Monday, October 7, 2013

Day 4 ( 3 in Off Fiesta park field ) Awaiting Visitation rights.

And off we go again.
 
I set the ( Pat Pending. TM. R. Registered awesomeness ) LINDSTRANDUSA.com GoPro Crown camera mount camera in place again today. I faced it backwards and at a higher angle. I also had a GoPro on the side.
 
The crown Cam caught a good lot of fun. The video is much more interesting and it will make a good video. Lots of balloons all over. The top coming down is good too. Good goodness.
 
Today's flight was novel to say the least. The upper winds were hauling and there was a box.. it just was not there when I got up to where it WAS. No.. It had fled. I was at the same altitude that other balloons who were heading North and I was going West. West not being in the cards today I decided it would be better to go down.. try to hook East and land in a nice big open area.
 
None of that happened. Descending... to not get knocked farther West I had to hurry a bit down. Going  between two other balloons.. Darth Vader and a Goldfish. Now why the Goldfish was chasing Darth I do not know nor am I asking.. but between them I did go.
 
We leveled out and followed Darth but he was veering off right and for some reason I was not following... lack of dark side force or Highperactive was on a toot.. who knows. We did get a nice straight line on a tiny corner just before the Paseo Del Norte roadway. Dropping over a few trees and missing a sapling we popped down nice as you please as the Goldfish rushed by in close chase of DV. How that story came out is still.. yes .. a mystery.
 
The crew were there before I could say .. howdee dooddeee and had me over and laid out sweet. We helped two other balloons lay out safely and cleanly then off we went. Stopping by the side of the road I switched vehicles and rushed off to work. No tailgate.. no fun.. just more free work.
 
Here are a few clipped shots from today.. some side some crown.. enjoy.
 
 Launching off the field....

Flyby.

Goldfish attack!

Rowwwww.... after Darth Vader.

Many Loons!

Top Out!
 
And down... The location of the mount protects the camera.

off to some other things.

Links I found.
 
Not going to the first place and New York.. wow....
 
 
Yes.. Getting messages that reading your govt email is breaking the law.. can we please get a cup of sanity over here?
 
 
Supper awesome.. super big. super far out in the desert....
 
 
Very cool information on rivers..
 
 
Go and do something!