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Michigan pilot wins big at national championship

Paul Petrehn, a Michigan hot air balloon pilot, dealt with some difficult conditions on Sunday to take home more than £5,000 in prize money and the title of champion at this year’s U.S. National Hot...

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Richard Parry takes Queen’s Cup title

A hot air balloon pilot from Stroud has successfully completed a 199-mile journey to take the UK’s oldest sporting prize, the Queen’s Cup. Richard Parry’s epic balloon flight ended in Great Yarmouth on...

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US long distance balloon race returns

The oldest ballooning event in the southern USA, the Helen to the Atlantic Balloon Race and Festival, is set to kick off once more. The only long distance balloon race in the US, up to 30 colourful hot...

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Team Gossard seals hat-trick at national show

For the first time, the British National Championship has been won by the same team and balloon for the third year in succession, as Team Gossard piloted their 90ft balloon to success. Although the...

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First women’s hot air balloon championship a soaring success

The first official Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI) Women’s hot air balloon championship saw hundreds of attendees and no fewer than 39 female pilots taking part. It was held between...

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Russian adventurer challenges ballooning record

Fedor Konyukhov from Russia has set the target of going around the globe on a balloon in under 14 days. Mr. Konyukhov has decided to have his balloon built in Bristol, and a team of balloon specialists...

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Competitive hot air ballooning embraces technology

The sporting world of hot air ballooning will soon be assisted by technology, as a recently produced app can now be utilised by balloon enthusiasts around the world. Sean Kavanagh, a developer from...

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