All Blog Posts Tagged 'balloon' (13)

Hey There! We are Cloud 9 Entertainment in Las Vegas, NV. We were wondering if you or any of your readers would be interested in helping us inflate our helium balloon on September 15th. There will be Free food and drinks. Please email info@cloud9vegas.com for more info. We would love for you to pass this around! Thanks!!!

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I got my Ballooning Magazine today... the editor's column posed a question that I want to ask all of you... Who (or what) inspired your love of flying? Continue

In March I was lucky enough to attend a safety seminar that had a presenter who's entire segment revolved around the idea that back in the day we (the balloon community) used to talk about flights we had. Not brag, not shoot the bull with an adult beverage in hand, but talk and dissect and question the hows and whys of the flight. If things didn't go well we were willing to share what happened, why it happened (or why we thought it happened) and if we didn't know, to ASK other pilots and get… Continue

A Great Way to Fly

Sky Waltz have over 3 years experience in hot air ballooning and a 100% safety record.

We fly every day in Jaipur, Delhi, Udaipur and Ranthambore - weather permitting.



The Experience

We meet just before dawn at the hotel in Jaipur. While you enjoy a cup of tea or coffee, the pilot checks the exact wind direction and chooses an appropriate launch…

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A recent ad said, “When was the last time you did something for the first time?” Well, I just did. I took my maiden flight in a hot air balloon with Sky Waltz. And I don’t think I’ve really come down to earth yet!

Our SkyWaltz Experience began pretty early that morning, when their cheerful crew came and picked us up at our hotel. My friends and I were brimming with anticipation and threw a barrage of questions at the crew, which they answered happily. After…

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hey AMers, i have a question, im planing on my next rc and want it to be an easy special shape, and i was thinking a blue/ purple/ dark normal envelope with a gold or yellow star sticking out of it, thus star struck. What do you think? pleez give me your opinion. thanx

-avery

how about a rubiks cube special shape hot air balloon? im surprised noone to my knowledge has made one. what do you think? please feel free to comment.

-avery

Chinese gymnasts Yang Wei, All-Around Beijing Olympic gold winner hold a romantic seaside hot air balloon wedding in the coastal city of Sanya, Hainan Province on November 6. His wife is Yang Yun, also a gymnast.

News provided by Beijing Airdriven Co., Ltd------A Chinese hot air balloon manufacturer.…

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I have been flying special shape balloons since 1989. My love for shapes has made it such that I am always looking at items thinking how cool they would look flying overhead. I am always considering my next shape. Or my first believe it or not. What many people don't know about me is that I have only owned 3 shapes to this point. The Little Bees and the Eagle. The Little Bees were my first and second and the Eagle my third owned shapes. Prior to that I had flown the Famous Footwear shoes,… Continue

Hey Everyone.



as you all may have heard Andy is making a balloon video. I saw that he was making a video and commented him, i challenged him to a balloon video challenge.

he has accepted my challenge.

Basically Me(Mike) and Andy are going to release one video each then leave it up you guys (Aunty Monkey members) to decide who is the winner!



Rule:

1.All Video/Pictures have… Continue

Google Special Logo for Hot Air Balloon's Birthday

Jacques and Étienne Montgolfier

Joseph-Michel Montgolfier

August 26, 1740 - June 26, 1810

Jacque-Étienne Montgolfier

January 6, 1745 - August 2, 1799

Two of sixteen children of a prosperous French paper manufacturer, Joseph and Étienne Montgolfier mounted the first public demonstration of a hot air balloon on June 4,… Continue

'Bird's Nest'&'Water Cube'

Beijing Olympic Sport Center will be opened for free to the public from June 6,2008 to June 8,2008. During these 3 days, the public not only can participate sports activity in each stadium, but also can take hot air balloon ride free of charge for overlooking the 'Bird's Nest'&'Water Cube' (National Stadium & National Aquatics Center). Considering the safety of the public, the Olympic Sport Center… Continue

News from Beijing:

2008 H1 China Hot Air Balloon Challenge Game & 2nd Haikou Hot Air Balloon Festival will be hold in HaiKou, a beautiful seaside city in the southeast of China from April 24,2008 to April 30,2008. Forty hot air balloon teams will attend the festival, in which twelve teams will cross the Qiongzhou Strait. Almost all the balloons in the festival were made in China,



Press conference of 2008 H1 China Hot Air Balloon Challenge Game & 2nd Haikou hot air… Continue