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2007 Australian Grand Prix – Day 2

Posted on March 16, 2007 by Falcon124

Once again we’re trackside at the Grand Prix with the F1 Racer balloon. When we arrived, there wasn’t much wind but there were showers of rain coming through so we put the van and trailer next to each other, rigged … Continue reading →

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2007 Australian Grand Prix – Day 1

Posted on March 15, 2007 by Falcon124

I’m working at the 2007 Australian Grand Prix with the F1 Racer hot air balloon. We’re trying to tether it so people can see it floating above the track but on the first day the winds were too high, so … Continue reading →

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Still here, no, really :)

Posted on March 13, 2007 by Falcon124

Almost a year since my last post – how slack can I get? Been flat out with IT Project Management and Ballooning work (plus a few other things) and family. Scored some travel too – we went to Hawaii for … Continue reading →

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Winter Fogs

Posted on June 10, 2006 by Falcon124

Amazing – it’s been a whole week since we last flew the balloons. Every day this week has been foggy, ranging from haze (about 4k to 5k visibility & 80% to 100% cloud cover around 300′ to 500′) through to … Continue reading →

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Flying over the valley

Posted on September 26, 2005 by Falcon124

There were a couple of spare spaces on Rob’s flight in the Yarra Valley this morning so, seeing as we weren’t flying in Melbourne (nasty weather), I took Nykolai with me for a flight It was great except that Nykolai … Continue reading →

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Learning to sew…

Posted on September 24, 2005 by Falcon124

Spent some time on Saturday with Darren from TroubleChute Rigging learning how to make repairs to parachute/balloon material. Basically, it involves using an industrial strength sewing machine, strong materials, lots of measuring/marking/cutting and some funky ways of folding bits of … Continue reading →

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Wouldn’t you like to fly…

Posted on September 16, 2005 by Falcon124

One of the benefits of working with Balloon Sunrise is that occasionally you get a chance to go up and fly over Melbourne in a balloon. If there’s a spare place on board, we try to get a crew member … Continue reading →

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