies, methods and launch sites.
regards
It was flying at ABQ this year. It is a Firefly with the Claritin logo. The rest of the commercial is probably computer enhanced.
...ut some details? What model balloon? Where did you launch from and land? How many tanks? Number of people flying? Duration? Altitude?...
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...
...y sketchy accounts of the Zeppelin 100th aniversary in Friederichshafen. Apparently there were 4 airships flying. I crave info! Is there an archived text file out there?
John S. Gray Isolated out ...
Interested in flying in the U.K.? Swap balloons, I have a Cameron O-77 live in the South of England,beautiful countryside etc and am looking to fly elsewhere in the world, the idea being I use your Ba...
Almost every evening in the summer I see balloons flying near where I live in Redmond WA. I have been skydiving for about a year now and have always wanted to jump out of a balloon. I have a few quest...
...reasons only (no GPS, no meteo and communication satellites, etc.) but also for simple political reasons (flying over China? Are you crazy?!?).
JM...
...bout quick releases, I have used Capewells and I agree that they are dangerous because of the metal piece flying back when released. I have also used the three ring circus types . The one which I use ...
...fly with a hot-air balloon in Belgium and want to say hallo to evreyone arond the globe. My ace is 45 and flying almost 10 years with a thunder & Colt 3000 m3. I enjoy to fly and hope that you hav...
...y Pete Bish and the Zebedee List at http://www.hiway.co.uk/zebedee/ He did have various nomex one-piece flying suits. His telephone number is +44 1488 681527.
Regards, Malcolm.
P.S If you st...
...m not a balloonist but I have a question for an expert. I just saw a movie which showed a hot air balloon flying above Central Park in New York City, USA. My questions are these:
1. Would it reall...
...f the sun.
As I recall, it flew pretty well, except that it still used some fuel to get airborne, and flying in the middle of the day to catch the best sun was hell on the thermals!
It did, ho...
.... He has barely 50 hours now but has a commercial rating and I'm a student pilot (so he would do the flying). We would like to do at least one rally this year and are wondering if we should do a ...
... parts or build the whole balloon?
2. Are there any books/websites out there that covers building and flying a hot air balloon? I did a search at Amazon.com, all the books that came out are kids b...
...titude. It has a 'Velcro' strap with which to connect it to the frame of whatever it is you are flying. I understand the unit is sometimes used by hang glider pilots. Can anyone advise where...
...rch works well. Wind is a huge problem, I'll get up before dawn and still go weeks without suitable flying weather.
http://www.youtube.com/user/AerostatMilpitas ...
...he terrain is rolling Prairie with lots of landing spots, very few PZs and mostly decent landowners. Good Flying and Soft Landings...
...ntact, you have a very good chance of surviving, even walking away.
PLEASE NOTE! - I do NOT recommend flying into the ground at these speeds, just point out that in a bad situation, you still have...
Duration and distance attempt for the BBAC Silver Award East Midlands Balloon Group Long Jump attempt Pilot Ian Lloyd Date Sunday 18 October 1998 Launch location Homesford Cottage, Derbyshire SK3235 5...
...m an air balloon at 12,000! this is something I would really like to see.
I've read the Sean post on flying an air balloon to 12,000 feet with two pilots and three jumpers and I couldn't decide i...
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