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Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta (timelapse clip)
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| 10/28/13
| roadtrippers
Posted on 11/17/2013 8:37:55 AM PST by Doogle
Short timelapse clip of the Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta. Enjoy
(Excerpt) Read more at youtube.com ...
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8YaMK4-MYg
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posted on
11/17/2013 8:37:55 AM PST
by
Doogle
To: Chode
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posted on
11/17/2013 8:38:16 AM PST
by
Doogle
(USAF.68-73..8th TFW Ubon Thailand..never store a threat you should have eliminated))
To: Doogle
very cool and looks like something out of a SiFi movie...
but i'm confused as to why/how a lot of them do a kinda of low pass fly by at the 1:40 mark
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posted on
11/17/2013 8:49:55 AM PST
by
Chode
(Stand UP and Be Counted, or line up and be numbered - *DTOM* -vvv- NO Pity for the LAZY)
To: Chode
...stronger wind in your face
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posted on
11/17/2013 8:57:27 AM PST
by
Doogle
(USAF.68-73..8th TFW Ubon Thailand..never store a threat you should have eliminated))
To: Doogle
ahhh...
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posted on
11/17/2013 8:59:54 AM PST
by
Chode
(Stand UP and Be Counted, or line up and be numbered - *DTOM* -vvv- NO Pity for the LAZY)
To: SeekAndFind
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posted on
11/17/2013 9:00:51 AM PST
by
Albion Wilde
("Remember... the first revolutionary was Satan."--Russian Orthodox Archpriest Dmitry Smirnov)
To: Doogle
Walter White would be proud
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posted on
11/17/2013 9:06:24 AM PST
by
woofie
To: Doogle
I really enjoyed that. Thanks!
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posted on
11/17/2013 9:11:13 AM PST
by
LostInBayport
(When there are more people riding in the cart than there are pulling it, the cart stops moving...)
To: Chode
It is a game they play, fox and hound or some such. A hare balloon takes off, a few minutes later the hounds take off. The hare occasionally drops a marker, the hounds follow and try to mimic their flight path. The hounds drop markers and get points for getting the closest to the hare’s.
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posted on
11/17/2013 9:21:05 AM PST
by
ThunderSleeps
(Stop obarma now! Stop the hussein - insane agenda!)
To: Doogle
That’s three minutes of time I am glad I spent!
Thanks!
To: woofie
To: Chode
Looked like an alien invasion.
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posted on
11/17/2013 10:21:46 AM PST
by
bgill
(This reply was mined before it was posted.)
To: Doogle
“I knew I should have taken that left turn at Albuquerque.”
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posted on
11/17/2013 10:22:46 AM PST
by
dfwgator
(Fire Muschamp.)
To: dfwgator
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posted on
11/17/2013 1:13:45 PM PST
by
Doogle
(USAF.68-73..8th TFW Ubon Thailand..never store a threat you should have eliminated))
To: ThunderSleeps
interesting... so they have to dump heat to get lower then reheat to go back up, but how do they steer to follow the hare or like you said "closest" could be relative depending on the wind?
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posted on
11/17/2013 3:21:00 PM PST
by
Chode
(Stand UP and Be Counted, or line up and be numbered - *DTOM* -vvv- NO Pity for the LAZY)
To: bgill
right??? a very surreal quality to it all...
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posted on
11/17/2013 3:24:48 PM PST
by
Chode
(Stand UP and Be Counted, or line up and be numbered - *DTOM* -vvv- NO Pity for the LAZY)
To: Chode
At different altitudes winds tend to (but not always) blow in different directions. Sometimes only slightly different directions, sometimes radically different directions. As I understand it, Albuquerque is famous for it's wind "box." IIRC the prevailing winds around and above Albuquerque blow in generally all four directions. So by varying your altitude you can basically go almost anywhere you want in that area.
The trick for the hounds is to try to mimic the hare's path in three dimensions, and reasonably quickly before the rising sun, storm fronts, high/low pressure systems, etc. change the pattern. Balloon rallies are great fun (but dang do those folks get up early!), I've crewed/chased a few times for a couple of different balloons. Read that as I'm good at being dead weight on the end of a rope. Though I've been "fan man" and "top rope" guy too. I'm not even a virgin anymore, been up - only once for about 20 min, but it was great fun.
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posted on
11/17/2013 6:24:06 PM PST
by
ThunderSleeps
(Stop obarma now! Stop the hussein - insane agenda!)
To: ThunderSleeps
thx much for the detailed info... now it makes sense
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posted on
11/17/2013 6:36:29 PM PST
by
Chode
(Stand UP and Be Counted, or line up and be numbered - *DTOM* -vvv- NO Pity for the LAZY)
To: Chode
Hey, if you come out for the Fiesta I’ll show you the best restaurants for New Mexican food and Green chile cheeseburgers, plus a tour of the mountains.
To: Tijeras_Slim
God i'd love too... last timed i was there was 75 or 76
maybe when i retire in a few years i'll get to make another trip around the country and will surely take you up on it!
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posted on
11/17/2013 7:16:40 PM PST
by
Chode
(Stand UP and Be Counted, or line up and be numbered - *DTOM* -vvv- NO Pity for the LAZY)
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