Calculating Weight and Temps Balloon pilots need to be calculating max temperature and lift before each flight. Not only is it important for safe flights, it’s something the FAA is looking at during a ramp check. At the August General Meeting, Barbara Fricke, reviewed how to use the AAAA Weight and Temp Calculator to calculate…
Winds kept us from flying balloons, but not from a breakfast of hamburgers and hot dogs, and a Cornhole competition with a sudden-death toss-off. Check the pictures, scores, and more on the respective committee web pages. And don’t forget the General Meeting and Town Hall, Tuesday, Aug, 24, 6:30 pm at the Museum.
July Flying Event Scores are posted on the Flying Events page. Crew-D July Scores posted on the Crew-D Page. The July Cloudbouncer is available from the Cloudbouncer Archive page. July’s General Meeting will be IN-PERSON, (and via Zoom) on Tues, July 27.
Big Sunday Ahead! This Sunday, July 11, we have a flying event, a Crew-D contest, a Crazy Hat contest, and FREE ICE CREAM!!! Flying is from Balloon Fiesta Park, the NE corner. Registration scanning starts at 0530, in-person briefing is at 0600. Sunrise is one minute later. We’re expecting a fly-in task. After flying, Crew-D…
From the BFA! ‘What’s the Word’ Contest? Create a Safety Legacy to Protect Crew! Leaving the ground outside the basket never ends well. Though universally understood, “Weight off!” has no redundancy or feedback and may come late or go unheard. To that end, we’re seeking a universal catchphrase for crew to call out, command, and…
for June Flying and Crew-D! 28 pilots scanned in, 17 scored and at the top of the heap, Ray Bair with a throw of just 1.98 meters. It’s making for a really tight competition for the top overall slots. Check out the Standings and Scores on the Flying Events Page. And not to be outdone,…
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…
Check the Scores May Flying Event Scores are posted. Not that it does much with the competition canceled. But show-up points were awarded and those not in attendance may have slipped to those that did. Check it out on the Flying Events Page under Committees.
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 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…