THE MAGAZINE FOR HOT AIR BALLOONING

July 1995
Volume 10, Number 7

AEROSTAR INTERNATIONAL INC.

Features

Pilot Proficiency
How the FAA Wings program can make you a better pilot
LTA requirements to earn your "wings".

Computing the rate of ascent of a Pibal
How to determine the rate of ascent of a pibal to help you get the most information about uper level winds.

Airship Navigator
A new book about the British airship R101 and its tragic demise.

Rat in the Field
A true story about how a balloon remained lost for several hours past sunset.

Special Report: Small Balloons

History of the Small Balloon
From Yost to Lindstrand to today's home-builders

The Wallaby
It's Not a Hopper, Not a Chariot, but a One-of-a-Kind Prototype

The Federal Regulations Regarding Ultralight Balloons
FAR Part 103
Excerpts from FAR 103
The Balloon Builder's Journal

An Alternative View to Small Balloons
A different look at Small Balloons, & composite of ideas


Checklist

Editor

Preflight
News and Information

Crew Quarters
Setting the Record Straight

Logbook
Hamilton, New Zealand

Repair Station
Doing the Right Thing

LegalLog
Weather Minimums for VFR Conditions

Balloon Life Marketplace
Products and Services for sale

Balloonmeister
Coy Foster

Postflight
Letters to the Editor

Freeflight
Bill Murtorff
Dreaming Balloons

Hangar Flying
with George Denniston
Maiden Flight


Cover Photo: Spectators view balloons from across Lake Rotorua during the 6th New Zealand Balloon Fiesta in Hamilton, New Zealand Photo Courtesy of Hannah and Associates


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