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Hot Air Balloon Flight Record - 07Jun2015
David - Flight Review

Launch:  Stow, MA - Minute Man Air Field   Duration:  1:00
Land:  Marlboro, MA - Marlboro High School   Distance:  7.47
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Map of the flight


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Well the balloon is re-coated, we flew once to unglue the fabric, dry the coating further, and I completed my flight review. Weather forecast for Sunday is light winds and clear sky. David needs his flight review and can fly it in my balloon so we can set the coating further.

Showed up at 5:15am and we were late. Mark, Bob, and Rudi were already in position so we took a spot next to Rudi on the parking lot. The envelope spread out much easier with only a little sticking, and that flattened out on hot inflation.

David took over the hot inflation and flew it from there. Opposite direction from Thursday. We headed SW with a turn to the SW up higher. Made a low pass over the golf course on 62, up high to turn SW toward Hudson. By his direction I assumed Bob was heading for the Hudson Elks, and he eventually ended up landing there. We dropped near 62 and Main St, looking first at Cox School then some open yards, but climbed again to head SW toward 85. Dropped over Fort Meadow Reservoir, curving left - SW - and ended in the east parking lot of Marlboro High School.


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