• FALSE! Corporate banners or balloons may be flown under our waiver? • TRUE! Balloons for hire may fly under our waiver? FALSE! Launching: “…in, into, or over a congested area or an open air assembly of persons, shall require the pilot to be in a continuous normal rate of climb until an altitude of 500’ AGL is attained” Altitude minimums: 1. 500’ above the nearest obstacle within a 500’ horizontal radius of the balloon* 2. 75’ AGL within 1000’ of a target 3. SFC within 200’ scoring area * 200’ from people & objects over open water or sparsely populated areas Spectator Areas: “…balloons shall not be Descending while flying Over these spectator areas Ground Contact & Landing: • Pilots allowing their Balloons to make ground contact within 200 ft from the center of the target but not landing within 200 ft. from the center of the target will be penalized 500 points. • Pilots landing their balloons within 200 ft. from the center of the target will be disqualified from the competition and therefore lose all points for that event. • Pilots landing their balloons within 500 ft. from the center of the target must deflate and pack up the balloon as soon as is safely possible. Secretary report – If Membership renewals have been sent, if you did not receive one please contact Diana. Treasurer’s report – Get you dues in Dick will be at the BFA Safety Seminar if you wish to bring your renewal then. Pie Charts will be in the Cloudbouncer any questions or concerns please contact Dick.
Vice President’s report –Peter updated the members on status of upcoming speakers. There will be a lot of great speakers this year. There will be no speaker at the March general meeting due to the board elections. We are currently floating the idea of digitalizing past years Cloudbouncer for use on the website. If you have any comments or suggestions, feel there is a need or not to embark on this project please contact Peter to discuss. Flying Events: Congratulations to the 2012 Flying Event Champion Ray Bair. Forty pilots registered for the January flying event. Please share your photos on our Facebook page. We have made minimal changes to the scoring for flying events for 2013 please see Keith for details. We are still seeking volunteers for scoring at our monthly meetings please contact Keith if you are interested. Education: There are still 10 spots left for the BFA Safety Seminar being held on Saturday at the Balloon Fiesta Office. Plenty of spots left online. Registration is opened for Private Pilot Ground School being held in February and Commercial Ground School being held in March, Registration is on the AAAA website. Crew Development: Land Owner Relations class will be held on April 6, 2013 at the Balloon Fiesta Offices from Noon to 4pm. This seminar is Free and Registration is required. Max of 40 people for this class so register soon. To register email Craig Pendleton at crew-dev@hotairballooning.org or at any of the upcoming AAAA Flying Events or Meetings. Ways and Means: We are currently seeking new Corporate Sponsor is you know of anyone or would like to be a corporate sponsor please contact one of the ways and means committee members for more details. We have a new Sponsor this year Pins Patches and Ect. This vendor has been providing the pins for ways and means and will give the club $25.00 in credit for each new order placed by an AAAA Member. Special Events: Friends and Lovers Rally is going to be a Super Event this year. Crew Competitions have been announces and official rules are available. Friday night will be the Scavenger hunt