Crew Development

June Flying and Crew D

June Competition It’s June Competition time. Flying Events is Saturday, June 12, Rio Rancho Launch Field. In-person check-in (scanning) and briefing. Registration 0530-0600. Briefing 0600. Crew-D competition is ONLINE. It’s a way-back quiz. The quiz is open on June 12th from 4:00 AM MDT until 2:00 PM MDT. More details in the member email, and…

May Flying

Mother’s Day and May Flying are back together again this year! Sunday at Balloon Fiesta Park. Members check your email for details. Pilots look for an email from PAD with specifics and your document status. Update documents as needed by 5 pm Friday. See everyone Sunday morning! Note: NO Crew-D competition this month!

April Flying and Flinging

April Results Congratulations to Steve Coffing, Sam Parks, and Al Lowenstein for their first, second, and third place, respectively, throws at April’s Flying Event. Twenty-two pilots scanned in for the competition, 11 managed a valid throw on the target. Six of the 11 even managed to hit both targets. (We scored the best one!) Check…

Flying & Crew Event on Saturday

Spring Fling! Saturday, April 10, 2021, it’s Flying and Flinging. Email sent to all members on Monday evening at 8:40 pm MDT. Read it for how you can fly and fling into spring with us. Didn’t get the email? Did you pay your 2021 dues? Let us know at any of our email addresses. See…

Flying and Crew Events this weekend

Flying to a Pot of Gold CANCELED DUE TO WEATHER FORECAST Flying Event-Balloon Fiesta Park Saturday, March 13 Gate Opens at 5:45 am Sunrise at 6:19 am Pilot Zoom Briefing at 6:30 am Competition Window: 6:45 am-8:30 am Check-in is with your AAAA PAD Badge. Have it ready at the gate. Crew D’s first in-person…

FnL Weekend Update

Update Hey Friends and Lovers… We’re in the middle of the weekend. Flying Events had a great competition this morning, see the results on the Flying Events page, and Crew-D is sticking to a two-day non-event. A few more hours to get your answers to the You’re My Best Friend contest in, and then day…

Email alert!

Check your Email! An e-mail was sent to the entire membership this afternoon (Thursday 2/11/21) announcing this weekend’s Crew Competition. Remember ALL crews can participate, whether your pilot is flying or not! Additionally, pilots with a reservation for Saturday’s flying non-event, were sent the final details for participation this evening. If you didn’t get these…

Registration (Reservation) Now Open

Loving you….from a Distance! The Friends and Lovers Hot Air Balloon Rally is taking shape a little differently this year. Traditionally, the club has a wonderful weekend of friends, flying, and fun held in February to celebrate our crew. However, since that is not possible this year we are going to do something special because…

December Results

December found us without our usual Jingle Bell non-rally, but with a Flying Event and Crew-D competition. Two pilots made it to the target Mike Heffron and Rebecca DeSantis placed first and second respectively. On the crew side..a holidaze trivia contest was held online with first place and 100 points going to Team Shotgun Rider….

Crew D Activity-November

Why I'm Thankful! With this year being difficult for many of us, let’s take a moment to remember something we are thankful for. A maximum of 2 photos can be uploaded at the link below. They can be a photo of anything you wish but please keep them family-friendly as they will be posted as part…