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B10 The Acton Press Wednesday April 11 Al Russell gets his highs up 10000 feet in balloon Jennifer real heights for pica sun and lenient even feet in air milt ball on llussell f the Blue Spring Line pnudly sports in Imi balloon nut pin Ik loves 1 all so much he has Ills being delivered in mid Tlerc ire ball ions in Canada W id licenced pilots There some disaLjeertiLnl numbers of balloon ts never Al number reserved r rus licence when lie qui fits lie II 1 Air federation of rmed I month an af filiate f a sun l group all part if Kit Initial liillooi federation It round g I its in in Lin been enthusiastic I M ncrs I en favor Hit me is balloon usually filled rdng lo Russell I here in Canada Kit I I air Icing considered a like l sec ballooning tin re pc He feels Ihe Ins been a lick promotion rid duslrv standards There just iihbol sland in pilots go through me pilots As well us they fly solo height of I down Dm iu que is s s ball re stomach to take it says Itlakess gelling used t lb first free fliLM Tl ere no safely bane r just a Iclweei and the ground Dill jusl like used I it ink rested in ballooning last ye i A busu i bile pin i sited I r Balloon Ad ventures next to lis Calgary business office Ground air com munieallons have long been a problem for who have hitherto used radio to towers or CB radios mobile attache phone seemed an excellent addition lo Ihe lions system and is now being used as a beneficial backup According to Al one thing led to an other and he was offered a balloon flight up hundred feet in a tethered flight tied to the ground by a rope and was hooked or parachute The actual balloon is usually better thin hundred feet high and made of nylon or dacron The balloon Itself is much like a parachute wilh on adjust able lop either parachute top or the lop is necessary let Ihe hot air out for descent These lops are monoeuvered by guy ropes The parachute top can be pulled down inside to let a small volume of air out and then allowed drift back in place The ripout top attached by velcro bands is replaceable meaning landing is mandatory once the top is The balloon also has exhaust side veuis for air control with guy ropes They with own The whole light balloon attached to the basket by a system of webbing sewn into each gore or panel of fabric The webbing comes to the or with steel wire taking Ihe stress and attached the basket by quick re lease pins The basket is usually made of wicker a material with excellent flex and strength capable of absorbing con shock if landing is rough Although Is used in some baskets feels wicker is by far the best He also likes the nostalgia aspect f using traditional material Hot air is driven into the balloon by a burner unit in the basket fuelled by pr pane in gallon tanks Thelremen power and heat produced by the small insignificant burner reminds one f a is capable of lifting a loon hundred feet a minute Tw i tanks f fuel is sufficient to take ree people for a six hour ride on a degree day roughly to miles at a IXil throat of the balloon With this in mind balloonlsts wear crash helmets and strong gloves rhe gloves arc needed for handling guy ropes Balloonlsts also wear light one piece jet type flight suits and sturdy sponge soled boots with high ankles to cushion landings Landing tricky part When taking off a balloonist tries to position himself in front of a treed The is unfurled from a very small pack reminiscent of a parachute and allowed to fill with or dinary air before short bursts of hot air are added Takeoff should be slow and controlled but can be a bit of a circus if the wind catches the balloon before loomsts and passengers arc ready Landing is the tricky part While it should be a slow gradual hover settling gently down to earth tells of lively ones while learning the art He remembers dragging through a field digging wide furrows In mud with the basket and gathering cobs for supper The flight is the poetic part the ex citing miracle of flight says he feels like superman flying through He feels ballooning is more practical than plane flight He says it uses more common sense and is more simplistic A balloon st needs to know air currents and weather patterns being able to manoeuvre the balloon through still air or hot therms t warm air pockets which send the balloon rocketing skyward only lo come down even faster thousand feel in the air The colder it is Us also a relatively inexpensive the less hot air Is needed to make the sport compared with others requiring a balloon rise vehicle An economy model balloon can The temperature the burners can be had for as little as reach i thousand degrees and hot air sown balloon will be delivered ma shower onto passengers from the f having been made in the States by the leaven Balloon Company also Is considering becoming a loon dealer for the Raven company Ballooning is much less dangerous than supposed according to our expert Any fatalities resulting from ballooning only one or two on the continent last year are usually because of entangle ment with hydro wires Wires are the biggest danger to any balloonist says and visual alertness is a must at all times With Increasing leisure time and people exploring diverse ways to spend it Ballooning be the next in In he meantime don be surprised if you should look up one day and find a man in a balloon asking permission land in your garden it only yoer Russell Imlde a hundred tool balloon wire of Russell and children Toby Sand Wendy as fills Ihi parachutelike sport balloon Balloonist Russell sits on the side the wicker basket while Canadian champion I lor ok checks adjustments prior flight MATINEE 3 to 6 Every Saturday St Colleqr- ye ir old private the Townships of Quebec is open to girls hoys in Ihrouqh 1 2 8 through 3 in Ontario Full plus visual slide presenlition on the its comprehensive facilities will be it the hotel For further infornntion an appointment with the write or telephone nil JOB 3E0 l Heddrmstcr 819 The demand for rent geared to income accommodation can only be deter mined if you respond Interested families should file an application with the local housing authority by May APPLICATIONS AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ARE AVAILABLE FROM THE MUNICIPAL CLERKS OFFICE IN MILTON AND HALTON HILLS AND FROM Housing Manager Housing Authority Road West Ontario Telephone No 8844261 Ar At