General Club Business

Happy Holidays!

Happy Holidays to Everyone! We hope the holiday season is good to each and every one of you. Coming up, it’s membership renewal time. Watch for the details coming soon to your mailbox, both electronic and physical. You’ll be able to renew either by paper or online. Please do it promptly when you get the…

Winners Identified!

Yes! We have Winners! Jingle Bell concludes the 2021 competition year and with that, we have winners in both flying and crew competition. Trent Caldwell is your Flying Events Champion and the Sandia Sunrise/Sunlite crew rose to the top of the crew competition. Check out all the scores and final rankings on the respective committee…

November Cloudbouncer Available

The November Cloudbouncer is now available for viewing and/or downloading.

Calendar up! for Dec 8

Join us on December 8, 2021, from 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm to come and paint a pair of balloon wine stems or pints and raise $ for Albuquerque Aerostat Ascension Association (AAAA) ! (Note from Kelly Jo: We follow CDC guidelines for safety. We ask that guests wear a mask unless seated at their…

October Cloudbouncer Available

Hot off the Computer Screen! The October Cloudbouncer is now available! Read it online or download it today!

October Meeting

October Meeting Details This Tuesday, October 26, 2021, is the monthly AAAA meeting. We will continue to meet in person AND on Zoom. A member email was sent on Sunday with the Zoom link. The meeting starts promptly at 6:30 pm and the program is the 2021 Balloon Fiesta Wrap-up Presentation. It is where you…

Tom Fisher Gets Sid Cutter Award

Tom Fisher was recognized at the AIBF Awards Ceremony with the Sid Cutter Award for his outstanding contribution to the sport of hot air ballooning. Tom has been an instructor, AAAA Education Committee member, Ground School Proctor and has recently taken over the management of the AAAA online store, complete with seminar and ground school…

September Cloudbouncer online!

Cloudbouncer and Safety Corner online Timely information has just been published online. The September Cloudbouncer is now available. Download it today. and Check out the Safety Corner about Flying in ABQs Class C airspace when Balloon Fiesta is NOT happening! The bottom line is, don’t go there! The video is on the Video Resources page.

Calculate Weight and Temp

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…

August Event Update

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.