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| Inside the balloon envelope |
As an addition to the Day 7 blog post, some more images of the balloon day.
Early morning flight starting from Longstanton, ending up at Bourne Airfield
Wednesday 7th August 2013
Early morning flight starting from Longstanton, ending up at Bourne Airfield
Wednesday 7th August 2013
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| Sunrise over the old Cambridge Golf Club |
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| Promising sight of the balloon arriving |
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| Off-loading the balloon |
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| Rigging-up |
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| Balloon envelope laid out waiting to be pulled out flat |
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| Pulling the top of the balloon |
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| Laid-out, ready |
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| Checking inside |
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| Inflating the envelope |
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| and more. |
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| Pilot dwarfed as he checks the balloon |
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| Holding open the mouth of the balloon... |
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| ...just for me ;-) to be allowed inside! |
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| Time for the hot air |
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| Important features - handle ropes seen through foot-hold |
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| A14 and Cambridge Services from 5,400 ft |
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| Dropping |
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| Close enough that the 105mm can pick up the name on the side of the van |
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| Chasing our shadow |
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| Making for Bourne airfield. Runway 18, top horizontal |
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| Pretty good landing. Exit not quote so dignified |
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| The aftermath of landing |
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| Wrestling to expel the air |
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| Runway 18. Six miles as the crow flies from the start. |
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| Fitting the rolled balloon back into the bag |
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| All tucked away safe and secure |
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| Thanks to the guys from Virgin Balloons |
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| And thanks to the pilot, Carey Crawley |
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| Happy Day! |
...and yes, I would do it agan!
Super Additional pics especially from inside the Balloon & Basket Face :-) great memories!
ReplyDeleteThanks Tony! It was a bit of a privilege to be allowed inside the balloon envelope :-)
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