September 1999
PhilGray,ownerandPresidentof
National Ballooning, Ltd., has announced
that a licensing agreement has been made
allowingMidwestBalloonServicesto
represent, sellandmanufacture National
Balloonswithinthe National Ballooning
facility. Gray says that heis actively manu-
facturingNationalBalloons,aswellas
operatinghisrepair stationwhichoffers
balloonistsnationwidethesamepreci-
sion, quality andaffordabilityit has been
known for since 1973.
For moreinformation contact thefac-
tory at 515-462-4718
Doyou carrya knife when balloon-
ingjustincasethereisanemergency
when a line needs to be cut quickly? Ever
needto access the knife quickly?
Spyderco, an American manufacture
of pocketknivesforoutdoorsportsand
theballooningindustryhasacomplete
line product line offering a wide choice of
bladesand handlestochoose from.
Spydercokniveshaveatrademark
round hole that makes opening and clos-
ing of the knife an easy one handed opera-
The FédérationAéronautique Inter-
nationale will present International Avia-
tion awards at its annualmeeting in Cyprus
thismonth.BalloonistSteveFossettof
theUnitedStateswillreceivetheDlLa
Vaulx Medal for his Absolute Ballooning
Recordfor Distance, sincesurpassedby
BreitlingOrbiter3, setinAugust1998,
witha distance of 22,910kilometers.
WorldBalloon,Albuquerque,New
Mexico, is the proud parent of a new baby
girl - Cuddles, The She-Creature! Weigh-
inginat730poundsbefore feedingand
covering up 120,000 cubic feet, she takes
35gallonsfromtitaniumbottleseach
flight! With teeth 5-1/2 feet long and a 13
foot long mouth, this is one monster of a
baby! She’s so huge that herstroller is a 29
feetchasecommanderwithawesome
monster graphics. She wears 2,350 yards
of fabric, is80 feettall, 70feet wide and
is very green! World Balloon is operating
thisawesomespecialshapeballoonfor
AmericanMovieClassics onan18city,
59 day tour in support of its MonsterFest,
a week long scary movie festival that runs
the weekbefore Halloween.
Thefollowing appeared on AVweb’s
weeklyInternetnewsservice.
The Experimental AircraftAssocia-
tionfinallygotaclarificationfromthe
FAA regarding limitations for homebuilt
aircraft that fly over populated areas. The
FAA saidthatamateur-built aircraftthat
receivedanairworthinesscertificatebe-
foreMay28,1998,andhave authoriza-
tiontotakeoffandlandoverdensely
populated areas continue to have authori-
zation to fly over those areas for “en route
operations.”Amateur-built aircraft receiv-
ingairworthinesscertificatesafterMay
28, 1998, may fly over populated areas if
theaircrafthasnohazardousoperating
characteristics or design features, and the
aircraft is controllable throughout its nor-
mal range of speeds.
AVweb is an Internet aviation maga-
zin eandn ewss ervi ceath ttp :/ /
www.avweb.com.
Theserratededgebladesimprove
cutting ability. Themodel pictured nearby,
C30Remote Release CLIPIT, allows for
easy one handed ability to quickly detach
theknifefromabeltorotherattaching
point, open, and puttouse.
Forafullproductcatalogcontact
SpydercoInc., PO Box800, Golden, CO
804 02,pho ne80 0-525 -7 770 ,email:
cus ts vc@s py d erco.co m,In tern et
www.spyderco.com.
