AAAA
Albuquerque Aerostat
Ascension Association
P.O. Box 90162
Albuquerque, NM 87199
Promoting Hot-Air Ballooning Through Education & Community
Are you looking to become a Private Hot Air Balloon Pilot? This is the place to get the ground instruction you need to pass the written FAA Knowledge Exam.
With this Ground School you will be provided with the following manuals:
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AAAA Education Committee
| FRIDAY EVENING | ||
| 5:30 — 5:45 | Registration | Mike Voorhees |
| 5:45 — 6:00 | Introductions, Overview & Housekeeping | Mike Voorhees |
| 6:00 — 9:00 | Sectional Charts and Airspace | Beth Wright-Smith |
| SATURDAY | ||
| 7:15 — 7:30 | Sign in & Review of 1st day | Mike Voorhees |
| 7:30 — 8:30 | Fundamentals & Altimetry | Neal Smith |
| Break | ||
| 8:45 — 9:45 | Navigation/Plotting | Ken Beebe |
| Break | ||
| 10:00 — 12:30 | Regulations / FAR’s (14 CFR) | J D Huss |
| 12:30 — 1:45 | LUNCH (on your own) | |
| 1:45 — 2:45 | Balloon Systems & Propane | Natasha Stanke |
| Break | ||
| 3:00 — 4:00 | Aircraft Performance | Neal Smith |
| Break | ||
| 4:15 — 5:30 | Airport Ops, Medical Facts, ADM | Peter Cuneo |
| SUNDAY | ||
| 7:15 — 7:30 | Sign in & Review of 2nd day | Mike Voorhees |
| 7:30 — 10:30 | Weather Theory | David Tennis |
| Break | ||
| 10:45 — 11:45 | Communications | Ken Beebe |
| 11:45 — 1:00 | LUNCH (on your own) | |
| 1:00 — 3:00 | Weather Services | Barbara Fricke |
| Break | ||
| 3:15 — 4:15 | Storyboard Balloon Flight | Ray Bair |
| 4:15 — 5:00 | Obtaining FAA Pilot Certificates | Beth Wright-Smith & Barbara Fricke |
| 5:00 | Turn in evaluations, get sign off for FAA written exam |
AAAA
Albuquerque Aerostat
Ascension Association
P.O. Box 90162
Albuquerque, NM 87199
Promoting Hot-Air Ballooning Through Education & Community