January
Balloonmeister: Tarp Head 41
Features:
1996 Balloon Life Index 33
1996 Saga International Balloon Fiesta 24
A Guide to Crewing for Hot Air Balloons - Crewing on the Mouth 10
Chocolatetown U.S.A. - Hershey Pennsylvania's balloon festival 30
Crowd Behavior - Elements that lead to accidents 12
Fat Albert - An embellished story of an actual event 27
Fine Balloon Art - Bonhams ballooning auction 43
Freeflight: Some Things to Ponder - Bill Murtorff 45
Hangar Flying: The Great Parachute Drop 46
Logbook:
Gatineau, Quebec 42
St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec 42
Preflight:
AIBF - new officers 9
Garmin GPS 38 9
High Flying Art - Aero Cuervo balloon 8
NPRM 95-11 Update 8
NOTAMs - Corrections to Oct & Nov 96 9
Rainbow's End South 9
World Air Games Update 8
Five & Ten Years Ago in Balloon Life 9
Special Report: Propane
Methods of Refueling Propane Tanks 22
Overfilling Fires in Hot Air Balloons 18
Propane Pre-Test 20
February
Balloonmeister: Don Kersten 35
Features:
A Guide to Crewing for Hot Air Balloons - Crewing on the Mouth (2) 10
A Tethered Wedding 18
Better Balloon Photography 16
Red Rock Balloon Rally 20
Three Up, Three Down - Around-the-World attempts 12
Hangar Flying: Put on your seat belts, please 38
Preflight:
AIBF - Paul Smith new Executive Director 9
Cameron Balloons US - manufacturer news 8
Dymocks Flyer - Odyssey finds new sponsor and name change 8
FAA News - Internet news list 9
Gift Certificates - New California law 9
Kestrel Pocket Wind Meter 9
Smart Vent - US patent granted 8
Special Report: Propane - Part 2
A, B, C or D? - Choosing the right fire extinguisher 24
First Aid for Burns - Cold and Hot 26
The Do's & Don't of Propane Storage and Transportation 22
March
Balloonmeister: Kevin Poeppelman 33
Features:
A Guide to Crewing for Hot Air Balloons - Crewing at the Fan 10
A Real "Class Act" Chase - gas balloon flight chase 26
Video Review - KAIBF 25th Anniversary 28
Freeflight: Hanging Out With Pleiades Seven - Don Piccard 37
Hangar Flying: An Unexpected Passenger 38
Logbook:
Breckenridge, Colorado 34
Mesilla Valley, New Mexico 34
Rio Rancho, New Mexico 35
Preflight:
Balloon Federation of America - Board meeting 8
Cameron Balloons - News 8
Federal Aviation Administration - CA 91-72 9
Five & Ten Years Ago in Balloon Life 9
National Air & Space Museum - Fossett lecture 9
Records - Recent FAI balloon records 9
Repair Station: Spring Cleaning 14
Special Report: Global Attempts
Algerian Adventure - recovery of Virgin Global 24
Solo Spirit to Soar Again - Fossett flight 16
Virgin Global Challenger - Interview with Per Lindstrand 20
April
Balloonmeister: Lou Billones 49
Features:
A Guide to Crewing for Hot Air Balloons - Handling the Crown Line Part 1 10
Booze Law Blows Balloons Away 42
Half Way Around the World by Balloon - Interview with Lou Billones 12
Mambo Record - Japanese set absolute duration record for hot air 44
Naming a Balloon - a light hearted article 16
The Envelope Please - First Flight Certificate winner 50
Freeflight: A Couple of Things - Bill Murtorff 52
Hangar Flying: The Smell of Propane 54
Preflight:
Experimental Meet & Museum 9
FAA - AC 61-116 9
FAI - News 9
Fossett name to Hall of Fame 9
Schantz & Urbine Insurance 8
Sky Balloons (US) 8
US Nationals - 96 profit 9
World Balloon Corporation - ownership change 8
Special Report: 1997 Balloon Buyer's Guide
Introduction 17
Aerostar 18
Avian 20
The Balloon Works 22
Cameron Balloons 24
Fantasy Balloons 26
Galaxy Balloons 28
Head Balloons 30
Lindstrand Balloons 32
National Ballooning, Ltd. 34
Sky Balloons 36
Thunder & Colt 38
Boland Balloon 40
May
Balloonmeister: Roy Caton 33
Features:
A Guide to Crewing for Hot Air Balloons - Handling the Crown Line Part 2 10
Annual Inspection and Preventative Maintenance Seminar 17
Don't Buy a Lemon 18
Landlocked - crewing and fear of heights 12
You Can Run But You Can't Fly - Bill Bussey and made for TV episode 20
Hangar Flying: River Flying 38
Preflight:
AIBF Video Tape 9
Andrée Named to Hall of Fame 8
Cameron US - News 9
Champaign County - Marsha Neal named Executive Director 8
Five & Ten Years Ago in Balloon Life 9
Gulf of Finland crossed 8
Junior Balloonists - new BFA program 8
World Record Approved - Fossett Roziere altitude record 9
Repair Station: Keep it Clean 28
Logbook:
Chama, New Mexico 34
Shiprock, New Mexico 35
Special Report: New Government Regulations
Federal Aviation Regulation Part 61 - Final Rule 22
New Commercial PTS for Balloons 26
June
Balloonmeister: Carol Weiner 41
Features:
A Guide to Crewing for Hot Air Balloons - The Launch 10
Ballooning into the Sky - Pleiades Seven gas balloon 17
Crew-less in the Midwest 12
The Great Fall - emergency rip-out landing in China 24
Freeflight: When you need a Belt - Don Piccard 37
Hangar Flying: Becalmed in Connecticut 38
Logbook:
Louisville, Kentucky 36
Preflight:
25th Year - BFA newsletter to begin 25th year 9
Electronic Theodolite - new improved Windsock 8
Five & Ten Years Ago in Balloon Life 9
Fuel Safety Alert - gas and static electricity with bed liners 8
Special Report: Landowner Maps
The Balloonist's Marked-up Map System Handbook 28
July
Balloonmeister: Bob Willbanks 41
Features:
A Guide to Crewing for Hot Air Balloons 10
Ballooning and the Aviation Safety Reporting System 12
The Big Deal Balloon Rally 17
Junior Balloonist - New BFA program for Kids 20
Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park Hot Air Balloon Classic 21
Freeflight: A Couple of Things - Bill Murtorff 45
Hangar Flying: My Paper Balloon 46
Logbook:
Suffolk, Virginia 42
Hamilton, New Zealand 43
Preflight:
AIBF Chase Crew Needed 6
Garmin GPS II Plus 6
Kittinger Honored - Aviation Hall of Fame 6
Mach Zero - new web site 6
Tropical Ice Core by Balloon - Bolivia balloon project 6
US Nationals - Champaign, Illinois funding 6
Volunteer Protection Act 6
Special Report: Don Piccard - 50 Years in Ballooning
50 Years of Ballooning Memories 26
August
Balloonmeister: David Eastland 37
Features:
A Guide to Crewing for Hot Air Balloons - Leaving the Launch Site 10
Celebrating Small Town America - Madras, Oregon 12
New Over São Paulo - Newspaper special shape balloon 16
Snake in the Basket - Urban myth or true story? 14
The Classic Balloon Festival - Danville, Illinois 26
Freeflight: Going to the Source - Christine Kalakuka 41
Hangar Flying: IFR (Into Fog, Regrettably) 46
Logbook:
Culiacan, Mexico 38
Ljubljana, Slovenia 39
Windsor, California 38
Preflight:
Aerostar International - Fiesta news 8
Balloon Federation of America - balloon give-a-way 8
Cameron Balloons US - Foxtrot basket 8
Five & Ten Years Ago in Balloon Life 9
Head Balloons - Peruvian certification 9
Monkey Hop - balloon fanzine on Internet 9
National Balloon Museum - crew display 9
Sky Balloons - Mistral burner and other news 9
Repair Station: Acceptable Damage 30
Special Report: Chase Vehicle Art
Art of the Chase - chase vehicle art 18
Miller's Game - Earl Miller has a game for kids with his chase art 25
September
Balloonmeister: Tom Barrow 32
Features:
A Guide to Crewing for Hot Air Balloons - Driving Chase 10
Corn Palace Balloon Rally 20
US National Hot Air Balloon Championship 24
Freeflight: Nit Pickini - Don Piccard 37
Hangar Flying: Tangled Up in Temecula 38
Logbook:
Alton, Illinois 34
Louisville, Kentucky 34
Raton, New Mexico 34
Preflight:
Balloon Federation of America - election results 9
Balloon Works - Student pilot program 9
Creative Writing - Looking for balloon story manuscripts 9
First Tethered Balloon - Ride balloon in Michigan 9
Global News - Uliassi announcement 9
World Records - Lindstrand altitude, Oiwa & Ichiyoshi duration records 9
Special Report: The Race to Space
Dymocks Odyssey Flyer - An Update 16
Bradley's letter of resignation 17
Dymocks Flight Team 17
Reach for the Stars - Lindstrand & Prescot planned flight to 130,000 18
The Space Team 19
The Race to Space 14
October
Balloonmeister: Glo Kehoe 32
Features:
A Guide to Crewing for Hot Air Balloons - Landing a Balloon 10
Close Encounters of the Ninth Kind - Pacan KAIBF posters 17
North American Balloon Championship 20
Olympic Flame Forges Ballooning Friendships 18
Windsock - handheld electronic theodolite 14
Freeflight: Feature Merchants - Bill Murtorff 37
Hangar Flying: Landing Launch 38
Logbook:
Angel Fire, New Mexico 34
Nashville, Tennessee 35
Yelm, Washington 36
Preflight:
Aerostar International - updated web site 8
Boulder Blimp Co - AIBF entrance inflatable 8
Coupe Gordon Bennett - 97 results 9
Global News - corrections from September 8
in the Air - new ownership for balloon catalog 8
Junior Balloonist - Balloon Life sponsorship 8
Minimum Altitudes Denied - FAA rejects petition 8
National Balloon Museum - fund raiser 8
Obituary - Fred Hyde, Gail Turley, Ralph Rehm 9
US Nationals/Rantoul - Neal resigns 9
World Air Games - results 9
Repair Station: Care and Maintenance of the Inflator Fan 28
Special Report: Balloon Events
Book Reviews:
Making Special Events Fit in the 21st Century 24
Special Events: Inside & Out 24
Special Events 22
November
Balloonmeister: Ron Behrmann 32
Features:
16th Annual Great Reno Balloon Race 34
26th Kodak Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta 20
A Guide to Crewing for Hot Air Balloons - Landowner Relations Part 1 10
America's Challenge Gas Balloon Race 21
Review: Ron Behrmann Photography Calendars 37
The Day I Crashed - what happens with over zealous media 24
Hangar Flying: Ballooning Iceland's Volcanoes 38
Preflight:
Balloon Federation of America - ABQ Board meeting 9
Bubbles with Altitude - Champagne Mercier stunt 9
FAI News - 100th anniversary 9
Gas Balloon Accident - four killed in Germany 9
Repair Station: How to Kill a Balloon (Part 2) 36
Special Report: The Race Around-the-World
Ballooning's Highway Around the World - Bob Rice on the jet stream 16
Danger in the Jet Stream - NOVA PBS program review 37
The Race is On - six current contenders for the flight 17
Where to find more information - Internet addresses 19
Transglobal Attempts - A Retrospective 12
December
Balloonmeister: Rubens Kalousdian 32
Features:
1997 Gordon Bennett Gas Balloon Race 14
A Guide to Crewing for Hot Air Balloons - Landowner Relations Part 2 12
Last Minute Holiday Shopping Ideas 18
Red River Rally - Shreveport, Louisiana 16
Freeflight: Albuquerque Gas - Don Piccard 37
Hangar Flying: Over the Falls! 38
Logbook:
Prado Park, California 36
Bernalillo, New Mexico 36
Preflight:
Around-the-World Update 9
Budweiser Cup
Global Hilton
Art Contest - FAI children's art contest 9
BFA News - Orlando meeting 10
Cameron Balloons - maintenance seminar 9
FAI News - Soukup resigns, Fossett distance & duration records 10
Ninety-Nines Museum 10
World Championship - Top 10 results World Hot Air 9
Repair Station: Can You Trust Your Repair Station? 28
Special Report: First World Nature Games
World Nature Games 20
If You Go To Paraná 26
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