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03.2001

03.2001
Volume 16, Number 3

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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Logbook
Durango, Colorado

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Hangar Flying
withGeorge Denniston
Riding a Warm Front

Cover Photo:
Ballooningover the
Yellowstone River
andRimrock
Canyon wallsnear
Billings, Montana.
Photo: Ron
Behrmann

SpecialReport: Landings

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Landings:ApproachtoLanding
Three methods formaking an approachto asuccessfullanding.

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NothingisFalseRevisited
False lift and false heavy, or drop, are theoryconcepts taughtinballoon
training. Nothing is false about lift. It is real, whether created by heating the air
in a balloon or wind acting on the balloon. On approach to landing the dynamic
nature of air puts these theories to the test.
28Bernoulli’s Principle

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Obstacle Avoidance
Getting the balloon down successfullyincludes missingthose pesky
obstructions close to the ground. Knowing the limitations of visionwill
make you more alert tothe dangers athand.

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UsingaDropline
Some landings require the crew toassist the balloon using a dropline.
Proper techniques will ensure a smooth landing.

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FAR Out
Commercialcertificate ratingrequirements. A column about Federal
Aviation Regulations.

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StateofBallooning
Balloon Life’s review of ballooningin the U.S.:
14Missouri
18Montana

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HighWindTechniques
Now that Spring has arrivedit’s time tothinkabouttechniquesto deal with
the problem of wind.