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    Disney Area GPX file for Motion X

    By hotairballoonist in Disney Area

    Download this file and save it in Motion X on your tablet.
    Download this file into your computer and you an upload this to your GPS.
    We have a tutorial in the Tutorials and Presentations category you can view to explain the procedure for downloading and opening in Motion X.

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    Online Waivers

    By hotairballoonist in Tutorial Presentations

    This tutorial was developed for pre-flight waivers.  This tutorial shows how to create a link on your device and how to use that link to create a signable waiver for passengers.  This presentation assumes the following.
    You are using a device capable of displaying a PDF file. You have access to uploading a file directly to your server (Via FTP or other method) Many of the instructions are for an iPad, iPad Mini or iPhone. You have the ability to send and receive emails on your device.  

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    Propane Technical Pocket Guide

    By hotairballoonist in Balloon Related Resources

    Handy guide about propane. How many BTU per pound and pressure vs temperature chart and many other helpful items for our fuel.

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    Event Maps

    By hotairballoonist in Tutorial Presentations

    This PowerPoint slide show will explain our Event Maps program. 
    There are many reasons for having maps available for your event pilots.  More and more pilots are using tablet and laptop programs for inflight navigation.  Having good maps can help increase safety and help avoid landowner issue as well as many other benefits.  If you run a balloon event you NEED to watch this presentation.
     

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    MotionX to HotAir.App

    By hotairballoonist in Tutorial Presentations

    This is a PDF file presentation on how to download your Motion X waypoints and transfer them to the HotAir.app.
    You will need the following programs.
    Motion X.  (you should already have this program) Google Earth. Easy GPS HotAir.App You will also need an email address on your device (what you are using HotAir.app on)
     

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    Equipment For SALE

    By hotairballoonist in Video Tutorials

    Post your equipment on HAB!  This video will explain how to list your equipment for sale on the HAB  site!  NO PURCHASE NECESSARY!  Post your equipment with photos, full description, Contact information, Price, Location and MORE!  This is the easiest way to advertise your equipment to balloonists all over!
    REMEMBER to LIST
    Your location, Your contact information, Phone, Email, Price, Photos, (up to 20MB) Full description.  Year, Hrs, Annual and any other pertinent information Remember if you are a member, of the site you will want to click the "FOLLOW" button so the HAB system will notify you via email if someone posts a reply to your advertisement.
     

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    National Classic PZ KML 2017

    By hotairballoonist in Launch and Land (MAPS & GPS Files)

    This map will be updated during the National Balloon Classic.
    Please consider becoming a Pilot Member of HotAirBalloonist.com 
    As a member you will be sent an automatic email each time this file is updated and notified a new version is available for download.  To receive automatic notifications of new map versions just click the FOLLOW button.
    During the National Balloon Classic you can get a Pilot Membership for 1 year for only $15.  CLICK HERE and then use the coupon code NBC during checkout for a $30 discount.  All download files on this site are FREE to members!
    We have made this a free file for you to download but you will not be notified about updates as a guest on the site.
     

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    FAA 91.147 Proposed Regulations for Ride Operators

    By hotairballoonist in FAA Forms

    On February 13, 2007, the Federal Aviation Administration published a final rule that “sets safety and oversight rules for a variety of sightseeing and commercial air tour flights. The rule responds to National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) recommendations, Government Accountability Office (GA) reports, and the Department of Transportation Inspector General Reports that recommend better oversight of the sightseeing and commercial air tour industry.” That rule reads as follows:

    32 downloads

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    January newsletter from the Balloon Ride Operators Division

    By hotairballoonist in Balloon Related Resources

    January newsletter from BROD

    47 downloads

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    Passenger Release Form

    By hotairballoonist in Passenger Forms

    A Passenger Release form you may use and alter for your needs.

    126 downloads

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    KML MAP files for ABQ

    By hotairballoonist in Albuquerque

    Files for those who use the HotAir.app  You may download directly into the HotAir.app or save to files depending on the version of IOS you are running.  Unfortunately we do not have a legend for the color coding for this map.

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    Events on the Member Map

    By hotairballoonist in Video Tutorials

    This video will show you how to find a balloon event in your area using the Member Map.  

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    Suggestions for the Hot Air App 11/16/20

    By hotairballoonist in Tutorial Presentations

    This video was created back in November of last year.  Below is the email correspondence.  Sent 11-16-20
    You’re the best!

    Thank you for taking the time to watch.  I am not a developer at all.  I dabble at being a good cut and paste hacker and that is most likely all the further I will get in your arena.  I have so many other things on my plate from managing the HotAirBalloonist.com site and making tutorials and videos.  I also build websites for a few people too. 

    If you need any presentations or video tutorials made please let me know.  Especially when it comes to “How to use” features on the HotAirBalloonist.com website. 

    I am unsure if you knew or if I mentioned but my balloon flying career is over.  I suffered a hemorrhagic stroke earlier this year and no longer feel safe to fly passengers.  Here is an article I wrote after I had been home from the hospital for a few months.

     


    Please do not feel sorry for me in any way.  I am one of the luckiest people on the earth to still be here and be with my family.  I have lots to do on the web and here at my desk so my life is still quite full.

    All the best to you and THANK you for creating such a fantastic tool for so many  pilots.

    Jeff

     

    From: Shawn Gano [mailto:shawn@gano.name]
    Sent: Tuesday, November 24, 2020 12:34 AM
    To: info@hotairballoonist.com
    Subject: Re: For your entertainment.

    Hi Jeff — that was awesome!  I really appreciate the time you took putting that together and it is really clear to me now what you were thinking about in terms of the planning tools and the multiple color of markers.   I actually have MotionX still installed on my phone too (but didn’t use it much).  

    Also you are really good at explaining things and have a great narration style!

    The planning tool should be fairly easy to add and is a great idea.  The colored pins a little trick but will try to think of something.   But I have to solve one issue before I can work on those ideas and that is to re-write the Glympse integration as Apple has removed a key library that was required for it’s use in the last couple of iOS major versions — which means the App won’t currently compile (or run a new version) until that gets sorted out.   So that is sort of blocking me from adding new things like I normally like to do.  Another developer is trying to help me get past that issue….  When that happens these are at the top of my list for new features!

    Thanks again and I hope you have a great Thanksgiving!

    - Shawn

     

     

    On November 16, 2020 at 6:45:20 PM, info@hotairballoonist.com (info@hotairballoonist.com) wrote:

     

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    Targets GPX 2023

    By hotairballoonist in Indianola

    THIS is the 2023 Target GPX file.
    REMEMBER:  This is an additional flight aid.  The Paper map is the official map for the event.  We have gone to great effort to make this map as accurate as we can.  We also make a serious attempt to keep this map updated as often as the official "Paper Map" is amended.  However the official event "Paper Map" is the official event map.
    IMPORTANT!!!  Don't forget to check the "FOLLOW" button for this file so you will be notified when new versions have been uploaded.
    This is the National Balloon Classic PZ GPX.  This is version 1.0  Below are two links to video tutorials that will help download these files to your device.  A third link shows the process for viewing your flight tracks in 3D using the 3D PZ KML on the HotAir.app
    Download to an iPad or iPad mini
    Download to an iPhone
    Viewing flights in 3D
    CLICK the "Download This File" button below to be taken directly to this file to download the file!ff

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    Targets by Numbers

    By hotairballoonist in Indianola

    I must give credit for this idea to Todd Hastie. 
    We all know that there are a BUNCH of potential targets at the National Balloon Classic.  Sometimes while using the HotAir.app it is rather difficult to figure out exactly which target pin you are trying to fly at.  While the recently added feature called the “Long Tap” gives you the ability to place a target on the map while you are flying and it draws a line from where you are to the target (See page 7 of the HotAir.app tutorial) you still must figure out what target pin you are flying at!  Todd’s idea was to create a KML file for each of the targets therefore allowing you to turn on only the targets you are going to be flying at on that flight.  While I have great admiration for the time and effort Todd has put into making a separate KML file for each of the 140 targets!  The process of downloading 140 separate KML files to use in your HotAir.app is something most would never do BUT…. 
    What if we made the KML files so they were grouped in “Tens”?  For example; A KML for targets 100-110 and 111-120 and 121-130 and so on.  In some cases like target group (301-310) there are only 3 targets in that range or (371-380) has only 2 targets in that range.  So for example let’s say you have a flight where your targets are #274, #258, #102, #159, & #136.  Then you would go into your Custom KML overlays and turn on KML files 100-110, 131-140, 151-160, 251-260, & 271-280.  This would show only 27 target pins on your entire map instead of all 140.  This would make finding the exact target you are flying too much easier.  Now granted you will still have to download 29 KML’s to do this but that shouldn’t take more than about 10 minutes but it will save that amount of time ten fold during the flight when time is most precious.  If you wish to use this process for finding targets select “Download this File” and you will find all 29 KML’s here for you to download. 
    Currently there are NO TARGETS in the KML files for groups (351-360), (361-370), (381-390), & (391-400).  So you will not see a KML file for those number groups.  This leaves you with 29 KML’s to download.
    Thank you Todd for this great idea!
     
     
     
     
     
     

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    Post a Reply

    By hotairballoonist in Video Tutorials

    There are many areas of the site were members and visitors can interact.  Posting a reply allows you to join a conversation, ask questions or even add more information about topics you wish to be involved in.  This video tutorial shows how even a non member (visitor) can interact on the site.  This tutorial shows how someone can ask questions about an item for sale in the Equipment 4Sale section area.
     

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    Brookfield 2019 TARGETS (HotAir ap)

    By hotairballoonist in Brookfield 2019

    These are the targets for Brookfield 2019 for use with the HotAir Ap.

    3 downloads

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    Disney World area GPS

    By hotairballoonist in Launch and Land (MAPS & GPS Files)

    Launch and land targets for your GPS or use with the Motion X program.  You can download directly into your tablet from this site. 

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    HAB on fire

    By hotairballoonist in Artwork

    This is the HAB letters logo with the fire on top.  512 X 512 pixels.

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    Pre-Flight Instructions

    By hotairballoonist in Artwork

    This is the front side of our Passenger Pre-Flight instructions.  Feel free to download this file and alter it to fit your needs.

    Fly Well, Have Fun, & BE SAFE,
     
    WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT!  Become a member of the site for only $20 a year!

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    BFA Balloon Event Guidelines

    By hotairballoonist in BFA Applications

    BFA Balloon Event Guidelines

    26 downloads

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    Sharing a HotAir Flight Track.

    By hotairballoonist in Tutorial Presentations

    This is a tutorial on how to share a flight track from the HotAir app. 

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    Logbook Endorsements and Student Regulations

    By hotairballoonist in FAA Forms

    Subject: Certification: Pilots and Flight and Ground Instructors
    Date: 11/29/05
    Initiated by: AFS-800
    AC No: 61-65E
    This advisory circular (AC) provides guidance for pilots, flight instructors, ground instructors, and examiners on the certification standards, knowledge test procedures, and other requirements in Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 61. This revision provides guidance for those persons seeking sport pilot certification

    30 downloads

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    Brookfield

    By hotairballoonist in Competition Maps

    Pershing KML map for Hot Air

    21 downloads

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    Downloading Map Files

    By hotairballoonist in Video Tutorials

    Downloading Map files for use with the HotAir.App
     

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