THE MAGAZINE FOR HOT AIR BALLOONING

August 1995
Volume 10, Number 8

AEROSTAR INTERNATIONAL INC.

Features

Computing Wind Speed Aloft Using a Pibal
How to determine the rate of speed of a pibal.

The Pre-Astronauts-Manned Ballooning on the Threshold of Space
A new book about those forgotten pilots who flew balloons to the edge of space before Yuri Gagarin and John Glenn became household names.

Waiting for the Weather-It's a Party!
XVIIIe Rassemblement International de Ballons Chateau de Balleroy, Normandy. Forbes Magazine hosts balloonists from around th world.

Boise River Festival 5
America's Finest Family Festival rolls out the red carpet for balloonists.

The Nashville Balloon Classic
For more that a decade now this city has been turning its eyes skyward for what many regard as Nashville's most colorful festival, benefiting the EAR Foundation at Baptist Hospital.

U.S. National Hot Air Balloon Team Chanpionship
Gwinnett County, Georga played host to the first ever Team Championship.

Special Report: Balloons and Animals

Balloons and Animals
What you need to know about animals that you might fly over.

Talking it Out
Learn how one balloonist dealt with a landowner who was not pleased that a balloon had landed on his property.


Checklist

Editor

Preflight
News and Information

Crew Quarters
Powerlines: A Crash Course

Repair Station
Getting a Good Annual

Legal Log
Privitizing Aviation Weather Forecasts

Balloon Life Marketplace
Products and Services for sale

Balloonmeister
Bill Norwood

Postflight
Letters to the Editor

Freeflight
Christine Kalakuka
Educating the FAA

Hangar Flying
with George Denniston
Out of Fuel


Cover Photo: Splashes and dashes were the call of the day at the '95 Snowmass Balloon Festival. Photo: Stephen Blucher


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