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News 01.01.14

News 01.01.14
~ Happy Christmas Don – Don Cameron gets MBE
~ Counties Challenge – Go for it in 2014
~ Khoas in Melbourne – now that’s a tight landing
~ Aerophile launch Little Prince Park
~ Didn’t get a Go-Pro for Christmas? – Try this then
~ Return of the Black Horse Meets
~ Thruxton Hurricane nears completion
~ Santa and Rudolph in space – near tragedy
~ The amazing Mr Pobjoy – Crash picture turns up
~ Nuremberg – Zeppelin Field Landing update
~ Last of the Electric locos – why the names?

News Update 19.12.13

Black Horse Annual Mince Meet – Great Missenden 01.01.14. This year’s (or rather next) Helen & Len’s very popular Annual ‘Mince Meet’ will take place (weather dependent) on Wednesday 1st January 2014 – NEW YEARS Day (Flight Time to be confirmed) at the Black Horse Great Missenden. Briefing will be at the Black Horse Pub… Read More ›

News 15.12.13

In case you missed it bit – Ultramagic Flight Manual and Supplement updates The current Ultramagic Flight Manual has been updated to Edition 04 Revision 22. There are also updates to some of the Flight Manual Supplements the most important being Supplement 19 which replaces Supplements 4, 6, 12, 13 and 24 which referred to… Read More ›

News Update 09.12.13

Ultramagic Flight Manual and flight Manual Updates 09.12.13. The Manuals and TCDS page has been updated. 09.12.13. The current Ultramagic Flight Manual has been updated to Edition 04 Revision 22. There are also updates to some of the Flight Manual Supplements the most important being Supplement 19 which replaces Supplements 4, 6, 12, 13 and… Read More ›

News Update 29.11.13

As reported in News 27.11.13. the CAA have chucked a consultation paper out thinly disguised as a Press Release. They have left little time to respond to it so we have sent a statement out to as many people as we could think of and asked them to circulate it. We have always felt pretty… Read More ›

News 26.11.13

News 26.11.13.

Technical bits you might have missed
Schroeder TCDS BA.016 goes to Issue 07 & BA.010 to Issue 07
Ultramagic updates Parts Catalogue
Lindstrand Orders rise
Jonathan Dyer – New Inspector in the field
Sadler Memorial Plaque to be unveiled in Nottingham
Gobbledegook – CAA response to the GA Red Tape Challenge
Strange days indeed – Balloon sold to Iraqi
Len Bartram Norfolk Airfields reprinted – new titles added
Jack Klein Obituary
Big Balloon goes to Denmark
Radio Controlled Balloons threatened by EASA legislation
Back in the saddle – Ruby on the mend
Saga safe – Lindsay Muir out of the running
Top Secret CAA helpful links published.
Comet Ison – early start required

News update 14.11.13.

Ultramagic MM updates.                                                                                                                                                                            Ultramagic have issued a notice that their beloved Maintenance Manual has gone to Edition 04 Revision 17. The changes are amendments to Sections two and seven (rigging and load tapes primarily and revisions to Supplements 17 (issue2) and 18 (issue 3) which is the addition of the new Tekno baskets and Tekno… Read More ›

News Update 04.11.13

News Update 04.11.13

~ Kubicek BA.017 goes to Issue 17 & Cameron BA.013 to Issue 14
~ Service Instruction for Concept Balloons gets under the radar

News 03.11.13

News 03.11.13
~ Jack Klein
~ America’s Challenge Cup Winners go a long way
~ One Man met in the Pub? – no fear, they all turned up
~ In the know – Training Checklists
~ Andy Kaye buys mansion down under
~ Last minute trip – Africa Hot Air Balloon Fiesta
~ Aerophile Aerobar open for business
~ Change in Weather Patterns – Met Office moves winter
~ Pennine Region – last knockings for 2013
~ Laundering of Scrapped Jet Engine Parts
~ Behind the story Simon Forse
~ Little and Large to go solo
~ Meteorology for Aviators training at the Met Office
~ Don’t Cut It! – New Licence Dilemma
~ Ballooning in Wales – Fforest Fields in British top five awards

News Update 23.10.13.

News Update 23.10.13
~ Jack Klein