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HeeBeeGeeBees = Hot Bunch of Girl Balloonists > the all-girl team

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Sydney, Australia

About Me:

I got bitten by the bug in 1999 and I have been a private pilot since 2002.
I've been competition crew ever since my very first encounter with balloons, and I flew as a competition pilot in my own right at the last Australian National Championships in July 2007, with the one and only all-girl-crew: the HeeBeeGeeBees (Hot Bunch of Girl Balloonists).
Background photo, Inti Punku, Tiahuanacu, Bolivia.

Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well-preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming: "WOW - what a ride!"

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At 5:58am on August 20, 2009, Werner Schrank said…: Hey!

I am not sure that i can go to the worlds in debrecen.
In this moment i am on place 6 in the austrian ranking list and i think from austria can go 4 teams to the worlds....

blue skies,

werner

At 6:12am on August 11, 2009, Werner Schrank said…: Hey!

Thanks for your comment!
I dont have win the championchips this year...

blue skies,

Werner

At 12:35am on July 23, 2009, Jason Fogue said…: Hi,
Ill be in Australia for about a year. I'm studying at the University of Newcastle for a semester then student teaching for the following semester. Why aren't you able to get out flying enough?

At 5:20pm on July 17, 2009, Daryl Beattie said…: Hi Maaike,
Well congrats! Probably best to ride on something that fits into your license category and step up in the future. Really depends on what style of riding you want to do.... I like Adventure, so i have a BMW GSA 1200 for road and off road. You will find your interest after a few years riding around and meeting fun people. Balloon flying has been quiet for me.... Just busy.
Sorry i was not much help.... Hope to see you all soon. DB

At 4:43pm on July 17, 2009, mark mitchell said…: i know i was dying to be there be i had to work!!! stupid work how about me and you run our own little comp somewhere? i hated not being there

At 1:51pm on July 17, 2009, Daniel Lariviere said…: Hi there to complete our contact they call me at home 450-357-1666
on my cell 514-928-2024 @ mail dsjl@videotron.ca

At 11:31pm on July 12, 2009, Lu Michell said…: Well done at the Nationals, Richard and James and I have been following your progress all week

At 1:34pm on July 11, 2009, Michael Toulson said…: Woop sorry just found the post and the website loaded this time so Ive got all the results i need =) for some reason the website wasn't uploading the other day. Andrew didn't do so well. I thought Scobie would have been higher up but lucky he didn't end up in the "Beaten by a girl club"

At 1:26pm on July 11, 2009, Michael Toulson said…: oh who was it?
wow only 14 competitors
who were the top 5 and where did Andrew in windward come?
yeah Mitch if you had payed for my flight to Aussie i am sure i could
have made him come =P

At 10:50pm on July 9, 2009, Michael Toulson said…: Hey Maaike hows it going?
how many boys are you beating so far?
can i get an update please on how everyone is doing?