Cover Illustration: Oggy, the friendly DinosaurPhoto: Ron Behmann
October 1996
Volume 11, Number 10
A Guide to Crewing for Hot Air Balloons
Basic Ballooning - Course 101. Part of a continuing series on crewing for
people new to ballooning.
in the air!
From catalog to store front in the air expands its offerings.
The G-R-R-R-R-REAT Reno Balloon Race
145 balloons take flight in the 15th annual event.
Special Report: AIBF-a retrospective
The Whole World is Watching...
AIBF celebrates its 25th anniversary and Balloon Life looks back
over the first 24 events.
Fiesta Spirit
People who come to Fiesta get into the spirit.
Home, Home on the Range...
From a mall parking lot to a new 271 acre site, Fiesta has grown and grown
and grown.
Fiesta Competition
Tumbleweed drops, Roadrunner-Coyote races, and Keygrabs are just some of
the flying events that pilots have tested their skills with over the years.
The Original 13 Pilots
The 13 who came and flew in 1972. Who they are and what are they doing now.
Special Events
Balloons Glows and Special Shape Rodeos are just some of the extra attractions
that await the more than one million spectators, who will attend Balloon
Fiesta.
Preflight
News and Information
Repair Station
Buying a New Balloon?
Balloonmeister
Bill Murtorff
Logbook
Deming, New Mexico
Eden, Utah
Newman, California
Freeflight
Bill Murtorff
Thinking Back
Hangar Flying
with George Denniston
African Adventure
Cover Illustration: Oggy, the friendly Dinosaur
Photo: Ron Behmann