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Proposed Guidelines for Professional Ride Operators
Read the proposal and comment here.From The Press
- Argyle World Cup team submit bid at Wembley Stadium - The Herald
- Future groom drops ring from hot-air balloon (Daily Local News)
- RE/MAX balloon and breakfast Dec. 6 - Vero Beach Press-Journal (subscription)
- Santa's coming to town (Red Deer Advocate)
- Santa's coming to town - reddeeradvocate.com
- Local paraglider builds his own flying machine (Valencia County News-Bulletin)
- Area man heads to Macy's parade - The Coloradoan
- Zeppelin Clapton Aerosmith Supergroup Just Hot Air (antiMUSIC)
- Steamboat 6th-graders fly hot air balloons for science project (The Steamboat Pilot & Today)
- Steamboat 6th-graders fly hot air balloons for science project - Steamboat Pilot
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You can login at the top right of this page. If you need a login name Click Here, or call the BFA Office.BFA Board Elects New Officers, Continues Convention Planning
Meeting in Albuquerque, NM the BFA Board of Directors welcomed three new members and elected officers for the 2010 year. Taking their new seats on the board were Kevin Knapp (At-Large), Matt Fenster (North...
BFA 2010 On-Line Safety Seminar
The Balloon Federation of America , in conjunction with the FAA Production Studios and the FAAST Program, is proud to announce the 2010 On Line Safety Seminar. It is scheduled for February 6, 2010 and...
BFA at Oshkosh 2009
This years Oshkosh presence for the BFA contained a new element, the opportunity for an attendee to win a balloon ride for two. Using sequentially numbered promotion cards every visitor to the BFA tent...
California PUC 5513 Final
California SB 911 has been enacted and put into law. This is final version. Click here to read the text. (This is not a BFA web page.)
Board of Director Election Results for 2009
On August 21, 2009, BFA Office Manager Sharon Ripperger, along with Jim and Connie Thompson counted the ballots and did the tally for the elections. Click on the "read more" for the complete results....
Current Board of Directors
OFFICERS Paul Petrehn Chairman/Great Lakes Regional Director 1115 Rial Lake Dr. Howell, MI 48843 517-294-3995 (Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio,Wisconsin) Sam Parks...
HACD Board Update
On October 26th, the HACD Board accepted the resignation of Barb Davis as both Chief Observer and Secretary. The entire HACD Board would like to thank Barb for her professional voluntarism of many years...
Steve Lachendro Sportmanship Award
By Maury Sullivan NOBPA, in cooperation with the BFA, established the Steve Lachendro Sportsmanship Award to be presented annually at the US National Championship. In August, the inaugural award was...
Reflective Thoughts on the Recent US National Championships
Reflective Thoughts on the Recent US National Championships By Jeff Pestun About a month ago the 2009 US National Hot Air Balloon Championship concluded. Prior to that event I provided some...
HACD Election Results 2009
On August 21, 2009, BFA Office Manager Sharon Ripperger, along with Jim and Connie Thompson counted the ballots for the postions on the HACD Board and did the tally for the elections. Click on the "read...
2009 Gordon Bennett -Female Duration Record
2009 Gordon Bennett News! 08.09.2009 11:56 (tuesday): New Female World Record with 60:48h?! British pilot Janet Folkes is about to break the World Record for Women this very minute. The...
2009 Gordon Bennett Race
The 2009 Gordon Bennett Gas Balloon Race The official Gordon Bennett URL is: http://www.geneva.gordon-bennett.ch/ Here's an alternate one that is supposed to be only for pilots and...
2008 FAI Coupe Aeronatique Gordon Bennett Rules - Class AA
2008 Coupe Aeronatique Gordon Bennett Rules - Class AA
2007 BFA Gas Division Competition Rules
2007 Gas Division Competition PDF Document - Adopted April 2007
AA-6 Record Attempt Jan. 27-28, 2007
Andy Cayton's AA -6 World Record Gas Balloon Flight is ready to begin: An attempt to break world distance AA-6 gas balloon record is projected for a launch this Sunday Jan. 28, 2007 from California....
Fiesta Sees Flying Start, Gas Launches Tonight
Chamber of Commerce weather blessed Albuquerque, New Mexico this morning (Saturday, October 3, 2009) and the 38th edition of the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta used the good weather to get off...
New Calendar of Events
The BFA website has a new Calendar of Events. Organized by type of event and then by date. To see all the events in a category click on Show Events next to the picture for that category. Go to the Calendar...
Convention Archives 2008
The series of links will allow you access to the materials and documents that were created for the 2008 BFA National Convention in Louisville, KY. Unbridled Flight Convention Manual Pages...
Group Tours and Local Sightseeing Information
BFA Social Activities
Texas 2009 Youth Summer Camp Wrap-up
We would like to thank BFA member Tom Jones and his family for organizing the Michigan Hot Air Balloon Summer Camp that is going on this week. Barb Jones tells me that all is well and we look for a full...
Summer Camp 2009
Hello All! I am so pleased to announce the dates for the 2009 BFA HOT AIR BALLOON CAMPS! Texas will again host a camp on the Tyler Junior College campus in Tyler, Texas from July 12 through 16. Plus,...
MacPherson Memorial
Balloon Family, I am so pleased to announce that friends and family of Earl MacPherson, in honor of his committment to our sport, have established the Earl MacPherson Memorial to...
Ben Franklin's Letter & the "Dream of Flight"
Interesting links to the Library of Congress Special section on the "Dream of Flight" http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/treasures/wb-object.html Ballooning Firsts Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790)...
A Message from Polly Propane
And heeeeerrrre she is!! Let me introduce myself . . .I'm "Polly Propane" aka Joan McArdle-Nering . . .your new BFA Junior Balloonist section editor. This is going to be so much...
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