The Balloon Federation of America and it's Hot Air Competition Division Congratulate Nick Donner on his second consecutive US National Championship. With four BFA National Titles, Nick trails only Bruce Comstock (6) and Joe Heartsill (5) in the Title Race. Rhett Heartsill took Rookie of the Year honors with a solid sixth place finish while Joe Heartsill was top "Senior" with his fourth place finish.
The following links contain individual BFA task results from each respective event or flight. These "positional" scores of BFA/HACD members only are used to determine the National Ranking and will differ from any all-inclusive event scores. Please click on task numbers to review scores.
If you're currently utilizing mapping software (Ozi Explorer, CompeGPS, etc.) in competition, you may be interested in the following technical information. What you view on your computer screen may not be an exact image of the real world.
The World Championships of Hot Air Ballooning will be held in Battle Creek Michigan on August 18-25, 2012. Holiday Balloon Fest of Battle Creek, under the leadership of Derrick Jones, sponsored the USA Nationals in 2009. Derrick has long had the dream of sponsoring the world competition with Observers* and his dream has come true.
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