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Thursday, 20 August 2009 08:20 |
By Jeff Pestun
In less than one week I'll be in Battle Creek, Michigan competing in my first Nationals. As such, I've been asked to share a few of my thoughts on the upcoming Championship.
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Saturday, 15 August 2009 12:17 |
Here is the Officials and Staff list for Nationals 2009, also the Holiday Balloon Fest Officials and Staff list.
Nationals Officials and Staff 2009
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Friday, 14 August 2009 00:00 |
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Last Updated on Sunday, 17 April 2011 14:00 |
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Written by Rick Jones
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Thursday, 13 August 2009 15:30 |
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The Battle Creek competition map is ready to download for competitors in the US National Championship. Calibration files for Ozi and Compe are also available. These were created using software from www.delorme.com.
The files can be found in the Competition portion of the BFA website under US Nationals. To download the files, you must first login as a member to the BFA website at www.bfa.net. If you are not logged in the files will be invisible.
If you need a login name and password, or have forgotten yours, please call the BFA Office and they will set you up.
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Wednesday, 12 August 2009 23:06 |
If you have anyone looking for overnight accommodations during the U.S. National Hot Air Balloon Championship please forward this booking link to them.
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Last Updated on Sunday, 17 April 2011 13:59 |
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Wednesday, 12 August 2009 22:44 |
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List of Fiesta Flyers for the US Nationals, August 26-30, 2009 effective August 12, 2009
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Last Updated on Saturday, 27 March 2010 16:27 |
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Wednesday, 05 August 2009 22:56 |
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The 2009 US Nationals in Battle Creek, MI is fast approaching and we look forward to seeing all of you soon. Derrick Jones and HBF, Inc. and the event staff have been working hard since the official approval of the Michigan site to pull together a first class event. While the time constraints of a late start have been challenging, I believe you will be quite impressed with the venue and the hospitality offered.
Here is some important information for you as a competitor to allow you to better prepare for the event.
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Last Updated on Monday, 17 August 2009 13:12 |
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Sunday, 19 July 2009 23:50 |
The HACD has the following upcoming elections:
HACD Southeast Regional Director:
Sam Parks
Chase Donner
HACD North Central Regional Director:
Jason Jones
Al Appenzeller
HACD At-Large Officials Director:
Mike Gilligan
(No formal election due to single candidacy; HACD Board to approve
representative at August meeting)
Paul Petrehn
HACD Chairman/Great Lakes Region
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Last Updated on Tuesday, 22 June 2010 22:43 |
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Sunday, 19 July 2009 23:04 |
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Dear HACD North Central Region Members,
I would like to take a moment to introduce myself, my name is Jason Jones and I am running for the NC Regional Director for the BFA Hot Air Competition Division. I am very fortunate to have grown up in our sport and very much want to represent you in the Competition Division.
I started out crewing at a very young age and by the age of 16 I was the crew chief for my parents at the National Championships in my home town, Indianola, IA. Growing up there I was able to watch many great pilots compete. Pilots like Rob Bartholomew, Jim Thompson, Bruce Comstock to name a few that I admired and hoped to fly like some day. Of course there are many other great pilots from all over the country that I greatly respect.
After crewing I became a pilot in my early twenties and immediately started competing. Early in my flying career, I am sure just like many of you, a race within a days drive was a race I wanted to attend. I truly love the competitive aspect of our sport. After competing at many weekend and week long races I got a chance to start working as a assistant race director at the National Balloon Classic. I spent six years in the office at the Classic with two of those as the Race Director. I also have spent the last three years as safety officer at the Great Pershing Balloon Derby, the longest running BFA sanction event in the country. Currently I am working very hard to try and keep a sanction event in the Kansas City area. We had twenty balloons fly here this year and I hope to make it a bigger and better event in 2010.
In closing I hope I can earn your vote for the open NC Regional Directors position in the Competition Division. I feel that I bring not only a love for competitive ballooning but also a person who has and will continue to sit on both the race director and competitive pilot side of the table to improve our sport.
Sincerely,
Jason Jones |
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Last Updated on Wednesday, 21 July 2010 12:07 |
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