News 
News 18.06.14.
~ Huge welcome to our new Inspectors
~ And Big Ones to new pilots
~ Sweltering Sywell – A day in the sunshine
~ EASA possible revue of the revision of the Regulation extended
~ Pilot killed in landing accident in Pennsylvania
~ Shapes at the Black Horse – Nearly the Sainsbury’s Tour
~ Unpredictable weather for Exclusive Cup – success declared nevertheless
~ New Aerostat Editor Appointed
~ CAA Prosecute Quadcopter bloke
~ Bambi escapes tedding – shock horror
~ Now that’s the way to get in the news!
~ Not quite Stop Press – The bits that nearly got away
News 02.06.14
~ Under the radar – Kubicek SB BB/45
~ BBAC Instructor Training Days – countdown to EASA
~ Big ones for Little and Large
~ ATSB delays report into Alice Springs Accident
~ Cameron SB 22.0 – Brass gauge fittings on Shadow Stealth burners
~ A fond farewell – Liz Meek retires as Aerostat editor
~ Go Ballooning – not yet gone
~ Light on the horizon – possibly good news for hoppers
~ Aidan Murphy flies someone very important
~ Tour de France Airspace Restrictions and the Airspace Avoid App
~ CAA Latest on Commonwealth Games Restrictions
~ Ultramagic hits the 100
~ Sad News – Johnnie Sanders
~ Get the wording write (whoops) – EASA licence conversion
~ Castle Combe – New Meet on the block
~ Avro Lancaster tour – Update
~ Gatwick extension – BT News take
~ EASA again – Less of a shock for UK AOC Operators
~ Met Office to improve ballooning forecasts
~ Phil’s Hurricane – nearly there
~ Camerons go to Glastonbury
~ CAA Complaints – what is this all about?
~ CAA ‘Let there be flight’ – Shhh don’t tell anyone until the end of June
News 11.05.14
~ Airworthiness update – Cameron Service Bulletin SB 22.0 issued.
~ Mid Atlantic Balloon Festival tragedy – Three die in US Balloon Accident
~ Same old same old – EASA licence application hitch
~ Good news bad news – Luton to expand and Manston to close
~ Family Scaife clean up at Australian Championships
~ Anthony Smith finally gets European Award
~ What ever happened to – Dick Sargeant
~ Wedding of the year – Chadders finally bites the bullet
~ Canadian Lancaster to visit Great Britain
~ Igualada Balloon Meet – be there or be in another country!
~ EasyJet remote controlled drones – no not pilotless flights!
~ Team Wellwick go bluebelling
~ New Workshop needs work!
~ Stop Press and snippets gleaned.
News 16.04.14
~ CAP 747 – Not quite History
~ EASA! Fie on you
~ Kew Science and fungal study under threat
~ Scotland Calling – Commonwealth Games Airspace Restrictions
~ The CAA Great Medical Con
~ Forewarned is forearmed
~ Canvas Balloon takes to the skies
~ Silverstone dates confirmed
~ Here’s an interesting little thing
~ The red eye-London Marathon tether
~ Continuing the EASA onslaught – worrying times for balloonists!
~ And more…EASA set sights on Remotely piloted planes (and balloons) again
~ Amy Johnson spotted at RAF Halton
~ Stop Press and snippets gleaned
News 23.03.14
Getting lighter – Finding the Ultramagic B-series
Under the radar – Cameron SB21 in and out
BBAC AGM rocks the boat – President goes missing
Carles leaves Ultramagic – Jordi new commercial manager
Girlie pilot gets award
Words of caution from the CAA – Are you current?
Sophie Sapphire spelt Safire – Production starts
SUP-AIR Ballon Egyesület – another Hungarian manufacturer goes EASA
Farnborough Controlled Airspace Concerns – How big will it be?
Spotting at Terminal 4 – New lounge opens
Hitting the road – BBAC Licensing Presentations
Got a Shape – Taitung wants you
Met Office forecast goes astray – apologies for delays
News 02.03.14
News 02.03.14
~ New Cameron Shape-Dodo takes BA.012 Special shapes to Issue 25
~ New Inspectors in the field – Big welcome to two new Inspectors
~ Rain stop play – Virgin postpones season start
~ Allie Dunnington takes a tumble
~ Don Cameron and the State of Ballooning – How bad can it get?
~ Lydd Airport News – Balloon makes Instrument approach
~ Grass Roots gets even PUT friendlier
~ Longest Consultation title yet? – EASA better by the day not
~ Hybrid Air Vehicle’s Airlander – Cardington Secret’s Out
~ Not the Leap Year Meet leaps into the sky
~Where’s Jack – Carol Klein tours the World
~ Bravery Award? – Ed Lubbock stands for BBAC Main Committee
~ Dave Court travels South of Watford Gap – no passport required
~ Heads Up – Lindstrand 105 hot air balloon for sale
~ All Fool’s Meet is back – Bit later though
~ Still lurking about – Go Ballooning balloon on eBay
News 15.02.14
News 15.02.14
~ Notheisz Hot Air Balloons – new kid on the block?
~ Foiled by balloon-Trains halted as balloon hits wires
~ Khaos Keeps up the Pressure-Brits in the news
~ More balloon meets confirmed-Book now
~ Two to go a longer way-Gordon Bennett UK Teams announced
~ Busman’s holiday?-CAA stretches its wings
~ 2014 Worlds go off the scale
~ Big One coming up – 3.4.40 celebrates
~ Fly It Ride It…Fly It? – Now there’s a thought
~ Get knitting – 2014 Cameron Maintenance Courses
News 02.02.14
News 02.02.14
~ Stand by your bed – BBAC updates European Pilot Licence requirements
~ Ultramagic Flight Cylinder – Inspection information
~ Best of the West – Tiverton Balloons & Music Festival.
~ New Beginnings Meet – Repeat
~ Giving you the nod – Stockpile of Cylinders found
~ Bristol beckons – Cameron Balloons Theory Exam Course
~ Then there’s the….North West and Pennine Regions Training Weekend
~ Shock news – Wroughton solar array to be built.
~ Old & Rusty to move – Chiltern Hills Rally bigger and better
~ Danger Dunkley in the rafters – Oxford Natural History Museum re-opens
~ Call that a City Flight – This is a City Flight
~ Relaxing ballooning for sale – Annex 2
News 14.01.14
News 14.01.14
~ Ultramagic TCDS goes to BA.014 issue
~ Icicle beats the weather – Pete Bish orders flying slot
~ Chinese invasion fails – balloon down in China Sea
~ Anyone can do it in a Spit – Have a look at this Dakota
~ Old & Rusties ecstatic – BBM&L Inflation Day announced
~ Failed Airlines in 2013 List out
~ Hand Luggage reminder – how big is your bag
~ Southend Airspace Restrictions – Essex balloonists sort it
~ Busted prop syndrome – Zebedee rebuild service
~ Tracey Curtis-Taylor back from Cape Town in her Stearman
~ And Finally on matters Len Bartram – Sorry
Airworthiness Bulletin 06.01.14
Ultramagic got under the radar with a sneaky update on their TCDS BA.014 which went from Issue 16 to Issue 17 on 20/12/13. The changes are mainly to Section 9 Series B, 9.1 General and 9.2 Burner and baskets for Z-models. Section 10 Notes, contains changes to Note 5 Use of external cylinders on baskets… Read More ›