Balloon Federation of America
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The BFA is dedicated to the advancement of the sport and science of lighter-than-air aviation, both hot air and gas balloons. Membership in the BFA is open to anyone who shares a fascination with Lighter-Than-Air flight. Find us at www.BFA.net
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Call to Action!
Below is a link to the BFA Position Paper for 14CFR Part 108 and BFLOS written by the BFA Call to Action Committee. We ask that you use the talking points in the paper as an aid to craft your own response to the proposed rule. The deadline is October 6th.
tinyurl.com/ywwu56nx
Below is a link to the BFA Position Paper for 14CFR Part 108 and BFLOS written by the BFA Call to Action Committee. We ask that you use the talking points in the paper as an aid to craft your own response to the proposed rule. The deadline is October 6th.
tinyurl.com/ywwu56nx
Call to Action!
Below is a link to the BFA Position Paper for 14CFR Part 108 and BFLOS written by the BFA Call to Action Committee. We ask that you use the talking points in the paper as an aid to craft your own response to the proposed rule. The deadline is October 6th.
tinyurl.com/ywwu56nx
Below is a link to the BFA Position Paper for 14CFR Part 108 and BFLOS written by the BFA Call to Action Committee. We ask that you use the talking points in the paper as an aid to craft your own response to the proposed rule. The deadline is October 6th.
tinyurl.com/ywwu56nx
September 2, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Call to Action!
Below is a link to the BFA Position Paper for 14CFR Part 108 and BFLOS written by the BFA Call to Action Committee. We ask that you use the talking points in the paper as an aid to craft your own response to the proposed rule. The deadline is October 6th.
tinyurl.com/ywwu56nx
Below is a link to the BFA Position Paper for 14CFR Part 108 and BFLOS written by the BFA Call to Action Committee. We ask that you use the talking points in the paper as an aid to craft your own response to the proposed rule. The deadline is October 6th.
tinyurl.com/ywwu56nx
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Sunday Bluesky with a hot air balloon!
September 1, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Sunday Bluesky with a hot air balloon!
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I had the hot air balloon one! And I didn’t take any notes during my first class of 7th grade (geometry) because I was nervous to make so much noise with the velcro
September 1, 2025 at 1:04 AM
I had the hot air balloon one! And I didn’t take any notes during my first class of 7th grade (geometry) because I was nervous to make so much noise with the velcro
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Lucked out with perfect weather to watch the Hudson Valley Hot-Air Balloon Festival this weekend
#Stunday
#Colors #SensoryArt
#WeekIforIconic #AlphabetChallenge
#BestAbstract #AbstractAug #smArtist #ColorADay #OrangeSun #SundayYellow
#EastCoastKin #Photography #HotAirBalloon #BalloonFestHV
#Stunday
#Colors #SensoryArt
#WeekIforIconic #AlphabetChallenge
#BestAbstract #AbstractAug #smArtist #ColorADay #OrangeSun #SundayYellow
#EastCoastKin #Photography #HotAirBalloon #BalloonFestHV
September 1, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Lucked out with perfect weather to watch the Hudson Valley Hot-Air Balloon Festival this weekend
#Stunday
#Colors #SensoryArt
#WeekIforIconic #AlphabetChallenge
#BestAbstract #AbstractAug #smArtist #ColorADay #OrangeSun #SundayYellow
#EastCoastKin #Photography #HotAirBalloon #BalloonFestHV
#Stunday
#Colors #SensoryArt
#WeekIforIconic #AlphabetChallenge
#BestAbstract #AbstractAug #smArtist #ColorADay #OrangeSun #SundayYellow
#EastCoastKin #Photography #HotAirBalloon #BalloonFestHV
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What a difference a week makes
August 31, 2025 at 9:46 PM
What a difference a week makes
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When a hot air balloon almost lands in my back yard....
August 31, 2025 at 11:28 PM
When a hot air balloon almost lands in my back yard....
Featured today on Wardens of the North was the Friends of Smokey Bear Balloon balloon with Judy Nakamura! It seems they may have been in Michigan for a program. Great job sharing both ballooning and Smokey’s message with the proof Michigan and the audience of the show!
#hotairballoon #smokeybear
#hotairballoon #smokeybear
August 31, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Featured today on Wardens of the North was the Friends of Smokey Bear Balloon balloon with Judy Nakamura! It seems they may have been in Michigan for a program. Great job sharing both ballooning and Smokey’s message with the proof Michigan and the audience of the show!
#hotairballoon #smokeybear
#hotairballoon #smokeybear
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I got to make the burner noise for an hour and 15 minutes this morning. It was a very good end to August even if it was 42 degrees at launch!
#hotairballoon #emhab #weflyhotair #floatyball
#hotairballoon #emhab #weflyhotair #floatyball
August 31, 2025 at 6:32 PM
I got to make the burner noise for an hour and 15 minutes this morning. It was a very good end to August even if it was 42 degrees at launch!
#hotairballoon #emhab #weflyhotair #floatyball
#hotairballoon #emhab #weflyhotair #floatyball
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August 16, 2025 at 9:43 PM
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August 17, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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August 17, 2025 at 9:37 PM
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Hot air balloon ride over the Nile River in Egypt at dawn.
#travel #travelphotography #adventure #egypt #hotairballoon #photography #travelphotography
#travel #travelphotography #adventure #egypt #hotairballoon #photography #travelphotography
August 19, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Hot air balloon ride over the Nile River in Egypt at dawn.
#travel #travelphotography #adventure #egypt #hotairballoon #photography #travelphotography
#travel #travelphotography #adventure #egypt #hotairballoon #photography #travelphotography
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Up, up & away 🎈… another hot air balloon flying above our house this AM. Blue skies & peaceful floating with a Birds Eye view 🐦⬛. Been on two excursions, dawn & dusk jaunts, they were awesome! 😊
#yyc
#hotairballoon
#yyc
#hotairballoon
August 19, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Up, up & away 🎈… another hot air balloon flying above our house this AM. Blue skies & peaceful floating with a Birds Eye view 🐦⬛. Been on two excursions, dawn & dusk jaunts, they were awesome! 😊
#yyc
#hotairballoon
#yyc
#hotairballoon
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Up, up, and away in my beautiful balloon #frogust #art #illustration #digitalart #digitalpainting #frogs #frogust2025 #hotairballoon #illustration
August 23, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Up, up, and away in my beautiful balloon #frogust #art #illustration #digitalart #digitalpainting #frogs #frogust2025 #hotairballoon #illustration
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Went to a balloon glow Friday #hotairballoon #festival
August 24, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Went to a balloon glow Friday #hotairballoon #festival
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8/29-31 Rides with great vistas! #HotAirBalloon Fest #hvballoon @DCRCOC bit.ly/2J6m4IR + more cool stuff 2 do #HudsonValley #NY bit.ly/1sbCFsE @dutchesstourism
August 29, 2025 at 3:36 AM
8/29-31 Rides with great vistas! #HotAirBalloon Fest #hvballoon @DCRCOC bit.ly/2J6m4IR + more cool stuff 2 do #HudsonValley #NY bit.ly/1sbCFsE @dutchesstourism
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Vesikko is a German WW2 U-boat prototype built 1931 in Turku, Finland. She served in Finnish navy and in 1941 sunk one Russian ship with a torpedo. Today Vesikko is a museum.
#vesikko #ssturso #suomenlinna #kustaanmiekka #turso #hotairballoon #helsinki #fortress #höyrylaiva #ww2 #uboat #u-boat
#vesikko #ssturso #suomenlinna #kustaanmiekka #turso #hotairballoon #helsinki #fortress #höyrylaiva #ww2 #uboat #u-boat
August 30, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Vesikko is a German WW2 U-boat prototype built 1931 in Turku, Finland. She served in Finnish navy and in 1941 sunk one Russian ship with a torpedo. Today Vesikko is a museum.
#vesikko #ssturso #suomenlinna #kustaanmiekka #turso #hotairballoon #helsinki #fortress #höyrylaiva #ww2 #uboat #u-boat
#vesikko #ssturso #suomenlinna #kustaanmiekka #turso #hotairballoon #helsinki #fortress #höyrylaiva #ww2 #uboat #u-boat
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The Creative World of Burning Man (Images from years 2010, 2013, 2015, 2018, and 2023)
#burningman #art #photography #blueskyartshow #travel #discover #artyear #hotairballoon
The Creative World of Burning Man (Images from years 2010, 2013, 2015, 2018, and 2023)
#burningman #art #photography #blueskyartshow #travel #discover #artyear #hotairballoon
August 31, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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The Creative World of Burning Man (Images from years 2010, 2013, 2015, 2018, and 2023)
#burningman #art #photography #blueskyartshow #travel #discover #artyear #hotairballoon
The Creative World of Burning Man (Images from years 2010, 2013, 2015, 2018, and 2023)
#burningman #art #photography #blueskyartshow #travel #discover #artyear #hotairballoon
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Thousands of people not seeing hot air balloons lift off this morning. Balloon pilots let children engage the propane burners to entertain the crowd. Certainly bright, if not #shiny Pikes Peak peeking through the clouds in the background,
#BlueSkyArtShow #EastCoastKin #photography
#BlueSkyArtShow #EastCoastKin #photography
August 30, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Thousands of people not seeing hot air balloons lift off this morning. Balloon pilots let children engage the propane burners to entertain the crowd. Certainly bright, if not #shiny Pikes Peak peeking through the clouds in the background,
#BlueSkyArtShow #EastCoastKin #photography
#BlueSkyArtShow #EastCoastKin #photography
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I love the mornings in Albuquerque.
August 20, 2025 at 12:58 PM
I love the mornings in Albuquerque.
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Hot Air balloon ride this morning over the Sedona dessert. I used to have a gear of heights but through experiencing zip lining had no prob going up to 3,300 ft.
August 30, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Hot Air balloon ride this morning over the Sedona dessert. I used to have a gear of heights but through experiencing zip lining had no prob going up to 3,300 ft.
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Hudson Valley Hot-Air Balloon Festival!
#hotairballoon #hudsonvalley #sky #clouds #balloon #photography
#hotairballoon #hudsonvalley #sky #clouds #balloon #photography
August 31, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Hudson Valley Hot-Air Balloon Festival!
#hotairballoon #hudsonvalley #sky #clouds #balloon #photography
#hotairballoon #hudsonvalley #sky #clouds #balloon #photography
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