

Sep 4, 2023 Crew Development, Flying Events, Latest Items
It’s the last Flying Event before Balloon Fiesta and we’ll be at Balloon Fiesta Park for this month’s event. With horses, zebras, and a few

August Meeting +
Aug 20, 2023 Cloudbouncer, Education, Flying Events, General Club Business
It’s time for our August meeting, Tuesday, August 22, at 6:30 pm at the Balloon Museum, or on Zoom. Also, the August Cloudbouncer is now

August Update
Aug 17, 2023 Crew Development, Flying Events, General Club Business, Special Events
Scores from our August Flying Events and Crew Games are live on the website. And HAPPY HOUR RETURNS! 5-8 pm at Brew Lab 101

July Scores Posted
Jul 9, 2023 Crew Development, Flying Events
Scores are posted for the 3rd Annual Cornhole Tournament and Flying Events, although no one but the hare balloon, and the scoring team actually made

July is Flying, Picnic, Ice Cream, and Cornhole
Jul 5, 2023 Crew Development, Flying Events, Special Events
That’s right! The July Flying Event is jammed packed with other activities. The annual picnic has been combined with the ice cream social. And

June Meeting Reminder
Jun 25, 2023 Cloudbouncer, Crew Development, Flying Events, General Club Business, Special Events
The June meeting is Tuesday, June, 27. 6 pm Social hour, 6:30 pm meeting. The program is the presentation of the Wright Brothers Award to

June Scores Posted
Jun 10, 2023 Crew Development, Flying Events
Flying Events and Crew Development held their competition on June 10. Smaller groups than usual for both competitions, but the scores are posted on the

June Update
Jun 5, 2023 Crew Development, Flying Events, General Club Business
We’re into the month of June and here’s a look ahead at the planned activities.
Flying Events – Monthly competition on Saturday, June 10, at the

May Flying Event Canceled
May 12, 2023 Crew Development, Flying Events
Due to the expected high winds Saturday morning, the Flying Event and Crew Games have been canceled.

April Meeting Time
Apr 24, 2023 Crew Development, Flying Events, General Club Business
As usual, our meeting takes place on Tuesday evening, April 25. at 6:30 PM at the Balloon Museum.While the museum is still closed, the opening

April Flying Event Scores Posted
Apr 8, 2023 Flying Events
As the title says, the scores from April have been posted to the website. 45 pilots scanned in. 33 submitted a crew waiver and received

Flying Event is Saturday
Apr 5, 2023 Flying Events
April’s Flying event is Saturday, April 8, 2023, at Westside and 10th, the intersection north of Joe Harris Elementary School in Rio Rancho. Check-in begins

LOA Extended
Apr 2, 2023 Flying Events, General Club Business, Latest Items
AAAA has a “new” Letter of Agreement through March 2024. It’s the same LOA we had before, just different dates. As you may remember, the

February 2023 Meeting and Cloudbouncer Update
Feb 25, 2023 Cloudbouncer, Crew Development, Flying Events, Friends and Lovers, General Club Business, Special Events
The February Cloudbouncer is posted for your viewing and downloading pleasure. It’s chock full of articles and candidate bios for our upcoming board election. There’s

Friends and Lovers Competition
Feb 14, 2023 Crew Development, Flying Events, Friends and Lovers
The competition is over and the scores posted for both Flying Events and Crew Development. With 85 registered pilots there were a number of scores

Friends and Lovers Update
Feb 7, 2023 Crew Development, Flying Events, Friends and Lovers, Special Events
The details are in your Email inbox Wednesday morning! Can’t find it, check it out on the Friends and Lovers Page.

Post Meeting Update
Jan 27, 2023 Cloudbouncer, Flying Events, Friends and Lovers, General Club Business, Special Events
The January Cloudbouncer is now online and available for your viewing pleasure or downloading. For those who missed Peter’s presentation on Joe Kittinger, the video

Friends and Lovers Pilot Registration
Jan 16, 2023 Flying Events, Friends and Lovers, Special Events
Registration is now open for pilot registration for Friends and Lover’s 2023.Regular-size balloon pilots have a registration fee of $45 unless you are a 2023

Friends and Lovers 2023
Jan 15, 2023 Crew Development, Flying Events, Friends and Lovers, Special Events
Yes Virginia, there will be a Friends and Lovers Balloon Rally in 2023. The theme is Loads of Love and the dates are February 11

January 2023 Scores Posted
Jan 14, 2023 Flying Events
The first scores of 2023 are now on the website. 39 pilots scanned in for January’s competition, 12 got close enough to the target to

2023 FAA Waiver for Flying Events
Jan 12, 2023 Flying Events, Latest Items
We now have a waiver from the FAA for our 2023 Flying Events. You can download the entire document in one package. Remember when you

January 2023 Flying Event
Jan 10, 2023 Flying Events
It’s Saturday, January 14, 2023. The first competition of the new year. Points and places have been reset, everyone is tied at 0 for first

Awards Tickets On Sale Now!
Dec 12, 2022 Crew Development, Flying Events, General Club Business
The competitions are over. The winners have been determined. Now it’s time to celebrate everyone for their participation and a great season of competition both

Jingle Bell Flying Event
Dec 12, 2022 Flying Events, Special Events
The Flying is over, the scores tallied and posted and Jingle Bell is in the books for 2022. With 53 and 42 pilots scanned in

Jingle Bell Time
Dec 9, 2022 Crew Development, Flying Events, Special Events
It’s Jingle Bell Time in Albuquerque. The AAAA non-rally kicks off Saturday morning with Pilot check-in at 6:30, Briefing at 7 and crew games and

December Update
Dec 4, 2022 Cloudbouncer, Crew Development, Flying Events, General Club Business, Special Events
A busy month is on tap, with Jingle Bells, Flying Events and Crew Competition, the AIBF December Sale, Menorah Glow, and plans for the Awards

November Cloudbouncer now available
Nov 28, 2022 Cloudbouncer, Flying Events, General Club Business, Special Events
Yep, the November 2022 Cloudbouncer is now available for your viewing pleasure. You can read it online, or download your very own electronic copy. And

FAA Extends Aircraft Registration Period
Nov 22, 2022 Flying Events, General Club Business
The FAA today announced it’s going to extend the time an aircraft registration is valid from 3 years to 7 years. And it’s going to

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 lots of information, including the November General Meeting (Tuesday), preliminary

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. William Blizzard was the hare taking to the sky with

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 design on Montgolfier Day!

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 12, in Rio Rancho. Pilot check-in begins at 6:15 with

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 now available for downloading or reading line. Check out the

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 badge scanning/check-in starts at 6:15, briefing and sunrise at 6:45.
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 posted and overall standings updated. Check them out on their
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 Crew-D are holding competitions this Saturday, August 13. Check-in begins
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 respective web pages. The gap at the top of Flying
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 to hot air balloons. Due to our members who have
June Update
Jun 11, 2022 Flying Events
We survived the TFR experience and had a great Hare & Hound Flying event. See the scores on the Flying Events Page.
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 for anyone. Enjoy your Mother’s Day!
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 also Mother’s Day, so we’ll have carnations for the moms
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, but ping-pong balls that looked like bunny butts. Check out
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? Maybe you didn’t renew? Maybe you didn’t respond to an
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 version has been posted. The effective date on the LOA is Monday,
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, on Friday at 1pm MDT. Here’s the direct link to
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 good news on the ADS-B situation as the FAA and ATC
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 a 3rd place throw takes the top position. Jerry Garcia
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 7:18, Mountain DAYLIGHT Time
Check-in at 6:45, Briefing at 7:15.
Don’t forget to Spring
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 Zoom. The program is Kim Vesely taking us on a

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 both pilots and crew. See the scores and standings on

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 a ring on it. Today’s crew competition was a ring

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, head to the Friends and Lovers Page.
All pilots must be registered,

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 your documents current in AAAA PAD to finalize your registration.
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 at the Balloon Museum. Hear from Zerek Welz and Ray
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 have been updated for General Meetings, Flying Events, and other committees.
Jan Scores Posted
Jan 8, 2022 Flying Events
The scores, both of them, are posted on the Flying Events page. Ok, everyone that showed up got points in addition to the 2 who
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 the first flying event of the year. Sat, Jan 8,
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 flying and crew competition.
Trent Caldwell is your Flying Events Champion
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 to the Rio Rancho AAAA Launch Field. Pilot scanning begins
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 and it made some changes in the top 10, not

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 his outstanding contribution to the sport of hot air ballooning.
Tom
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.
and Check out the Safety Corner about Flying in ABQs Class
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 is it important for safe flights, it’s something the FAA
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 dogs, and a Cornhole competition with a sudden-death toss-off.
Check the
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 for that latest info about Flying Events, Crew-D, Special Events,
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 on the Crew-D Page.
The July Cloudbouncer is available from the Cloudbouncer
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 contest, and FREE ICE CREAM!!!
Flying is from Balloon Fiesta Park,
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 the basket never ends well. Though universally understood, “Weight off!” has no redundancy or
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 with a throw of just 1.98 meters. It’s making for
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 check-in (scanning) and briefing. Registration 0530-0600. Briefing 0600.
Crew-D competition is ONLINE.
May Scores Posted
May 12, 2021 Flying Events
May Flying Event Scores are posted. Not that it does much with the competition canceled. But show-up points were awarded and those not in attendance
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 Park. Members check your email for details. Pilots look for
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 place, respectively, throws at April’s Flying Event. Twenty-two pilots scanned
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 evening at 8:40 pm MDT. Read it for how you
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 5:45 am
Sunrise at 6:19 am
Pilot Zoom Briefing at 6:30 am
Competition Window: 6:45 am-8:30
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 great competition this morning, see the results on the Flying Events page,
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 Crew Competition. Remember ALL crews can participate, whether your pilot
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 year.
Traditionally, the club has a wonderful weekend of friends, flying,
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 Crew-D competition.
Two pilots made it to the target Mike Heffron
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 Pilot Aircraft Database (PAD) that he has devised to streamline
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 due to the ban on mass gatherings, but that’s not
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 and Crew.
Baggie Drop-Off Opens
Brunch Tickets available for Sunday $5/person
Dinner Buffet Opens
5:30 pm
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 can be found at https://hotairballooning.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/2020-Flying-Events-Schedule.pdf or on the events calendar.
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 up will receive a pilot gift. Spectators of all ages

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 year. The horse arena does not house any horses. This

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 out to Rainbow Ryders, City Council members, the FAA, and
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 effect for scheduled AAAA Flying Events and only during a
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 if you want a shortcut to easily get to the data….
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 will be holding yearly, pre-season meetings with the different user
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, rules and details about this event.
Below is our flyer with all
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 and enjoy the likely snow.
We look forward to seeing you all next
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 we suggest you enter the field off Northern, on the road that goes along
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 be found at https://hotairballooning.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/2019-Flying-Events-Schedule.pdf or on the events calendar.
2019 Friends and Lovers Registration is open!
Nov 20, 2018 Crew Development, Flying Events, Friends and Lovers, Special Events
Registration for the 2019 Friends and Lovers Balloon Rally is now open! It will CLOSE (with no exceptions this year due to the new paperwork
2018 Year End Banquet – January 5th, 2019 @ 6pm
Nov 14, 2018 Flying Events, General Club Business
Banquet tickets are available for purchase at the November 27 AAAA General Meeting (Cash/Credit/Check) or Online (Coming Soon!).
Tickets are $20 each or $180 for a 10