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Written by Smithsonian on
Tom Crouch is Senior Curator of the Division of Aeronautics at the National Air and Space Museum, and many Smithsonian Journeys travelers have had the pleasure of attending the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta with his knowledgeable guidance. Tom is now completing his latest book, Lighter than Air: A Concise History of Balloons and Airships . Click here to learn more about Tom and traveling with him. There is nothing quite like Balloon Fiesta ! For nine days every October, the sky over Albuquerque is filled with hundreds of colorful balloons in all shapes and sizes. There are mass ascensions, when as many as 600 ... Read Full Story
Written by thebeatjunkies on
Last weekend, on Saturday the 7th of March, Aerosaurus Balloons in partnership with the WRBBAC held a Crew Training Day and Refresher Course. The day long course was for both pilots, crew and new trainees and covered everything you needed to know to be an advanced member of the crew. The day was split up into sections, going through the method of a real life flight. We started of going through the preparation pre-flight, then proceeded to the rigging of a balloon (on the launch field) and then finished of with a lesson on propane and refueling. We also covered throughout the day: map ... Read Full Story
Written by thebeatjunkies on
This annual event celebrates its 30th anniversary this year and it’s looking better than ever! Held at Ashton Court from the 7th to the 10th of August over 130 balloons will be attending the 4 day event. The fiesta is the second largest annual hot air balloon festival in the world. Spectacular balloons of all shapes and sizes attend every year to a crowd of over half a million during the four days. This year make sure you’re there on Thursday the 7th for the mass assent of the special shaped balloons, this will commence from 6PM onwards and will feature balloons from all ... Read Full Story
Written by thebeatjunkies on
For many years Aerosaurus Balloons have provided visitors to their web site the facility to view forthcoming flights and reserve dates online . Previously, owing to the main flying season for hot air balloons in the UK being from April to October, this facility has not operated during the winter months. The last 3 winters has shown that with the confused weather patterns we are experiencing more settled weather in winter than previously, and more unsettled, often very wet, weather in the so called “best weather” months of May - August. As a consequence this winter Aerosaurus Balloons intend to operate a Winter Flight ... Read Full Story
Written by thebeatjunkies on
For many years Aerosaurus Balloons have provided visitors to their web site the facility to view forthcoming flights and reserve dates online . Previously, owing to the main flying season for hot air balloons in the UK being from April to October, this facility has not operated during the winter months. The last 3 winters has shown that with the confused weather patterns we are experiencing more settled weather in winter than previously, and more unsettled, often very wet, weather in the so called “best weather” months of May - August. As a consequence this winter Aerosaurus Balloons intend to operate a Winter Flight ... Read Full Story
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