Summary: Balloon Fiesta 2014
Sun Flyer participates in another successful Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta
It was the best of times, the best of times. Sun Flyer participated again in another successful balloon fiesta. Weather was a problem on only 2 days when wind prevented ascension. There were some highlights :
- Frank Bacon was made a master balloon pilot for 40 years of flying without an accident
- Sun Flyer finished in 71st place out of 285 pilots who finished competition
- Josh and Scott landed in a neighborhood and were rescued by the "Golden Girls"
- John provided his short bus and as usual kept the trains running on time with his expertise
- Paul provided his trailer, much needed by the Sun Flyer pilots and crew
- Frank's birthday was the last day of the fiesta
As usual, it was a team effort. The crew of Sun Flyer, fuelled by donuts and burritos, were entertained with good humor and banter.
Main menuWeather Summary of Balloon Fiesta October 3 through October 12, 2014
| Date | MaxTemp | MinTemp | WindSpeedAvg | WindSpeedMax | 2MinDir | PeakWindSpeed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 3 | 77 | 45 | 4.9 | 13 | 20 | 17 |
| October 4 | 80 | 49 | 8.1 | 24 | 340 | 29 |
| October 5 | 79 | 51 | 11.2 | 20 | 320 | 30 |
| October 6 | 83 | 50 | 6.7 | 20 | 320 | 25 |
| October 7 | 81 | 51 | 3.1 | 10 | 30 | 14 |
| October 8 | 69 | 58 | 6 | 16 | 220 | 20 |
| October 9 | 69 | 53 | 5.8 | 28 | 220 | 33 |
| October 10 | 64 | 55 | 11 | 23 | 80 | 26 |
| October 11 | 69 | 50 | 5.9 | 15 | 310 | 18 |
| October 12 | 75 | 50 | 18.7 | 49 | 300 | 67 |
| Source:Climate Data National Weather Service | ||||||
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Links to parts of this website and external websites
- Introduction
- Summary
- Sun Flyer Log
- Crew
- Caution from Sun Flyer concerning lower propane pressure in hot air balloons
- Wikipedia link to hot air ballooning
- Sun Flyer video from 2012 balloon fiesta
- Sun Flyer Video from 2013 balloon fiesta
- Sun Flyer video from 2014 balloon fiesta
- PBS video "Ben Franklin's Balloons"