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11-21-2012, 2:37 AM
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Hot air balloon too close for comfort!
Saturday morning awoke to a hot air balloon descending close to my antennas,i am located approximately 45kms southwest of Sydney,Australia,thankfully the balloon managed to thrust itself higher to safety.
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11-21-2012, 7:48 AM
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I almost had one slam into my house once.
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11-21-2012, 9:10 AM
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Well that is interesting.
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11-21-2012, 10:32 AM
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As a crew chief on a hot air balloon, the distances involved were not all that close. However I very much dislike the discoloration on the mouth of the balloon. That pilot has overheated the fabric badly! I very much doubt that envelope would pass US FAA inspection. I know I would not want to be a passenger in that system.
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11-21-2012, 12:18 PM
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I used to crew for a hot air ballon and one came down with a hard landing. The heater started the fabric on fire very quickly. Luckily only a small secion burned and no one was injured. Glad nothing happened for you.
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11-21-2012, 12:55 PM
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I heard of stealing antennas but this is ridiculous! I'm glad you caught them and chased them away before you had a mystery on your hands, the mast is still there but where's the antenna???
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11-22-2012, 4:32 AM
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I almost had one slam into my house once.
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I was in one that slammed into the ground once...: -s
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11-22-2012, 4:34 AM
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That's pretty wild , gmacka! Glad he didn't get too close and hey! You got a great photo out of it ;-)
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11-22-2012, 4:40 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by gmacka
Saturday morning awoke to a hot air balloon descending close to my antennas,i am located approximately 45kms southwest of Sydney,Australia,thankfully the balloon managed to thrust itself higher to safety.
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That would scare the bejeezus out of me, having something near a setup like that. Thank goodness they got it out of there. |
11-22-2012, 4:53 AM
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The angle of the pic makes it look deceiving, it probably isn't all that close at that particular moment. Not saying it couldn't have gotten closer, however.
And yea, the pilot has over-heated the fabric there. I used to be on a crew for 12+ years
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11-23-2012, 5:54 AM
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That's pretty wild , gmacka! Glad he didn't get too close and hey! You got a great photo out of it ;-)
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thanks well worth waking the whole house on a Saturday morning
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11-24-2012, 4:57 AM
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Wicked photo Gmacka!
Very interesting post regarding the discoloration of the fabric envelope due to overheat by the burners.
We get quite a few balloons around here and I will be keeping an eye out for that!
Always wanted to go for a flight in a balloon!
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11-24-2012, 8:10 AM
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Originally Posted by commscanaus
Wicked photo Gmacka!
Very interesting post regarding the discoloration of the fabric envelope due to overheat by the burners.
We get quite a few balloons around here and I will be keeping an eye out for that!
Always wanted to go for a flight in a balloon!
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Would you be taking any of your radios along? It would be a cool idea to see what you could pick up while in a ballon. |
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