THE MAGAZINE FOR HOT AIR BALLOONING

May 1998
Volume 13, Number 5

Features

A Guide to Crewing for Hot Air Balloons
Course 119-Emergency Procedures and Powerlines. Part of a continuing series on crewing for people new to ballooning.

For Whose Charitable Purpose
The Balloon Federation of Ameica's Competition Division distribution of approximately $70,000 to its members comes under questions.

Internal Revenue Service Tax Exempt Requirements

Sint-Niklaas Ballonstad "Balloon 97"
Balloon Life contributing editor and staff photographer Ron Behrmann travels to Belgium for the 50th annual gas balloon meet.

How Many Tanks Can You Have?
How many fuel tanks can you have in your balloon? That depends on who you talk to. Here is an answer that has legal precedence, but may not necessarily be the final word.

Paradise Flight
A balloon oriented word puzzle to test your knowledge on. This puzzle has been saved as an Adobe Acrobat file for downloading and printing out. Acrobat Reader 3.0 is free at Adobe Acrobat

Special Report: Thunderstorms

Outcomes From Outflows
How far away is your minimum distance from thunderstorms for flying balloons? Learn how gust fronts can travel for hundreds of miles and ruin a wonderful flight.




Checklist

Editor

Calendar

Preflight
News and Information

Balloon Life Marketplace
Products and Services for sale

Balloonmeister
Orlina Asparuhova

Logbook
Langau, Austria
Rio Rancho, New Mexico

Postflight
Letters to the Editor

Hangar Flying
with George Denniston
The T Word


Cover Photo: 50th annual Sint-Niklaas Ballonstad. Photo by: Ron Behrmann


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