This week was a jumble.. If it stood out I'd write it here but there is little to report on that. I did have a visit to the office of a friend and fellow balloon Pilot. That was pretty cool. I got to show him how we work in the NWS. Where all the data comes and goes and how we manipulate it to to produce watches and warnings and forecasts. That was fun.
I went to a runway incursion meeting at the Sunport. They have these every year and its very eye opening. The are working at making the Sunport much more safe by removing trouble spots.. they work at this all year long.
That was it until Saturday morning when Burning Desire came out to check her corrections from last weekend. It was terribly overcast and horrible for taking pictures but I got to get more pictures and with a little processing they turned out very nice.
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This will be a week of very speedy processes. Work is a process but that is guaranteed to go at its own pace. After work will be getting some minor things done around the house.. or for Fiesta.
Thursday is registration.. I was going to wait till my Son got off work then register with him but then I would be paying attention to myself and not him and as this is his first official Fiesta as a primary Pilot I want to watch and take pics of him running the tables. ... So I am going to go and be myself and stand in line before the open up at the pavilion and drive people nuts till they open the door to register... Then I will go buy supplies and return to the Sid Cutter pavilion in time to meet Mo and walk the tables with him.
Sounds like fun huh.. It is... I should not have to see the FAA nor Insurance tables but will probably go shake hands and chat.. I will be going to the competition table to get my markers and other items.. then I will find my favorite person, Lisa, Owner from Lindstrand USA and chat about many many things.
Its always pandemonium in my head.... not much in the building as they have things in order.... Far too much excitement... no coffee needed that morning....
Friday will be Albuquerque Aloft at the Emerson Elementary.. static.. no flying.. breakfast and fuel.. another visit to the field and maybe some shopping for a coat for the Granddaughter.
Saturday will start the wild times of balloons everywhere, pictures of everything, and video of everything else... Friends not seen all year and lots of food.
Saturday Shots....
Kurt, JP and Jane's bottom end. Aerostar basket with Zone 5 burners.
Another new Adams with a Cameron bottom end with single / double burner.
Laying out on a tarp to protect the envelope fabric from micro abrasions.
Another balloon goes hot... cool effects.
Three in a row and bright as can be. Winds were non existent at the surface so everyone laid out every which way.
A good hand on the crown will keep the envelope from swinging from side to side causing lots of trouble at the other end.
Center pulley for the crown and all the centering lines that keep the crown.. in.. the.. CENTER!
Looking up and an awesome fun shot.
Kurt and Andy connect the turning vent lines up. No shoes.. socks.
The other ( I dont know the name yet sorry ) Adams envelope out. New too.
Burning Desires top all tight and tucked in.
Fireball Whiskey.. wooooo.. things you find out in the middle of nowhere.
Love this burn shot. looks very surreal.
Turning vent. Of two.
Fuel tank ready plus 60%. In the black.
Off they go... nicely does it.
Directly overhead.. took about 50 shots to get this perfect. Lots of wobbling about and framing before they got too high.
New Adams also...
Quad of each side of Burning Desire. I asked them to rotate it in place so I could get this. Probably took 40 shots then found the shots that matched position and then put it together. Each single shot is 6000x4000... for a plus 1 gig singe shot. This is half sized to make uploading possible.
Yep.. so now its back to checking the floor and moving things back.... so you are very very lucky not to have to do that.....
Have a fun and quiet Sunday...
Pat
