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02.2001

02.2001
Volume 16, Number 2

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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Balloon Life Marketplace
Products andServices for sale

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Repair Station
Living with Instruments and
Gauges

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Logbook
Barrie, Ontario
Jackson, Tennessee
Pembroke, Georgia

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Hangar Flying
withGeorge Denniston
On the Value of Helmets

Cover Photo:
Flying in Barrie,
Canada’s
Winterfest event
was frosty.
Photo: John Larsen

SpecialReport: Flight Instruction

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EvolutionofBalloonInstructing
In the 40 years since Ed Yost made the first modern hot air balloon flight
balloon flight instruction has come along way.

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Doingthe Paperwork
Navigating your way throughthe paperworktrail to a pilot’s license can be a
tricky path.Balloon Life examines the forms and endorsements you will need.
23Flight Training File
The best record keepingfolder to helpyou stayonyour trainingtrack.
24Sample Endorsements

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HowtoSelectaFlightInstructor
Getting thebest instructionmay save yourlife one day.
26When toChange Instructors

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FAR Side
A columnaboutFederal AviationRegulations.

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A HighTime atArizona’s 1912State Fair
Tetheredballoon rides heldto celebrate Arizona’sentrance in the United
States.

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StateofBallooning
Balloon Life’s review of ballooningin the U.S.:
16Mississippi
18Nebraska