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Balloon Life,August 2000

August 2000
Volume 15, Number 8

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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Logbook
Coshocton, Ohio

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Repair Station
DO Sweat the Small Stuff

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Balloon Life Marketplace
Products andServices for sale

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Balloonmeister
Bruce and Lori Bussey

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Hangar Flying
withGeorge Denniston
Can’t Get It Up Without Them

Cover Photo:
Dr. Coy Foster lifts
off in theSuper2
balloon.
Photo: Bruce
Dingman

Special Report: Super2

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TheSuper2Shake-DownFlight
Dr. Coy Foster lifted off on the morning of July 8 in a superpressure balloon to
test the system. Twelve hoursand40 minutes he landed 138miles from his
launchpoint, havinggathereda wealthof new information. While the flight
exceeded 12 records for category of aircraft he chose not to file for any records.
Mike Rose, part of theSuper2crew, filed anexclusive reporton the historic
flight forBalloon Life.

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FlyingBefore Driving
Nick Donner of Louisville, Kentucky earned his balloon certificate before his
gettinghis driver’slicense.

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Lightweights FlyAgain
Every May experimental balloon builders flock to Post Mills, Vermont to share
stories and ideas.

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TheWorldofBallooningis EasytoGetTo!
MarkRowlee presents tips andideas to make an overseas ballooning trip
enjoyable andaffordable for boththe first time or veteran traveler.

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StateofBallooning
Balloon Life’s review of ballooningin the U.S.:
34North Carolina
36Louisiana