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CTBA General Meeting 

Monday, June 11, 2012

Topic: Competition

New location (only for June meeting)

Big Daddy Restaurant
SW corner @ Hwy 183 & Burnet Rd.
Crossroads Shopping Center

Social Hour at 6:30 PM
Business & Program at
7:30 PM

Map to meeting place...

CTBA Monthly Flight

June 16, 2012  

Location: TBA

Check the club phone line 512-481-CTBA (481-2822) Friday evening and again Saturday morning after 5:30 in case it has changed.

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May 19th Club Flight is postponed. Some of our pilots are out of town flying and the weather here is forcasting high winds.

 

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Check out Fun Flight photos here. Updated with March and April photos.


Balloon Demonstration

Photos from Balloon Demonstration.

Public Welcome

April 9, 2012, Monday 5:30 PM.

Zilker Park Polo Fields near the Moonlight Tower Christmas Tree (see map).

The CTBA will provide some food and drinks.

 

Zilker Park Polo Fields

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

First Flight of 2012

We had good flights today.

David, Dick, and a couple from Minnesota [in town for a few months] flew from San Marcos.Rusty, Bruce, Nick, and Joe flew from Graham Elem.

Not much steerage for Graham launch, wind from roughly 235. The radiation cooling put a chill on the surface layer, my flight temp was about 30F warmer than liftoff temp. And, coming in to play along creeks and such there was a layer to sink through that was 100ft or so thick.

The Graham folks had a really good flight. I stayed low to play around things, saw one coyote, a blue heron, hawk. Flew 1:05 and landed at Cele Rd. Traded crew along the way so four club members got to fly.  Bruce, Rusty, and Nick stayed higher and found a jet stream [not in forecast] and rode it for longer flights.  Bruce flew to south of Thrall, Nick north of Copeland, and Rusty between me and Nick.

A bunch of members out.  Ronda was running a camera. Janice, Greg, Marcos, Robert D. and Mike C. crewed for me.  Cari & Derek were out, Alison was with Rusty.  Gail & Benny were with Bruce, and I bet Tony, Robert Allen.  .  .  .  I'm missing folks 'cause Rusty had 8 in her crew.  Bret and Sandra were with Nick.  My memory is faded [this soon], but a good club participation.

All in all a fine day, and a nice way to start 2012.

JoeR

 

Balloon Glow at Lamar Middle School, November 4, 2011

    

21st Annual Lake Travis Flight August 6, 2011

Thank you to everyone who came out to the Lake Flight. We had a great time, good flying, a super spectators. A special thank you to all who submitted photos to the club. While too many to display all photos sent in, here is the link to some select ones. We look forward to seeing you all again next year.

 

July Club Flight - Hutto's 100 Anniversary

What a surpise to drive Saturday morning with rain and lightning over Hutto. Especially since we are in a record drought. Only three of the balloons inflated. Sam took his student for a lesson and Joe made a short hop.

Photos... 

 

July Fun Flights  


 

Fire Extinguisher Training


 

 February Club Flight Photos


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Short video of a January flight

 

 

 

First Flight 2011 Photos


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Barnstormer's Bash  

Bruce Lavorgna took his Thunder-Colt balloon to the lobby of the Bob Bullock Museum in conjuction with the Barnstormer's Bash. Helping were Gail, Benny, Debbie, Frank & Lloyd.


 

Memorial Hot Air Balloon Glow

Thank you to very one who came out to celebrate Veteran's Day with us on Saturday. Click here for photos. Here is a link to the clip on News 8 Austin.

Photo by Rusty Kaim___________________________________________________________________________________________________________

 

 

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