Perhaps the most thrilling of all aeronautic sports is free ballooning. The feeling one has, as the earth rapidly drops away from the ascending balloon, is one that cannot be described in words. The e [ ... ]

1783 -- The first gas balloon flight was accomplished: Jacques A.C. Charles a French professor of philosophy who had been experimenting with the recently discovered hydrogen gas for applications with  [ ... ]

In the 2020 Summer election, Gas Division members approved an updated set of By-Laws. Those updated by-laws can be viewed by "logged-in" Gas division members by clicking on the BOARD MEMBERS tab and s [ ... ]

The following rules will apply to Gordon Bennett Qualification as of December 2018:

3.4 Representatives to Coupe Aeronautique Gordon Bennett

The U.S. is entitled to send three teams of two p [ ... ]

Aero Club of America - NC Chapter

Aero Club of America - NC Chapter is a gas club in North Carolina formed for the purpose of Gas Balloon Flight.  The club provides shared expense, t [ ... ]

What's required to get a Gas Balloon Rating?

Federal Aviation Administration regulation 61.103 states to receive a private pilot license with a balloon rating you must:

A. Be at least 16 years old f [ ... ]

The HACD is excited to officially announce that the 2023 US National Championship will return to the Great Texas Balloon Race in Longview, TX June 12-18, 2023 with Sam Parks as Event Director.  T [ ... ]

Maury Sullivan talks with Regan Tetlow of AirSports News about US TEAMS. Check it out the video at 

The 2022 Rules, 2023 Regulations, Policies and Procedures are now available for downloading. You can find the download at the links below.

Balloon LIVE sensors are now available for pre-order. 

Pilots will be required to provide their own Balloon Live Sensor at the 2021 US Team Nationals and the 2021 US National Champions [ ... ]

HACD Members,

The HACD board would like to encourage you to vote as a part of a special election dealing with bylaw changes for the HACD. The possible bylaw changes deal with two issues. [ ... ]

The BFA's Hot Air Competition Division (HACD) has released the 2020 version of the Simplified Rules.

These competition rules are used by events desiring to submit scores to be included  [ ... ]

“The Spirit of Annie Award”

The “Spirit of Annie” award, established by the Northeast Ohio Balloon Pilots Association in memory of a very special observer, Annie Pryne, will be awarded whenev [ ... ]

LONGVIEW, TEXAS – A first-time event attached to one of the premiere balloon competitions is growing to more than twice its size this year and is looking for young and new-to-the-sport balloon pilot [ ... ]

Agenda for HACD October Teleconference

The US National Championship has started in Scotts Bluff County, NE.  The event includes two days of practice flights and six days of competition with nine potential flight opportunities.&nb [ ... ]

Here is the Women’s Nationals pilot list and banner numbers for 2019.

The BFA's Hot Air Competition Division (HACD) has released the 2019 version buycialisonlineworldwidestore.com of the Simplified Rules.

These competition rules are used by events desiring to  [ ... ]