We don’t know how many of our members or their family members have been stricken by the COVID 19 virus, but yesterday, it’s seriousness brought tragedy as Ted Watts lost his battle with the diseas [ ... ]
The 2020 Balloon Federation of America's Annual General Meeting was held online due to COVID-19 concerns. The meeting was recorded and the video of the event is available to the public to view [ ... ]
The Balloon Federation of America's Board of Directors have agreed to extend the deadline for submissions for the Shields-Trauger Award, the National Crew Person Award and the Bill Murtorff Spiri [ ... ]
The 2020 Election results are in. The following are new members to their respective boards:
BFA Board:
At Large Director - Ted Watts
Western Region Director - Kent Barnes
Northeast Region [ ... ]
BFA Balloon Event Symposium 2021
April 7-8, 2021
Event Officials will receive specific training with a free exchange of ideas for these position
Balloonmeister Weather Officer Safety [ ... ]
BFA National Convention 2021
April 8-10, 2021
And
Event Symposium
April 7-8, 2021
Capital Plaza Hotel & Convention Center
Topeka Kansas
REGISTER HERE
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ELECTION 2020
Candidates have been selected by their respective nominating committees and we are please to announce the candidates for the 2020 election. All [ ... ]
In the May 2020 Quick Release we talked about a program that some balloonists were doing to show their gratitude for those who have been on the front line during the pandemic. If you want to star [ ... ]
As states and communities across American begin to re-open in the continuing face of the Covid-19 Pandemic, the BFA wants to assure that ballooning and balloonists are welcomed back in a positive way. [ ... ]
BFA Board member Tim Cloyd has retrieved old video and even film footage from the basement of the BFA office. He digitized the recordings and has now uploaded them to the BFA site.
Many of these came [ ... ]
As a way to experience some ballooning during the 2020 COVID-19 quarantine, we are sharing the weekly live video chats organized by Eliav Cohen. You can view them under the EDUCATION tab, or by clicki [ ... ]
The following are weather radar sites that provide good information at moderate cost.
RadarScope App
RadarOmega App
MyRadar Pro - Apple
MyRadar Pro - Android
WeatherTap (for PC - subscrip [ ... ]
