Balloon Federation of America

BFA logo with words call to action

Call to Action!

Below is a link to the BFA Position Paper for 14CFR Part 108 and BFLOS written by the BFA Call to Action Committee. We ask that you use the talking points in the paper as an aid to craft your own response to the proposed rule. The deadline is October 6th.

tinyurl.com/ywwu56nx

A hot air balloon with pixelated rainbow pattern

Sunday Bluesky with a hot air balloon!

I had the hot air balloon one! And I didn’t take any notes during my first class of 7th grade (geometry) because I was nervous to make so much noise with the velcro

As a colorful hot air balloon is blown up, the rope makes an indent to make it look the shape of a heart for a minute. The sky is blue with white clouds, there are many people on the grass and trees behind them.

Lucked out with perfect weather to watch the Hudson Valley Hot-Air Balloon Festival this weekend
#Stunday
#Colors #SensoryArt
#WeekIforIconic #AlphabetChallenge
#BestAbstract #AbstractAug #smArtist #ColorADay #OrangeSun #SundayYellow
#EastCoastKin #Photography #HotAirBalloon #BalloonFestHV

A hot air balloon in a golden hazy sky. The outlines of treetops are below

What a difference a week makes

When a hot air balloon almost lands in my back yard....

Smokey Bear hot air balloon

Judy Nakamura in front of the Smokey Bear balloon trailers

The crew around the Smokey Bear balloon basket

Michigan conservation agents

Featured today on Wardens of the North was the Friends of Smokey Bear Balloon balloon with Judy Nakamura! It seems they may have been in Michigan for a program. Great job sharing both ballooning and Smokey’s message with the proof Michigan and the audience of the show!

#hotairballoon #smokeybear

Inside of the hot air balloon from the top. Yellow, blue, green, orange, red spiral pattern

Floaty Ball against a BlueSky - red, yellow, blue, green, orange spiral pattern with a dog looking at a toy balloon

Balloon over trees

Pilot (me) and the 3 passengers

I got to make the burner noise for an hour and 15 minutes this morning. It was a very good end to August even if it was 42 degrees at launch!

#hotairballoon #emhab #weflyhotair #floatyball

Zonzo balloon

One. Lone. Bloon.
#hotairballoon #bloonwatch

Drifting
#hotairballoon #Albuquerque #NewMexico #clouds #Bluesky #fyp #abq #visitabq

Blooonies.
#BloonWatch #hotairballoon

Hot air balloon ride over the Nile River in Egypt at dawn.

#travel #travelphotography #adventure #egypt #hotairballoon #photography #travelphotography

Up, up & away 🎈… another hot air balloon flying above our house this AM. Blue skies & peaceful floating with a Birds Eye view 🐦‍⬛. Been on two excursions, dawn & dusk jaunts, they were awesome! 😊

#yyc
#hotairballoon

Up, up, and away in my beautiful balloon #frogust #art #illustration #digitalart #digitalpainting #frogs #frogust2025 #hotairballoon #illustration

Went to a balloon glow Friday #hotairballoon #festival

8/29-31 Rides with great vistas! #HotAirBalloon Fest #hvballoon @DCRCOC bit.ly/2J6m4IR + more cool stuff 2 do #HudsonValley #NY bit.ly/1sbCFsE @dutchesstourism

Vesikko and Suomenlinna pictured from S/S Turso.

Vesikko is a German WW2 U-boat prototype built 1931 in Turku, Finland. She served in Finnish navy and in 1941 sunk one Russian ship with a torpedo. Today Vesikko is a museum.

#vesikko #ssturso #suomenlinna #kustaanmiekka #turso #hotairballoon #helsinki #fortress #höyrylaiva #ww2 #uboat #u-boat

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The Creative World of Burning Man (Images from years 2010, 2013, 2015, 2018, and 2023)

#burningman #art #photography #blueskyartshow #travel #discover #artyear #hotairballoon

Thousands of people not seeing hot air balloons lift off this morning. Balloon pilots let children engage the propane burners to entertain the crowd. Certainly bright, if not #shiny Pikes Peak peeking through the clouds in the background,
#BlueSkyArtShow #EastCoastKin #photography

Soon the sky will be crowded… we can’t wait!

I love the mornings in Albuquerque.

Hot Air balloon ride this morning over the Sedona dessert. I used to have a gear of heights but through experiencing zip lining had no prob going up to 3,300 ft.

Hot air balloon

Hudson Valley Hot-Air Balloon Festival!

#hotairballoon #hudsonvalley #sky #clouds #balloon #photography

A large red, hot air balloon bearing the white stylized “Virgin” logo begins to deflate after landing on a grassy field. The balloon’s envelope sags slightly, its once taut surface now softening as heated air escapes. The basket remains grounded, and still, while the registration number “G-DVBF” is visible near the top of the balloon’s slackening fabric. The surrounding landscape features a clear blue sky and scattered trees, evoking a calm, early-morning atmosphere. The scene captures the quiet transition from flight to rest, with the balloon’s vibrant presence gently folding back to the earth.

#SilentSunday #Balloon #HotAirBalloon #Aviation #Aerostat

three big kids in a preschool bunch bike watching right up close to a hot air balloon launch

"Great perk of owning a Bunch--best seating and avoiding the traffic at town festivals!" - Katrina in Colorado

#bunchfam #cargobike #balloons

Information about the fantasy league

Gas balloon old timey type photo with words Gordon Bennett Fantasy League

The Kiwis have a Fantasy League for the Gordon Bennett! Start here for the rules and to register your team: docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

Learn more about the Gordon Bennett and the competitors here: www.gordonbennett25.fr

#IAMBFA #BFAballooning #montgolfiere #gordonbennett #gasballooning

Is it a bird, is it a plane? No, it's a giant Ordnance Survey map 🗺️
We're so excited to see all these fantastic balloon shapes fly over Longleat during our popular annual aerial extravaganza, Icons of the Sky, on 12, 13 and 14 September!

That’s Peanut!