Albuquerque Aerostat Ascension Association (Quad A)

Latest Crew Development News

March

For the first time since I’ve been having Crew Games, they got weathered out!  If you were able to compete early, you were lucky.  The wind decided it wanted to play too, which made it impossible to keep the game in place for others to play. 
Those who didn’t get to play will be given 20 show-up points. Contact me at crew-dev@hotairballooning.org  so that I can award your team points and update your score.
This was not how I expected my last crew game to go! While I will not be the Crew Development liaison much longer, I’m confident the position will be in good hands. Thanks to everyone who competed over the years. I hope it was as entertaining for you as it was for me!
Sue Palmer

February (Friends & Lovers)

Friends and Lovers 2024 is in the books and while the weather prevented a rocking good time for pilots, the crew games kept rolling along.

The kick-off to the 2024 competition year is showing no early favorites.  While Team Takatch took first place in the game Pick Up Line, they didn’t fare as well in Musical Cups.  The top 3 overall teams for this weekend are SquawkURs with 195 points, Penumbra with 192 points, and Half Hatched with 188 points. Check out the complete results and standings below. Yes, there will be a crew game in March, which brings me to another topic.

As of March, 2024 my term ends as head of Crew Development.  This means you could be the next person to continue the entertainment!  The position is open to anyone, crew or pilot, who is a member of AAAA.  Contact me (crew-dev@hotairballooning.org), or Karen Converse (ways-means@hotairballooning.org) to find out how to be involved.

2024 Scores to Date

Rank	Team Name	Total Pts	Task 1 Pts	Task 2 Pts	Task 3 Pts	Task 4 Pts	Task 5 Pts	Task 6 Pts	Task 7 Pts	Task 8 Pts
1	Roy G Biv	402	132	38	95			40	75	22
2	Sandia Sunrise II	387	105	45	35		7	44	100	26
3	Takach Another Breeze	358	135	15	20		13	42	75	33
4	Penumbra	354	127	65	35				75	27
5	Plot Twist	347	126	15			74	33	50	24
6	Bank Bobber	224	129	15	20		60
7	Half Hatched	220	134	54						32
8	Squawk URs	195	133	62
9	Seeking Nirvana	178	115	63
10	Dezz (RC)	157	120	37
11	Air Rocky Top	154	95	39	20
12	Desert Mosaic	152	95	57
13	Tater Tot	145	130	15
14	No Boundaries	143	95	48
14	Road Trip	143	128	15
16	Tamo	131	131
17	MoJo Rizing Blue	129			105					24
18	Freedom Breeze	120	105	15
18	The Journey	120	105	15
20	Bounce	115						90		25
20	Freedom RC balloon	115	65	50
22	Raven Squid	103					28		75
23	Ricky Bobby	90		55	35
24	Double Trouble	75							75
25	Kaleidoscope	50							50
26	Flying Squid	36								36
27	New Beginnings	34								34
28	Eos	25
28	Heart’s Desire	25
30	Intrepid	20			20
31	Entrapment	16					16
32	Primary Colors	15		15