THE MAGAZINE FOR HOT AIR BALLOONING

August 1998
Volume 13, Number 8

Features

Ballooning is For Everyone
Ballooning is a sport for everyone, including persons with disabilities.

Santa Fe Trail Balloon Rally
From Viking to Balloons, a fun rally in the mountains of New Mexico.

The Squeezer - Product Review
A new balloon envelope "squeezer" that promises to make deflating the envelope fun for the crew.

Special Report: Double Eagle II - 20th Anniversary

If At First You Don't Succeed
Double Eagle I and Double Eagle II an overview.

14 Unsuccessful Atlantic Attempts 1873-1978
Those who dreamed and tried to be the first to fly a balloon across the Atlantic Ocean.

Double Eagle II - A Retrospective - Ed Yost
Ed Yost reflect on Double Eagle II's success.

Double Eagle II - A Retrospective - Patty Anderson
Patty Anderson reflects on Double Eagle II.

Double Eagle II - A Retrospective - Richard Abruzzo
Richard Abruzzo reflects on Double Eagle II.

Double Eagle II - A Retrospective - Larry Newman
Larry Newman reflects on Double Eagle II.





Checklist

Editor

Calendar

Preflight
News and Information

Balloon Life Marketplace
Products and Services for sale

Balloonmeister
Larry Newman

Logbook
Boise, Idaho
Rock Springs, Wyoming
Sevierville, Tennessee

Hangar Flying
with George Denniston
Where is that SMOKE coming from?



Cover Photo: Double Eagle II landing in Miserey, France 20 years ago this month. Photo: Courtesy of Richard Abruzzo



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