Online seminar
The online seminar will be held on February 4th 2012.
Registration is now closed. We're sorry if we missed you, but we look forward to having you attend next year's online seminar.
Featured Corporate Member
The corporate member of the month is LimeLite Balloons.
From The Press
- Love soars for balloon weddings - Yuma Sun
- Facebook page hopes to bring Hot Air Balloons to Ascension
- Facebook page hopes to bring Hot Air Balloons to Ascension - Weekly Citizen
- Balloon Festival soars in first year - St. George Daily Spectrum
- Hot air balloon lands Thursday by Bush's Pasture Park - Statesman Journal
- Mesquite Hot Air Balloon Festival Deemed A Big Success By Organizers
- Hot Air Jubilee dates set; event to remain at Ella Sharp Park in Jackson
- Hudson to host hot air balloons this weekend
- Hot Air Balloon Fiesta opens February 9
- Clark Balloon Fiesta, Feb. 9-12 - Manila Bulletin
- Mesquite's blue skies welcome first Hot Air Balloon Festival - Mesquite Local News
- Pennington no longer to host balloon fest - The Advocate
- Odd-shaped floaters, F-16s invade Clark
- Sandy Valley hosting hot air balloon festival
- FOX5 Vegas - KVVUSandy Valley hosting hot air balloon festival - KVVU Las Vegas
- Colorful Balloons Will Fill The Sky This Weekend For Mesquite Event
Online Safety Seminar Update
If you are attending the seminar in Person and would like to attend at the studios in Orlando, the price is $35.00. The address for the seminar to attend in person is Telepoint Studios Facility, 7407...
Proposed User Fees
Many of you may have read online or heard talk of the proposed flight operation user fees the Obama Administration has in their current budget-deficit reduction plan. For those of you who have not,...
Flight Over the New Mexico Sandia Mountains
For many who live in the flatlands, a flight over mountains is unheard of...exotic. On Friday, January 6, three Albuquerque balloons made a flight over the Sandia mountains here. For those who...
Gary Eaton's January 2012 Long Jump
On Sunday, January 8th, I had the honor of assisting Gary Eaton in flying a BFA Long Jump flight. If you’re not familiar with Long Jump, the basic idea is “With forty gallons of propane, fly...
Alan Blount passes
The ballooning world has lost a good friend, Alan Blount. Alan was a gentleman and an ambassador for the sport of ballooning. Alan passed away on January 10, 2012. Alan was a long time competitor in hot...
2012 Rules, Regulations and Policies
The HACD Board of Directors have approved the 2012 BFA Rules, Regulations, Policies and Procedures, which can be viewed or downloaded using the link below.
US Nationals Dates Set for 2012-14
The Balloon Federation of America Hot Air Competition Division and the Great Texas Balloon Race in cooperation with LeTourneau University in Longview, Texas have announced the dates for the U.S. National...
FAI Junior World Championship Update
The HACD has received an invitation to the first FAI Junior World Championship. The event will feature eligible pilots from around the world who will not turn 27 at any point in 2012. Competition will...
HACD Event Forms and Documents
The primary purpose of the Balloon Federation of America is to promote hot air and gas ballooning as fun but safe sports and recreational activities. The BFA strongly encourages pilots and ballooning...
2012 BFA Task Results
The HACD will be accepting BFA task results from the following events for the 2012 flying season. This is an incomplete list based on the 2011 submitted results. Dates will be added upon confirmation. ...
Padelt Receives Montgolfier Diploma
Bert Padelt receives his Montgolfier Diplomas at the National Aeronautic Association's Fall Award's Banquet November 7, 2011. For Contributions to the Sport of Ballooning. Bert Padelt is...
2011 America's Challenge Update - Final
2011 America's Challenge Gas Balloon Race Wow what a race!. The last balloon in the 16th America’s Challenge Gas Balloon Race at the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta has...
2011 AC Update 10 04 2011
2011 America's Challenge Update 10/04/2011 There are two teams are still flying in this event. Team 4, America’s Peter Cuneo and Barbara Fricke (last year's winners), and Team 6, the United...
2011 America's Challenge Update 10/3/2011
2011 AC Update: 2 teams still flying! Landing Squence: Team 8 has landed. Louis Vitanza and Bert Padelt have landed 56 miles Northeast of Santa Fe. Team 7 has landed. Anulfo Gonzalez...
2011 America's Challenge Gas Balloon Flight
The 2011 America's Challenge Gas Balloon Race will launch tonight! The Race has started: Live Tracking is available: 16th America's Challenge Live Tracking Site Participating teams are: 1....
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