17th Annual Red Rock Balloon Rally
One of the most spectacular places to fly balloons is also one of the colest. At least in December. Jim Dorsey, a fair weather pilot, from southern California explains why he keeps coming back for more.

Laughlin's RiverFlight
Sunrise over the desert is breathtaking, especially when each morning the skyline is filled with balloons.

J. Renee - An Interview with Kevin Uliassi
After twelve years of planning Kevin Uliassi grabs for the brass ring. While he came up short this time don't count him out. Here is a prime example of what Teddy Roosevelt called "the man in the arena."

Global Hilton - An Interview with Dick Rutan
Rutan and Jeanne Yeager were the first to fly around-the-world non-stop, non-fueled in 1986. The first time Rutan did it in an airplane. This time he is trying to be the first in a balloon. The Global Hilton was big new in Texas. How big? It bumped Jerry Jones' firing of his football coach as the number one story on the evening news. In Texas, that is big.

Calendar

Preflight
News and Information

Balloon Life Marketplace
Products and Services for sale

Balloonmeister
Jim Ahern

Postflight
Letters to the Editor

Hangar Flying
with George Denniston
Up, Up, and Away-EEEEE

Cover Photo: Ballooning in the desert at Laughlin, Nevada's RiverFlight, Photo by: Paul Hiffimeyer