Links and References

Roland Escher's excellent Solo Balloon site

History of the Small Balloon: an article from Balloon Life magazine

Cloudhopper Pilot Web Pages

	Blue Thunder: pictures of Keith Sproul's Sky Chariot
	Roland Escher's Cloudhopper
	Phil MacNutt

	Lindstrand Balloons USA
	Cameron Balloons (see "Skyhoppers")

	The FAA: your tax dollars at work
	FAR Part 103: The regulations covering "ultralight vehicles", which includes some cloudhoppers
	AC 103 (7): An FAA "advisory circular" that explains the Part 103 regulations in more detail.

Courtesy of Frappr.com

	Ballooning into the Sky: A site is devoted to the other type of one-person ballooning, helium cluster ballooning -- flying in a harness attached to a bunch of huge, colorful helium-filled latex balloons.
	Balloon Preservation Group: This is an organization in the UK that collects and preserves retired balloon envelopes, including a large number of special shape balloons. There are 24 cloudhoppers in their collection, of which 5 are in flyable condition.

Balloon festivals, races, rallies....we've limited the list to ones where you're likely to see at least one Cloudhopper.

	Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta: the largest in the world. In 2003, the Albuquerque Fiesta will be home to HopperMania, 2003, expected to be the largest Cloudhopper gathering ever in North America.
	WHAMOBASS: the longest continuously-running balloon event in the world.

Flying with a basket is fun too, and we must admit it makes it easier to carry passengers....

	The Balloon Federation of America, our national club
	Cool for Kids: the BFA Junior Balloonist Program
	Joop de Wilde's comprehensive list of ballooning links
	Syrinx Balloon: a nice, general-purpose ballooning website, with a nice list of balloon event links
	North American Balloon Association: without making any judgements about whether the BFA needs a competitor, these guys seem to have the most comprehensive list of balloon events.

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