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Hot Air Balloon Flight Record - 25-26Aug2012
Dave, Monica | Sheila, Bill

Launch:  Plainville, CT - Norton Park   Duration:  1:10 | 1:20
Land:  Southington | Southington   Distance:  4.91 | 4.94
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Map of the flight


This is a Google Earth version of the track and should open in your local Google Earth. For more information or to install Google Earth on your system, go to Google Earth.

No hurricanes approaching this year. Went out for our usual dinner Friday night.

Saturday AM conditions were hazy with close temp/dew point, but no fog. Frank took off first, heading south then climbing to turn W then NW. We got off in the pack and stayed low to head for Southington. Across the old Pratt & Whitney plant, across 84, and heading for Southington center. West at I-84 was Target and Lowes so we climbed to turn. Played with W vs NNW to get north of the parking lots before dropping over the old Hartford buildings. Dropped into the Target parking lot just as the crew pulled in.

Saturday PM the gusts never calmed down so only one balloon flew. Sunday AM is another great looking morning with surface winds out of the north again. Launch in the middle of the pack and again stayed low to follow a very similar track. When we got just across 84 I started a climb earlier than yesterday. Couldn't find a turn all the way to NW so we couldn't make Target/Lowes today. Dropped over the driving range / mini-golf south of Target to follow another balloon down one street parallel to 84 and into a new housing circle at the end. Turned out the 2 weren't connected and the crew had to head all the way around to come in from the south.


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