Fiesta stuff... and ya know!

Another busy day at the office. New phone system and I have to key in speed dials one by one and also use the keypad numbers to enter the names. I got 8 out of 30 done. Not bad. Tomorrow.. more of the same plus more and mailbox setup. Should be interesting.

Well.. I said I would be putting some stuff up on the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta. Just some map kind of things to help you out of town new Pilots..

The Albuquerque International Balloon Biesta Park... off season. You can see that the park is West of I-25, North of Alameda Blvd., South of Roy / Tramway road and East of 2nd street.. Those are those yellow lines there around the field.

Pull up google earth and you can check it out like I did. 

Here are the locations of the LANDING.. where Registration is on the Thursday, Friday and Saturday before ( and during ) Fiesta. When you come in for Registration remember to get onto Alameda and turn North of Balloon Museum Drive... ( Warning... Alameda and Balloon Museum Drive are closed during Fiesta ).

Anddd.... The Briefing Tower... Where the morning briefs and glow briefs are held. Gotta be there!! Better be there. Massive amount of information for Pilots new and old. Lots of Tequila!!!

Okay.. Enough of Fiesta for now. Pass the info along to any you know who are hoping to get accepted to come. Lots more info to come... if you want to know anything let me know and I will get you the info.

Here is a link to the rules and regs of Fiesta...http://www.balloonfiesta.com/uploads/pdfs/2012Rules.pdf

Now... Important things!  

Here are, from left to right.... Takach A Breeze, Kisses Of Fire, and Patturns In The Sky doing a nice controlled launch in Los Lunas. It was a great day with very smooth winds heading in nice directions.

Flying over Albuquerque's West side just slightly West of Coors Blvd. We were chasing the Rainbow Ryders across the sky towards the North West. This was also a nice day to be heading out. The winds in Albuquerque are awesome most times. Sometimes the suck... and when they do its bad. But mostly good.

Better than most places and the steerage is fantastic. You will find that if your here for Fiesta. You can get from the field, to the river, into the river, and back up into the sky and out to the open areas of Rio Rancho. 

Its most excellent!

Bob lifting off the field to points..... well who knows... If I remember right this was a pretty brisk day to fly. Bob is a very good ( way ) Pilot and is not bothered by things like... wind speed or approaching stationary things.... He just laughs... HAH!   Laughs.... I could tell you stories..... big hairy ones... but not now... keep you guessing.

Now I would add some cool links to a friends pictures if I knew the link.. I think I will ask her what it is.. She is a good photographer... she just hides all her shots.... strange that!

Mmm... before I close this for the night... What do you want to know about flying here... We have gone over  balloon words ( phrases ) and and what to wear and what to do when getting a ride. We aren't talking about initiations. Nope. Maybe I will load some more pictures of important facts of Fiesta for new Pilots.

Not a bad idea.

Party on!