Balloon Life - February 1999

THE MAGAZINE FOR HOT AIR BALLOONING

February 1999
Volume 14, Number 2

Features

The Secret to Being an Absolutely Great Teacher/Flight Instructor
Before you can teach you first have to understand how people learn. Every student is different. Understanding their unique characteristics will make you a better teacher.

Tracing a Bit of Ballooning's History
Mark and Judy Rowlee go back to the motherland for ballooning and visit some of the locations that trace the history of ballooning.

A Personal Checklist
You preflight your aerostat, but do you preflight yourself? Here is an I'M SAFE checklist for the pilot to preflight themselves before flying.

Ramp Check
Balloon Life talks with an aviation attorney about the Do's and Don'ts when talking with an FAA inspector.

Special Report: The Dangers of Burner Noise

The Dangers of Burner Noise
Burner noise is one of the leading problems facing hot-air ballooning. Burner noise not only causes passenger discomfort and landowner relation problems, but it can also lead to pilot, crew, and even passenger hearing loss.

Checklist

Editor

Preflight
News and Information

Repair Station
Season Preflight Checkup or "out of the mothballs."

Balloon Life MarketPlace
Products and Services for sale

Logbook

Boise, Idaho

Breckenridge, Colorado

Scottsdale, Arizona

Freeflight
Don Piccard

Postflight
Letters to the Editor

Hangar Flying
with George Denniston
Fishing for Nessie

Cover Photo: Flying over the Eagle River in Edwards, Colorado Photo: Cindy Petrehn