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Hot Air Balloon Flight Record - 17Sep2016
Darrel and Bill

Launch:  Stow, MA - Minute Man Air Field   Duration:  1:05
Land:  Acton, MA   Distance:  6.7
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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.

Last weekend was practice. We showed up to calm winds but overcast and showers in the area. This morning is both calm and clear.

I thought we were early enough but Bob was already in place when we arrived. He took off just I was preparing to go hot. By the time we got off he had quite a lead to the north-east.

Our initial track was NE until we crossed RT-111 and dropped to tree top level and turned NW as we slowed down for a while. Climbed up to head NE again, climbing higher for more E until we approached the SE corner of Nagog Pond. Low pass over the pond turned NW again. Since I saw Bob pass off the W side of Nagog Park we climbed to turn NE again and approach the E side of the parking lots.

Someone called the police about a balloon crashing into a tree top, probably a low pass by Bob. They talked to my crew in Nagog Park and were set straight, we like tree tops, it's the middle and below that is a problem. Our descent toward the front parking lot didn't slow or turn left as much as expected so we flew across the buildings into a back parking lot. Dropped just past a parking lot light and slid to a stop just short of a small sign stuck in the lot

Bob landed somewhere E of Powers Rd.

Timelapse Video captured on a static mounted Sony HDR-AS100VR:


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