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Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta 2001 OCTOBER 2001 AVIATION SAFETY FROM COVER TO COVER Cover Story: Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta 2001 – “Our 30th Journey®” OCTOBER 2001 U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration VOLUME 40 • NUMBER 7 FEATURES Norman Y. Mineta, Secretary of Transportation Jane F. Garvey, FAA Administrator Thomas E. McSweeny, Associate Administrator Fiesta 2001 for Regulation and Certification 1 Nicholas A. Sabatini, Director, Flight Standards Service 15 Balloon Competitions and Events Around the Globe Michael L. Henry, Manager, General Aviation and Commercial Division Lights, Camera, Inflate! Phyllis Anne Duncan, Editor 16 Louise C. Oertly, Senior Associate Editor H. Dean Chamberlain, Forum Editor 18 Ballooning: A Simple History A. Mario Toscano, Associate Editor/Designer Deidra Shaw, Administrative Assistant 20 Ballooning in America 24 New Part 145 The FAA’s Flight Standards Service, General Aviation and Commercial Division, Publications Unruly Passengers Branch, AFS–805, Washington, DC 20591; tele- 28 phone (202) 267–8212, FAX (202) 267–9463; pub- lishes FAA AVIATION NEWS in the interest of flight safety. The magazine promotes aviation safety by DEPARTMENTS calling the attention of airmen to current technical, regulatory, and procedural matters affecting the safe operation of aircraft. Although based on current FAA policy and rule interpretations, all printed material 17 Runway Safety Corner herein is advisory or informational in nature and should not be construed to have regulatory effect. MedicalStuff: Considering LASIK Eye Surgery? The FAA does not officially endorse any goods, 26 services, materials, or products of manufacturers that may be mentioned. Certain details of acci- 29 FlightFORUM dents described herein may have been altered to protect the privacy of those involved. AvNEWS The Office of Management and Budget 31 has approved the use of funds for the printing of FAA AVIATION NEWS. BACK COVER Editor’s Runway SUBSCRIPTION SERVICES The Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402–9371, sells FAA AVIATION NEWS on subscription. Use the self-mailer form in the center of this magazine to subscribe. CHANGE OF ADDRESS OR SUBSCRIPTION PROBLEMS Send your label with correspondence to Sup Doc, Attn: Chief, Mail List Branch, Mail Stop: SSOM, Washington, DC 20402–9373. Or call GPO Customer Service at (202) 512–1800/6; FAX: (202) 512–2168. To keep subscription prices down, the Government Printing Office mails subscribers only one renewal notice. You can tell when your sub- scription ends by checking the date on the second line of your mailing label. To be sure that your serv- ice continues without interruption, please return your renewal notice promptly. ✳✳✳✳✳✳✳✳✳✳✳✳✳✳3–DIGIT 342 FRONT COVER: Fiesta 2000 FAN SMITH212J JUN96 R 1 423✳ record-breaking mass ascension JOHN SMITH featured this handsome jet-balloon. 212 MAIN ST FORESTVILLE MD 20747 BACK COVER: A bright “Night Glow” exchange between Uncle Sam and a Russian doll balloon. http://www.faa.gov/avr/news/newshome.htm (Cover and back cover photos by A. Mario Toscano) A DOT/FAA FLIGHT STANDARDS SAFETY PUBLICATION Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta 2001 – “Our 30th Journey®” story and photos by A. Mario Toscano t’s fall 2001, and Albuquerque, year’s record number of participating balloon event. New Mexico, is once more balloons was purposely instituted by Last year’s Balloon Fiesta regis- I ready to be transformed with the Fiesta board of directors to “en- tered a record 1,019 balloons, setting balloons in beautiful colors and hance the quality of the event.” a new Guinness World Record for interesting shapes in its sky. From Kodak Albuquerque International Bal- staging a record launch on opening the 6th to the 14th of October all loon Fiesta®(KAIBF) Board President day when 329 hot air balloons were eyes are on the “balloon capital” of Harry T. Season, Jr., explains that this launched in one hour. Fiesta 2000— the world. Named by its organizers decision places “more of a focus on despite the disrupting bad weather of “Our 30th Journey,” this year’s Fiesta the pilots will result in larger launch rain and high winds, which canceled has limited the registration to 750 spaces and more uniform launch and postponed several of its sched- balloons for the nine-day festivities, sites.” Limiting the event to 750 bal- uled events, and delayed the start of which includes the 6th America’s loon teams, according to the organiz- the 5th America’s Challenge Gas Challenge Gas Balloon Race. ers, does not affect Albuquerque’s po- Race—held participation and atten- The one-fourth reduction from last sition as the world’s largest annual dance records within the 352 acre OCTOBER 2001 1 “Balloon Glow,” just at sunset, is a breathtaking spectacle that enchants Fiesta attendees. Balloon Fiesta Park. More than 1,000 mass ascension Saturday morning. seminar by German balloon pilot hot air and gas balloons from 22 The couple flew first as newlyweds Astrid Gerhardt, winner of the Gold countries and from 40 U.S. states flew Monday the 9th, properly identified Medal at the 2001 World Air Games in over Albuquerque. An economic and with a “Just Married” banner on their Seville, Spain, on hydrogen gas bal- market analysis conducted on the ef- gondola. looning. FAA’s Albuquerque Flight fects of Fiesta on the local economy The 5th America’s Challenge Gas Standards District Office, Air Traffic during the 1999 event found that it Balloon Race began late because of Control, and Automated Flight Service brought $76.8 million in direct spend- the unusually bad weather but scored Station personnel presented pertinent ing into the area. two firsts: some gas balloons used hy- information on charts, Air Traffic Con- drogen as a lifting gas, and all race trol Centers, communications, 2000 - A YEAR OF MANY participants positions were tracked weather, and flight services. FIRSTS “real-time” by a Gas Balloon Race Command Center receiving signals HYDROGEN GAS COMEBACK The 29th Fiesta in 2000 was a year from global positioning system (GPS) AND LIVE POSITION REPORTS of many firsts, including a marriage. “trackers” that were carried on board Charlie Calico and Miles Kaplanides each balloon. The Education Commit- The 5th America’s Challenge Gas met at Fiesta 1999 and were married tee of the Albuquerque Aerostat As- Race—also the 2001 Gordon Bennett the first day of Fiesta 2000, October 7. cension Association (Quad-A), as it qualifier for U.S. participants—intro- They had intended to be married while customarily does before each gas duced hydrogen balloons in the gas the balloon was in flight, but bad race, held a special brief for participat- race that up to then had used solely weather kept them from the inaugural ing teams. This included an in-depth helium. Approximately half of the con- 2 FAA Aviation News The hydrogen comeback in ballooning documented. Top left: the crew prepares the new fuel intake system for instlation on the envelope. The bottom, right photo shows a closeup of the inflation spout ready for the hook-up with the inflation hose. Above, right, one of the hydrogen envelopes is being readied for the competition lift-off. OCTOBER 2001 3 Views from the 5th America’s Challenge Gas Balloon Race pilots and crew brief. FAA’s Inspector-in-Charge for the event, J. D. Huss, center and below, makes his presentation. 4 FAA Aviation News testants flew using hydrogen. Each participating balloon in the gas race was equipped with a GPS “tracker” system that provided accu- rate real-time position report for each participant as they flew the race. These devices send position updates when they are near ‘digital repeater’ sites. Since these repeater sites are scarce in the Midwest, some delayed reports occur. Because long distance gas competitions can take several days to complete, officials in the Gas Balloon Race Command Center used computers, and the media and public used the Internet to follow the bal- loons. This new system provides real- time information on positions and lo- cation on respective charts and maps. Viewers can zoom in and observe in real-time on large scale U.S. maps showing streets and roads over which the participants are flying. Fiesta web- site <www.balloonfiesta.com> German balloon pilot Astrid Ger- recorded more than 100,000 hits, and hardt, above, talks about hydrogen Fiesta Park visitors to the Balloon Ex- ballooning. Right, the new GPS plorium were able to track the partici- tracking unit demonstration for race pants on a large screen mounted for pilots and crew. Below, Event Direc- the duration of the race. tor Pat Brake receives a competition David and Alan Levin flew 1,998 position update from John Davis, miles and won the race, just short of center, and Dick Butterfield in the the U.S. distance record, landing Gas Race Command Center. OCTOBER 2001 5 near Portland, Maine. Richard The Albuquerque Automated Flight Service Station group in Abruzzo and Carol Rymer Davis was Fiesta’s pilots and crew tent provides pilot weather briefs on second with 1,710.5 miles, and Troy demand. Pictured above, FAA’s Georgianne Hanjoul, center in Bradley and Earl Miller arrived third the red blouse, Michael Franco (left, behind Georgianne), and with 1,236.7 miles. John van Arsdel, right with back to camera. Below, Operations FAA’s “TEMPORARY FLIGHT Manager Thom Ochello, right, briefs a pilot. SERVICE STATION” For the first time the FAA Albu- querque Automated Flight Service Station (AFSS) began providing online and live services directly to the pilots and crews participating in Fiesta 2000. Operations Manager Thom Ochello, Jr., had his crew set up a “Temporary Flight Service Station” in the pilots’ tent, and each Fiesta day they an- swered questions, provided maps, and held pilot briefs upon request.
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