Central Texas Ballooning Association: 2008 Lake Travis Flight

Photo by Robert Doyal

Balloons over Lake Travis on August 11, 2007.

Note: On August 2, 2008, pilots will meet at 6 a.m. and balloon launch will be at 6:50 a.m.

The Central Texas Ballooning Association Lake Travis Flight is scheduled for August 2, 2008. Several hot air balloons will liftoff just before sunrise from Mansfield Dam Park.

The Lake Travis flight allows balloonist the rare opportunity to splash and dash.

Splash and dash is a maneuver balloonists make over a body of water when they have control of altitude. This control allows a balloon pilot to bring the bottom of their basket down to touch the surface of the water. The burner is then fired to bring the balloon back up.

I first attended this event in 2007. After the event, I met several crew members and pilots at their tailgate breakfast. A month later I started attending the monthly meetings and later joined as a member.

My fascination with hot air balloons goes back to my childhood. Balloons would often land on my grandparents ranch in central Arkansas.

The Central Texas Ballooning Association provides a great opportunity to learn the inner workings of ballooning and to make new friends passionate about the sport.

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