Qualify for Regional and National competitions
Enhance your navigational skills
Participate as scoring and observing officers
Fun weekend competitions


2024 International Eligibility List

The BFA/HACD has established the following International Eligibility List for qualification to the 25th FAI World Hot Air Balloon Championship (Szeged, Hungary September 8-14, 2024) per Section VII of the 2023 Competition Rules, Regulations, Policies and Procedures using results from the 2021, 2022 and 2023 US National Championships.

Invite # Name US Nationals Eligibility Intent to Participate
1 Bruce Wood 2023 1st Paid/1st Round
2 Rhett Heartsill 2022 1st Paid/1st Round
3 Chase Donner 2021 1st  Paid/2nd Round
4 John Petrehn 2023 2nd  Paid/2nd Round
5 Joe Heartsill 2022 2nd  Paid/2nd Round
6 Jeremy Rubin 2021 2nd Paid/2nd Round
7 Joe Zvada 2021 4th  Paid/2nd Round
8 Lucas Heartsill 2022 5th Paid/2nd Round
- Branden Bloom 2021 5th NO 
9 Nick Donner 2023 6th Paid/2nd Round 
- Todd Isley 2021 6th NO
- Blake Aldridge 2023 7th NO
10 Cameron Wall 2022 8th Paid/3rd Round
12 Phil Clinger 2023 9th YES/Standby
13  Jonathan Wright  2022 9th YES/Standby
14 Paul Petrehn 2023 10th  -
15 Zerek Welz 2022 10th  -
16 Elisa Talbert 2023 11th  -
17 Joe Seymour 2022 11th  -
18 Andrew Baird 2021 11th
19 Patrick Cloyd 2022 12th
20 Bret Christian 2023 13th
21 Shawn Raya 2022 13th
22 Brad Craig 2021 13th