The sense of Fiesta is building as every Pilot announces their acceptance into the AIBF for 2015. Its a very dynamic feeling of excitement.. almost like Christmas Eve... and as there are only 198 days to go... well... So much to do but its all about timing right now. Each Pilot has to make sure his paperwork is in order.. personal and balloon.. including inspections and insurance as well as any training needed... Yes.. there are continuing inspections for balloon Pilots. We didn't sign up for any glows this year but I expect we will go out and assist one of our family Pilots. We are doing the Elementary schools launch since the kids are great to talk to and show how balloons work.. and for the kids that cant go to fiesta or don't have the chance to be around balloons its their only time to have this close contact with them. Also part of fiesta is the competition. We did request to compete but we wont worry if we don't get into it as its a heck of a lot more fun to fly off the field and get in the river.. that's fun... Below are two target displays from fiesta registration.... It gets complicated.
There are times when not hitting the fabric of a target is a good thing.
Protocols.
Distances.
I reworked my balloon envelope pattern to be fully representative of all the panels. It took a while to figure it out in three dimensions since there are three spirals going up. I have not even had time to play with the red and blue spirals....soon
Ran across this wonderful watch on the nets... so very nice!
This is a free copy of a beautiful map that is all about the cables running across the bottom of the oceans and the latency's involved with such long runs.
My facebook banner for day 198... day 198.. 198...198198198198198......
Yo! Safely back on the ground.. mind you it was a ground covered in big nasty choya cactus.....
Schrodinger's USB thumb drive....
Now I shall find a moments peace of moments peaces.... I will now think about what I have to do in those days.... Woah!
