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  1. 07-18-2013, 12:55 PM #1
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    Had my annual physical yesterday.

    Found hypertension and being put on meds for it. Thought this would flag me to hand in my ticket.

    Found out to day as long as I keep up with meds I'm good to keep flying.

    Waiting on the next bullet Monday. Labs for Diabetes. If I am positive and put on insulin they pull my ticket and I'm done flying.
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  2. 07-18-2013, 01:53 PM #2
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    What is it you fly?

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    77500 cubic foot hot air balloon.

    Champagne Sunrise

    Ware river between Glouchester and Mathews Counties... Was doing touch and go landings on the river "Splash and Dash".

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    Good to go for another year.... labs all came back normal-low normal.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Chasing Ghosts View Post
    77500 cubic foot hot air balloon.

    Champagne Sunrise

    Ware river between Glouchester and Mathews Counties... Was doing touch and go landings on the river "Splash and Dash".

    How do you control your trolling speed in that thing?
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    Now that's a cool way to sneak into the neighbors pond!!!!
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    That is a cool pic. Congrats and keep on flying.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Boscoe View Post
    How do you control your trolling speed in that thing?
    Drift Sock?

    Actually the deeper you sink the basket against current slows you down.

    My objective is to practice a soft landing. If I can just graze the surface enough to create a wake and not get water in the basket... perfect landing..... maintaining that amount of buoyancy to keep in contact with the water and keep dry is hard to do though.

    The pic was taken by the wife of the guy I had flying with me.

    I asked him he'd mind if I dipped the basket in the river a few times and looked a little puzzled but said "Sure... um... am I going to need to take off my shoes"? when we skipped on the surface the first time he hopped up and was sitting on one of my fuel tanks with his arms wrapped around the uprights, with his feet up on a hand hold.

    I barely had one corner of the floor get wet and that was because of his sudden shifting of weight as we dropped in.
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    I'd love to own 1 of these 2 balloons.... being 2 of my other hobbies... Magic and the Paranormal

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    That's cool. Went to school with a fellow who fly's them things. You might know him Mark Nelson.
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