by tjvballoons | Oct 7, 2015 | TJV Ballons News and Awesome Stuff
Another great day at fiesta. Day 5 saw light winds that delayed the dawn patrol until sunrise. The light winds started to the south but quickly turned to the north northwest. As the flight of nations took off the balloons started climbing to altitude and...
by tjvballoons | Oct 6, 2015 | TJV Ballons News and Awesome Stuff
Day 4 of the 2015 Albequerque Internarional Balloon Fiesta showed good completion and a fun flight. As the sun rise over the mountain the blue Albequerque sky was visible, the overcast skies of the last three days were gone. The winds were out of the north...
by tjvballoons | Oct 5, 2015 | TJV Ballons News and Awesome Stuff
Day three saw the first completion flights. The skies were overcast but there was a perfect box wind. The fiesta balloons took off from the field and gently flew south, then climbed up to box over the field. The competitors took off from the field...
by tjvballoons | Oct 4, 2015 | TJV Ballons News and Awesome Stuff
This morning started with overcast skies and very light winds. At the briefing there was concern we might all be headed north to the Reservation and with light winds they let the dawn patrol inflate but kept them on the ground. 500 balloons on the...
by tjvballoons | Oct 3, 2015 | TJV Ballons News and Awesome Stuff
Day 1 was a beautiful morning. The morning started with a dawn patrol and light winds to the south with a ever so small box. As the balloon of the day Canon took off and the sun rise over the Sandias the box became more prominent while there was still some...