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December Update

Dec 4, 2022 Cloudbouncer, Crew Development, Flying Events, General Club Business, Latest Items, Special Events

A busy month is on tap, with Jingle Bells, Flying Events and Crew Competition, the…

November Cloudbouncer now available

Nov 28, 2022 Cloudbouncer, Flying Events, General Club Business, Latest Items, Special Events

Yep, the November 2022 Cloudbouncer is now available for your viewing pleasure. You can read…

FAA Extends Aircraft Registration Period

Nov 22, 2022 Flying Events, General Club Business, Latest Items

The FAA today announced it’s going to extend the time an aircraft registration is valid…

Check Your Email

Nov 20, 2022 Cloudbouncer, Crew Development, Flying Events, Special Events

It’s a busy Thanksgiving week for AAAA. An Email was sent this morning (Sunday) with…

November Competition

Nov 13, 2022 Crew Development, Flying Events

November’s Flying Events Competition found 28 pilots scanning in for a cold morning of flying….

New Website Design

Nov 11, 2022 Cloudbouncer, Community Relations, Crew Development, Education, Flying Events, General Club Business, Special Events, Ways and Means

Coming in just 10 days! November 21, 2022. Mark your calendar to celebrate the new…

November Competition

Nov 8, 2022 Crew Development, Flying Events

It’s Competition Time! Both Flying Events and Crew-Dev will have competitions this weekend. Saturday, Nov…

October Cloudbouncer & November Preview

Nov 1, 2022 Cloudbouncer, Crew Development, Flying Events, General Club Business

Hey we’re a little late getting this out to you, but the October Cloudbouncer is…

September Scores Posted!

Sep 7, 2022 Crew Development, Flying Events

The September flying event is already here. Sunday, Sept 11 at Balloon Fiesta Park. Pilot…

August Competition Results

Aug 14, 2022 Crew Development, Flying Events, General Club Business

The results of this weekend’s Flying Event and 2nd Annual Cornhole Crew Tournament have been…

Competition Time!

Aug 11, 2022 Crew Development, Flying Events

It’s time for the competition to heat up to match the temperatures. Flying Events and…

July Competition

Jul 10, 2022 Crew Development, Flying Events

Flying Events and Crew-D held events on July 11, 2022. Scores are posted to the…

More Action Needed

Jul 10, 2022 Cloudbouncer, Crew Development, Education, Flying Events, General Club Business

There is an update regarding the DRONE proposed FAA Right of Way Rule as pertains…

June Update

Jun 11, 2022 Flying Events

We survived the TFR experience and had a great Hare & Hound Flying event. See…

May Flying Event CANCELED!

May 7, 2022 Flying Events

The Mother’s Day Flying Event has been canceled due to the wind forecast. No points…

It’s May!

May 2, 2022 Cloudbouncer, Flying Events, General Club Business

The Cloudbouncer is available for viewing and/or downloading. Sunday is our Monthly Flying Event. It’s…

April Flying and Bunny Butts

Apr 10, 2022 Crew Development, Flying Events, General Club Business

Saturday, April 9 found AAAA members flying and bouncing bunny butts. Well, not actual bunnies,…

Flying and Crew Competition Email sent

Apr 5, 2022 Cloudbouncer, Crew Development, Flying Events, General Club Business

We just emailed a reminder about this weekend’s flying and crew competition. Didn’t get it?…

AAAA LOA in Effect

Mar 27, 2022 Flying Events, General Club Business

updated 3/28/2022 AAAA has an LOA with ATC regarding Class C airspace. The Final, signed…

FAA ATC on ABQ LOA

Mar 24, 2022 Flying Events, General Club Business

The FAA and ATC will be presenting on the ABQ LOA via YouTube, not Zoom,…

Good News on the ADS-B Situation

Mar 16, 2022 Flying Events, General Club Business

UPDATED 9 am, 3-23-22 The DRAFT version of the LOA has been posted for your review. There’s…

New Leader in Flying Events!

Mar 13, 2022 Crew Development, Flying Events

There’s a new leader atop the overall Flying Events Standings for 2022. Al Lowenstein with…

March Flying Moved to RR field

Mar 3, 2022 Flying Events

Quick update. March Flying Event moved to the RR field. Sunday, March 13 Sunrise is…

February Meeting Time

Feb 21, 2022 Crew Development, Education, Flying Events, General Club Business, Special Events

Yep, it’s meeting time already! Tuesday, 2/22/22, 6:30 pm at the Balloon Museum, or on…

Friends and Lovers Wrap-up

Feb 13, 2022 Crew Development, Flying Events, Friends and Lovers, Special Events

What a GREAT weekend for the 2022 Friends and Lovers Balloon Rally. Good Scores by…

Friends & Lovers Score!

Feb 12, 2022 Crew Development, Flying Events, Friends and Lovers, Special Events

While Mother Nature didn’t cooperate with good flying weather, that didn’t stop crews from putting…

Friends and Lovers and Waivers

Feb 9, 2022 Crew Development, Flying Events, Friends and Lovers, Special Events

It’s Friends and Lover’s Weekend. Here are a few important reminders. For all the details,…

Friends and Lovers Just Days Away

Feb 5, 2022 Crew Development, Flying Events, Friends and Lovers, Special Events

Registration for Friends and Lovers closes this Thursday night. Pilots remember you must also have…

January Meeting and Cloudbouncer

Jan 23, 2022 Cloudbouncer, Flying Events, Friends and Lovers, General Club Business, Special Events

It’s time for the first meeting of the year. This coming Tuesday, Jan 25, 6:30…

Renewals and Calendars

Jan 12, 2022 Flying Events, General Club Business

Renewal notices have been mailed and emailed. Didn’t get either? Click here! And the 2022 calendars…

Jan Scores Posted

Jan 8, 2022 Flying Events

The scores, both of them, are posted on the Flying Events page. Ok, everyone that…

January Flying, Cloudbouncer, Fund raising, Ground Schools and more!

Jan 4, 2022 Cloudbouncer, Education, Flying Events, General Club Business

Wow, do we have a lot of news all of a sudden?! This weekend is…

Winners Identified!

Dec 13, 2021 Crew Development, Flying Events, General Club Business

Jingle Bell concludes the 2021 competition year and with that, we have winners in both…

Jingle Bell UPDATE!

Dec 11, 2021 Crew Development, Flying Events, Special Events

It was great to be inside the Sid on Saturday, but we’re moving on Sunday…

November Flying Results

Nov 14, 2021 Flying Events, Special Events

Even though Mother Nature didn’t cooperate with our November Flying Event, show-up points were awarded…

Tom Fisher Gets Sid Cutter Award

Oct 12, 2021 Cloudbouncer, Crew Development, Education, Flying Events, Friends and Lovers, General Club Business, Special Events

Tom Fisher was recognized at the AIBF Awards Ceremony with the Sid Cutter Award for…

September Cloudbouncer online!

Sep 28, 2021 Cloudbouncer, Flying Events, General Club Business

Timely information has just been published online. The September Cloudbouncer is now available. Download it today….

Calculate Weight and Temp

Aug 28, 2021 Education, Flying Events, General Club Business

Balloon pilots need to be calculating max temperature and lift before each flight. Not only…

August Event Update

Aug 14, 2021 Crew Development, Flying Events, General Club Business, Special Events

Winds kept us from flying balloons, but not from a breakfast of hamburgers and hot…

July Update

Jul 16, 2021 Cloudbouncer, Crew Development, Flying Events, General Club Business, Special Events

July has been and continues to be a busy month for AAAA. Check your email…

Mid July Updates

Jul 13, 2021 Cloudbouncer, Crew Development, Flying Events, General Club Business

July Flying Event Scores are posted on the Flying Events page. Crew-D July Scores posted…

It’s a Four for All Sunday!

Jul 8, 2021 Crew Development, Flying Events, Special Events

This Sunday, July 11, we have a flying event, a Crew-D contest, a Crazy Hat…

What’s the Word Contest

Jul 5, 2021 Crew Development, Flying Events, General Club Business

‘What’s the Word’ Contest? Create a Safety Legacy to Protect Crew! Leaving the ground outside…

And the results are in….

Jun 12, 2021 Crew Development, Flying Events

28 pilots scanned in, 17 scored and at the top of the heap, Ray Bair…

June Flying and Crew D

Jun 7, 2021 Crew Development, Flying Events

It’s June Competition time. Flying Events is Saturday, June 12, Rio Rancho Launch Field. In-person…

May Scores Posted

May 12, 2021 Flying Events

May Flying Event Scores are posted. Not that it does much with the competition canceled….

May Flying

May 4, 2021 Crew Development, Flying Events

Mother’s Day and May Flying are back together again this year! Sunday at Balloon Fiesta…

April Flying and Flinging

Apr 10, 2021 Crew Development, Flying Events

Congratulations to Steve Coffing, Sam Parks, and Al Lowenstein for their first, second, and third…

Flying & Crew Event on Saturday

Apr 5, 2021 Crew Development, Flying Events, General Club Business

Saturday, April 10, 2021, it’s Flying and Flinging. Email sent to all members on Monday…

Flying and Crew Events this weekend

Mar 10, 2021 Crew Development, Flying Events

CANCELED DUE TO WEATHER FORECAST Flying Event-Balloon Fiesta Park Saturday, March 13 Gate Opens at…

FnL Weekend Update

Feb 13, 2021 Crew Development, Flying Events, Friends and Lovers, Special Events

Hey Friends and Lovers… We’re in the middle of the weekend. Flying Events had a…

Email alert!

Feb 11, 2021 Crew Development, Flying Events

An e-mail was sent to the entire membership this afternoon (Thursday 2/11/21) announcing this weekend’s…

Registration (Reservation) Now Open

Jan 28, 2021 Crew Development, Flying Events, Friends and Lovers, Special Events

The Friends and Lovers Hot Air Balloon Rally is taking shape a little differently this…

December Results

Dec 17, 2020 Crew Development, Flying Events, General Club Business, Special Events

December found us without our usual Jingle Bell non-rally, but with a Flying Event and…

September Meeting Notice

Sep 18, 2020 Flying Events, General Club Business

In addition to regular club business, our program will be Ken Tuley talking about the…

July Events, 1-Canceled, 1-Game On!

Jul 8, 2020 Crew Development, Flying Events

As you might have expected we have had to cancel the July 2020 Flying Event…

Friends and Lovers Rally 2020 – Love you to the Moon

Jan 29, 2020 Crew Development, Flying Events, Friends and Lovers, Special Events

2020 Schedule of Events Friday, February 7th 5:00 pm – Doors Open for Pilots, Sponsors…

2020 Board Meeting Schedule and Flying Events Schedule

Jan 2, 2020 Flying Events, General Club Business

The 2020 Board Meeting schedule can be found at https://hotairballooning.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/AAAA-2020-Board-Meeting-Schedule.pdf The 2020 Flying Events schedule…

2019 Banquet Tickets now on sale!

Dec 14, 2019 Flying Events, General Club Business

“was a ticket order form”

2019 Jingle Bell (non) Rally

Dec 4, 2019 Crew Development, Flying Events, Special Events

The Jingle Bell event is schedule for December 14. The first 50 pilots to show…

New Green Zone

Sep 30, 2019 Flying Events, General Club Business

The Balloon community are welcome to launch from the horse arena/5 acres anytime throughout the…

New PZs

Aug 28, 2019 Flying Events, General Club Business

We have 3 landowners with some serious complaints about low flying balloons. They have reached…

We have a Waiver!

May 30, 2019 Flying Events

The FAA has issued a Certificate of Waiver for our Flying Events. It’s only in…

Wind Profiler Back Online!

Apr 3, 2019 Flying Events

The Wind Profiler at Double Eagle Airport is back online! Same URL as before… http://detect.rwp.abq.s3-website-us-west-2.amazonaws.com But…

March Flying Event

Mar 1, 2019 Flying Events

Don’t forget to move your clocks forward! March 10thBalloon Fiesta Field 6:45am Registration7:15am Pilot Briefing

Tonight! Balloon Fiesta Field Usage Meeting

Jan 23, 2019 Flying Events, General Club Business

We want to start a new practice here at the Balloon Fiesta Park (BFP). We…

Friends and Lovers Balloon Rally

Jan 15, 2019 Crew Development, Flying Events, Friends and Lovers, Special Events

Love is in the … AIR! Please read entire post for all the dates, times,…

CANCELLED – January Flying Event

Jan 12, 2019 Flying Events

I’m sure you have all already seen the crummy weather forecasts. Everyone should sleep in…

January Flying Event

Jan 9, 2019 Flying Events

Jan 13th Rio Rancho Launch Field Registration 6:45am Briefing 7:15am If you have a trailer…

2019 Board Meeting Schedule and Flying Events Schedule

Jan 7, 2019 Flying Events, General Club Business

The 2019 Board Meeting schedule can be found at https://hotairballooning.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/AAAA-2019-Board-Meeting-Schedule.pdf The 2019 Flying Events schedule can…