Fiesta Day 2. Long and winding road.

And it was. First we would go one way then the other way. It was wonderful to have such soft winds, though we did get up to 11 mph at one point..it was in no ways a direct line or even a twisty route. Up, down all around. 3 dimensional sailing. If I picked a landing spot and found a wind going that way as soon as I would setting the balloon into it, it would change. But we did have a great flight and we did land softly into the hands of our loving crew. Granted I had to spiral up about 300 feet then "Lawn Dart" it in with a directly down 600 foot a minute descent... Looking directly down when your dropping at that speed is a little stomach twisting. But I had control with the dual burners. The crew just grabbed up out of the sky.

So.. today I was going to talk about the LindstrandUSA GoPro camera mount.  It sits right at the top of the balloon envelope attached to the crown ring. It worked great. The camera sat tightly and it didn't wobble. I do think I need to set it looking up a little more. It worked exactly how it was supposed to and very secure. Here are some clips from the video....


Here I am talking to Kelley about the mount. Rory looks on. nick is on the end of the crown line and Andrew, Kelly Husband is cut off LOL. Nice view.

Standing up at last. The red cable is the camera mounts safety teather. Not needed as the LindstradUSA pad mount was secure. Puffy crown.

Off we go. All the balloons are ahead and behind. A dual camera or triple camera mount might be very interesting.

The Sandias!

The water treatment plant just over the right of the balloon. Looking for a place to light. Very hard.

After out descent.. pulling the crown down to let out all the hot air.

Nick and Andrew pulling the crown line and balloon down. Wayyy down there.

So for a mount for the GoPro or pretty much any camera the LindstrandUSA Crown Mount is perfect! I am going to put the camera up tomorrow. The mount can stay up there as the mount is all pad and fabric. The camera itself is Velco Strapped So it comes off and on easily. The video should be cool as soon as I have time to process it.

Two days of Fiesta... Both excellent. Wonderful crew were there and very athletic too....!!!

Here are a few links...

Music... from the other side.... Not bad...

http://www.neatorama.com/2013/10/06/Sweet-Child-o-Mine-on-Ghuzeng/#!k4Bfe

Massive beer chart... How you relate to the beer you drink..LOLOL

http://lifehacker.com/this-massive-beer-chart-guides-you-to-a-great-drink-an-1440894861

A wooden Vespa.. I think I could afford a cardboard Vespa...

http://www.techeblog.com/index.php/tech-gadget/another-look-at-the-stunning-fully-functional-wooden-vespa

Excellent. lost episodes!! Who?

http://www.neatorama.com/2013/10/06/Long-lost-Doctor-Who-Episodes-Found/#!k4A7K

Off to go look at the photographs I took while flying today.