balloon fest....

[lemoncat]

this is an awsome bit of scenery with ai balloons, smoking chimneys ect..makes for some real fun flying indeed  :D
so i decided on the  Sioux Scout for this outing...you can pick it up here along with loads of other wierd and whacky whirlies :)
http://www.swedbird.com/helo/
and the scenery from here>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
http://flightsim.periskop.cz/fsitem.php ... an=1&sor=3






looks like it's well underway..

mommy,,mommy,  look a helicopter...



just in time to watch a giant glass of beer take to the sky's  :P
now where's that bar

[ATI_7500]

Budweiser...*drooooool*

Note: I'm talking about the real czech stuff here, not the american waste water.

[FLYING_TRUCKER]

That is great Pete

We have been to several Balloon Fests over the years and there is one growning each year right here in Kingston, Ontario Canada.

The largest one we have been to was in Albuquerque, NM, USA.  I think we were there three times.  Wonderful spot and the folks were great.

We saw a 30 story balloon that looked like Godzilla, a 28 story pink elephant (I swore off drinking for 15 minutes )  a J&B 28 story bottle of scotch (Oh if it was only full of that wonderful nectar) and hundreds more.

They fly early in the morning (Morning Glow) and late in the evening.  Rides are generally free and the crews are fantastic.  

What is really fun is after you have landed somewhere and the balloon is secured, the pilot and crew spread out a white table cloth on the ground, the pilot says the Balloonist Prayer, cheese, meat and crackers is shared along with Champagne

I urge you all to attend a Balloon Fest, they are great.

Thanks for posting those sites Pete...your pictures brought back some fond memories.

Cheers...Happy Landings...Doug

[Souichiro]

Really nice and Original Lemon excellent!!

[lemoncat]

thanx
yes doug i would love to attend one of the big balloon festivals sounds really nice,,and of course take a ride
i remember a few years back the sky filled with balloons of all shapes and sizes...but heard nothing about it,so missed out on that one unfortunately....maybe next time

[Omag 2.0]

Great scenery! Love the third last shot! That's a cutie!  ;D

[Mozz]

Scenery looks really nice. Reminds me of the balloon festival I used to go down to in Northampton.

[Yurei]

now THAT is an original scenery ! fantastic shots buddy!

[exnihilo]

Cool!  I think I'll go have a look.  I live in the Phoenix area, and a common sight over the north edge of town is the hot air balloons.  The default FS9 scenery has 3 hot air balloons keeping station near the Deer Valley airport (KDVT).

[jordonj]

Does it require Rwy 12?