A five-task flight, light surface winds, and chilly 34 degree temperatures greeted us this morning. The task sheet and CRAT diagram are on the event's website (click here), so I won't go into the technical details. I will say that Paul landed with no markers, timed the CRAT right, and picked up all 3 data points needed for the land run. Most of the other US pilots did the same, although many others missed either one of the hesitation waltz MSA's or didn't cross the powerlines for the land run in time. Perhaps we made up a little ground.
Both of our ground teams were busy this morning, so we didn't get a chance to snap off a lot of photos. Below is the inflation, congestion at the CRAT, and an approach on the second hesitation waltz.
The event is maintaining a web album of photos submitted by pilots and crews. It's available here.
The weather for this afternoon looks good. At 11:30am the winds are still light, so it doesn't appear that we'll have the same issues as yesterday.
We've been working since about 4:00am this morning (about 7½ hours), so it's now time for some food and probably a little nap.
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Thanks for sharing these adventurous photographs. I really want to have some fun in hot air balloons.
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Ashwani
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Looks like Paul had a couple of very nice runs....way to go to pilot and crew!!!!! Glad that you got to start flying in earnest and will have little time to eat or drink, might be able to still fit in your clothes when you fly home. Catch a nap when you can :)
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