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Balloon Life,April 2000

April 2000
Volume 15, Number 4

Checklist

The Magazine For Hot

Air Ballooning

Features

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Editor

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Preflight
NewsandInformation

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Calendar

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Repair Station
Fix It Right

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Balloon Life Marketplace
Products andServices for sale

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Logbook
Jackson, Tennessee
Rocky Ford, Colorado

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Hangar Flying
withGeorge Denniston
Hot Air in Africa

Cover Photo:
Jesus balloon,
operatedby the
Merritt Ministry,
Tracy, California
Photo: Courtesy
Merritt Ministry

Special Report: 15th AnnualBalloon Buyer’s Guide

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Aerostar International
Avian BalloonCorporation
TheBalloonWorks
CameronBalloons
Eagle Balloons
FantasyBalloons
GalaxyBalloons
HeadBalloons
LindstrandBalloonsUSA
NationalBallooning,Ltd.
SkyBalloons
Thunder &ColtAmerica
UltraMagic Balloons
Boland Balloons

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He IsRisen
Merritt Ministry, Tracy, California, uses the JesusandArkyballoons to help
spread the wordof Christianity.

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StateofBallooning
Balloon Life’s review of ballooningin the U.S.:
16Indiana
18Oregon

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Flightto the Border
JonKolba goesafter the AX-6 duration record. Using an experimental
envelope builtby Aerostar, Kolba has to gofor extra time because he opened
hisNAA sanctiontoanother pilot whoshatteredthe oldrecord.

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Aerial LifeSaver
Duringthe Vietnam War the U.S. Military contracted withanoldballoon
partner to develop a combination parachute/hot air balloon for airborne ejected
pilotretrieval.

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Over theother Pole
The Flying Circus balloon team from Spain chose a new challenge for the new
millennium, to be the first to fly a balloon over the South Pole.