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BALLOONING SITES
DIRECTORIES
| BLASTVALVE |
| W | Blastvalve |
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Ballooning search engine and directory that includes weather information and resources for pilots and crew. |
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| CANADA HOT AIR BALLOON RIDES |
| W | Canada Hot Air Balloon Rides |
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Directory of hot air ballooning companies in Canada. |
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| WORLD WIDE WEB BALLOON PAGES |
| W | World Wide Web Balloon Pages |
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Collection of ballooning links compiled by Joop de Wilde. |
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ENTHUSIASTS
| BALLOONING INTO THE SKY |
| W | Ballooning into the Sky |
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Information on and pictures of cloudhoppers and cluster balloons, special types of small balloons usually flown by a single person in a harness or seat suspended from the balloon. |
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| BART'S SPECIAL SHAPES |
| W | Bart's Special Shapes |
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Ballooning enthusiast site featuring photos and reports of special shape balloons. |
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| COUNTIES CHALLENGE |
| W | Counties Challenge |
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A competition for the longest hot air balloon flight within the boundaries of a county in the United Kingdom. |
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| EARLY HOT AIR BALLOONING IN AUSTRALIA |
| W | Early Hot Air Ballooning in Australia |
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Ballooning enthusiast site based in Australia, focusing on early hot air ballooning and airships. Some great old photos here. |
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| MARC PACAN |
| W | Marc Pacan's Balloon Art Gallery |
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Artist specialising in paintings, posters and postcards with a hot air balloon theme. |
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| PHIL'S BALLOONS |
| W | Phil's Balloons |
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Personal site of a ballooning enthusiast with some photos and loads of information regarding the Bristol International Balloons Fiesta. |
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| EARLY YEARS OF SPORT BALLOONING |
| W | Early Years of Sport Ballooning |
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A fascinating site with lots of information about balloons in the 1960's and early 1970's. |
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INFORMATION
| AUNTY MONKEY |
| W | Aunty Monkey |
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Fun website designed to promote the sport of ballooning, provide hot air balloon information, and allow people to meet other balloonists from around the world. |
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| BALLOON DISPATCH |
| W | Balloon Dispatch |
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| LAUNCH.NET |
| W | Launch.net |
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Provides ballooning information, FAQ's, what it takes to become a pilot or crew, balloon flight directory and classified ad section. |
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| VIRTUAL LIBRARY OF SPORT |
| W | Virtual Library Of Sport |
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Provides links, information and a question and answer service for a wide variety of sports. Go to the Sports Directory link, choose Outdoors and then In the Sky for the hot air ballooning library. |
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JUST FOR FUN
| PBS.ORG: HOW FAR AWAY |
| W | PBS.org: Up, Up, and How Far Away |
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A fun bit of science that shows balloon spotters how to judge the distance of the soon-to-land balloon using their thumb. |
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SCIENCE
| AIR TRAVELLERS FLIGHT INFORMATION |
| W | Air Travellers Flight Information |
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Air Travelers is an introduction to the basic principles of buoyancy, properties of gases, temperature, and the technology involved in hot air ballooning. | |
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| BALLOONING AS A SCIENCE PROJECT |
| W | Ballooning as a Science Project |
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Ideas and suggestions for ballooning science projects. | |
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| PBS.ORG: THE SCIENCE OF BALLOONING |
| W | PBS.org: The Science of Ballooning |
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Information about the atmosphere and jet stream and the effect they have on ballooning. | |
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WEATHER
| YAHOO WEATHER |
| W | Yahoo Weather |
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5 day forecasts for cities worldwide as well as weather news. |
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| NOAA INTERNET WEATHER SOURCE |
| W | NOAA Internet Weather Source |
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International weather conditions, both current and for the last 24 hours. Also provides radar graphics, aviation and marine weather forecasts and reports. |
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| SUNRISE SUNSET |
| W | Sunrise, Sunset Calendars and Local Time |
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Provides sunrise, sunset, moonrise, moonset times for cities around the world, along with the local time. |
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