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News Update 14.04.15 – Lindstrand Closes
Then there was one – Cameron closes Lindstrand Balloons Oswestry Sad news that Cameron Balloons Ltd has finally closed down the Lindstrand factory at Oswestry awaited my return home. Nice of Nick Purvis to let me know when I popped in to collect some parts later that same day. Maybe he had no idea. The… Read More ›
News 15.03.15
~ CAP 747 Link updated shock horror
~ Cameron and T&C parachute grab testing
~ Updates to Cameron Flight Supplements announced 05.03.15
~ Ultramagic coming undone
~ The Unpronounceable Meet
~ Cameron Maintenance Course – places limited
~ Newbury Balloon Festival announced
~ Indian Visas – problems getting worse
~ BBAC AGM just about votes in new President
~ Auster moment at the Goodwood Revival
~ 70 years young to talk at London Region Meet
~ RAF Fairford Mid-Air Collision Programme
~ Jumping out of Hot Air Airships?
~ And while we are about it – The Airship Championships
~ Stolen Ultramagic fan
~ Cameron Sales Manager – Internal Appointment
~ Prestwick Spaceport plans revealed
~ The Eastern Region Re-born
~ The next great trip-flying with the sun
~ Sad news – Dolly the barmaid passed away
~ Aerosaurus Balloons not extinct – now even more family run
~ Bedale dates confirmed
~ From Gladbeck in Germany to Pau in France
~ Southend Airspace changes now confirmed
~ And Finally – Lights out flight
News update 06.03.15
Updates to Cameron Flight Supplements announced 05.03.15 Camerons have updated the following Flight Manual Supplements. To save you trolling through them this is a brief summary of the changes. If you use any of the equipment listed then you are strongly advised to update the flight supplement if you are using Flight Manual Issue10. If… Read More ›
News update 25.02.15
~ CAP 747 Link updated shock horror
~ Cameron and T&C parachute grab testing
News 17.02.15
~ Rules of the Air – VMC changes
~ Splish splosh – Two Eagles breaks records
~ Another CAP611 Fire & First Aid Course
~ Frozen solid – The all new Icicle announced
~ Congested Area Take-Off Permission for Balloons reminder
~ Welcome to Floating Sensations
~ PPL Training Days – Dates for the diary
~ Military Low Flying discussions on the BBAC website
~ Oh here’s the Official CAA take on SERA
~ Couple of rare visitors – dark secrets?
~ Err Umm take note PPL candidates
~ New email address for DFDS English Channel ferry discount
~ New Towing laws – bit more sensible
~ Fire & First Aid Course – Another provisional date announced
~ Grass Roots goes live – later date planned
~ Cross London Flight Announced
~ Ballooning Youth Camp dates announced
~ New date for Pennine Region Fly-out
~ Possible new venue for Sperrins Meet
~ Contact details for Tom Donnelly
~ Mountbatten School Fly-out ends
~ CAA approves Controlled Airspace for Southend
~ So what? Yet another proposal.
~ Messerfag and the barn find of the century
~ Airborne estate agents – chalet spotting
~ Juke-Bar rediscovered
News 26.01.15
~ Ultramagic Flight Manual goes to Edition 04 Revision 23
~ The very last episode of CAP 476 as CAP 747 goes to 2014/02
~ Met Office publish Ballooning forecast definitions
~ Reminder – Instructor/Examiner Renewals
~ The amazing Balloon Intro to Competition Ballooning Meet 2015
~ New Zealand Balloon Accident pictures released
~ Good grief – The BBAC celebrate 50 years with objects (paperweights?)
~ Cameron Balloons to hold PPL Examination Day
~ Fire & First Aid Course – Provisional date announced
~ Chucking parachutists out of balloons
~ Icicle – end of an era?
~ Little & Large expanding
~ Balloon Fiesta doesn’t affect Bristol Airport’s performance – official
~ Pacific Bid stands down and now stands up
~ French Channel Crossing update
News 22.12.14
~ Turkey Balloon Accident – Wednesday 16th December
~ Maunterndorf back on
~ Long Jump Winners announced
~ Andy Rawson’s Wingco passes away
~ Pennine Region on the ball
~ Polish balloonists launch parachutists into the record books
~ Competition results – the FAI (amongst others) get a big smack
~ Back to school – CAA Exam dates announced
~ Grooving with Picts – Ivan sets new record in a cave
~ Man in a bin
~ BBAc Inspectors’ Meeting/Sermonar date set
~ BBAc Instructor Training Days for 2015 now published
~ Have EASA lost the plot or did they ever have it?
~ Channel Crossing France to England? – Only kidding!
~ Silverstone Classic confirmed
~ Leeds Castle and Carfest South Meets cancelled shock horror
~ FAI Silver Medal goes to balloonist
~ DFDS English Channel ferry discount returns for 2015
~ Balloony furniture installation
~ Helicopter rescues Santa
~ Hurricane may have been sold
~ One that got away
News Update 17.12.14
Turkey Balloon Accident – Wednesday 16th December Sadly news has come in that on Wednesday 16th December another balloon accident resulting in a passenger fatality occurred in Cappadocia, Turkey. The cause of the accident is currently unknown but initial reports hint at it being a landing accident, one suggesting it was caused by ‘strong winds’…. Read More ›
News update 02.12.14
~ Maunterndorf back on
~ Long Jump Winners announced
~ Andy Rawson’s Wingco passes away
News 29.11.14
~ Roger, what’s your Vector Victor? – Radiotelephony Manual updated
~ Making a date with SERA
~ What! – CAA nearly stop Commercial Exams for balloons
~ Breaking in – balloon (and pilot) lands in jail
~ Blimey Ol’ Riley – Wobbly Wolstenholme is going, going, gone.
~ BBAC AGM date announced
~ Balloonists bound for Burma
~ Atlas – new T in the sky
~ New kid on the block – The Sackville Sailer
~ Stranger and strangerer – Strangers in trailer shock horror
~ Bath Balloon Festival details announced
~ Cameron Advertise for new nice salesman type person
~ Close Shave – Gatwick to Newquay Service saved
~ One Man Meet and Ladies Meet Swap
~ Fire & Snow Mauterndorf 2015 cancelled.
~ Julian Nott Skydive involvement
~~ Bits that nearly got away
~ What ho Dobbo – Getting the old girl inspected
~ Reporting on the Waterford Meet – The what?
~ Prompt action prevents cut fingers.
~ Just found this – Splat Pat
~ Getting her own back – Dotty takes selfie