Fast Facts About the Horizon® Blimp’s Western Canada Journey ® • The Horizon Blimp will cover 2.5 million acres on the ground and almost 3 million acres in the sky throughout the three-month tour • The Horizon Blimp averages heights of 200 to 450 feet above the ground and frequently performs aerial acrobatics • The most crowd-pleasing flight demonstration is the breathtaking nose high departure and vertical take-off. • A three man crew will operate the Horizon Blimp totaling approximately 3000 man hours • The most common question asked of the crew during last year’s tour was, ‘How much to get a ride?’ • The Horizon Blimp will take over 10,000 hours of aerial footage. • Ready for flight, the Horizon Blimp weighs only approx. 8 kg and measures 35’ x13’ when fully inflated. • The Horizon Blimp will be flying between 40 and 64 km/hour - the fastest recorded speed is 70 km/h. • The Horizon Blimp is filled with helium (approximately 1350 cubic ft. of inert lifting gas). • The Horizon Blimp is powered by (2) Twin Fuel Injected, 2 stroke engines, which burn Methanol/castor oil mix as fuel. It has independent 7.2 volt battery systems on board, to power the electronics required for flight. Horizon Blimp Flight Path: 1. Saskatoon, SK 11. Medicine Hat, AB 21. Regina, SK May 1st to 3rd May 31st to June 2nd June 30th to July 2nd 2. Biggar, SK 12. Fox Valley, SK 22. Southey, SK May 4th to 6th June 3rd to 5th July 3rd to July 5th 3. Kerrobert, SK 13. Eatonia, SK 23. Abemethy, SK May 7th to 9th June 6th to 8th July 6th to July 8th 4. Consort, AB 14. Kyle, SK 24. Montmartre, SK May 10th to 12th June 9 to 11th July 9th to July 11th 5. Hanna, AB 15. Webb, SK 25. Weyburn, SK May 13th to 15th June 12th to 14th July 12th to 13th 6. Hussar, AB 16. Morse SK 26. Wawota, SK May 16th to 18th June 15th to 17th July 14th to 16th 7. Vulcan, AB 17. Tugaske, SK 27. Reston, MB May 19th to 21st June 18 to 20th July 17th to 19th 8. Barons, AB 18. Congress, SK 28. Deloraine, MB May 22nd to 24th June 21st to 23rd July 20th to 22nd 9. Taber, AB 19. Pangman, SK 29. Killarney, MB May 25th to 27th June 24th to 26th July 23rd to 25th 10. Foremost, AB 20. Watrous, SK 30. Brandon, MB May 28th to 30th June 27th to 29th July 26th to 28th .