John Wise Balloon Society of Central Pennsylvania

Club Officers
President ------------ Open
Treasurer ----------------- Nick Moehlmann
Chairperson- Safety Seminar ------- Eleanor Robinson
Chairperson- Landowner Relations --------- Brett Engroff
Chairperson- Grounds Operations --------- Ed Heltshe
Website Manager ----- Ron Broderick

-- Treasurer's Report - March 2008

Here is a must read for your Hot Air Ballooning Library:
The book is Hot Air Balloon Crewing Essentials, by Gordon Schwontkowski. It is available from him at 82 Silver Tree Circle, Cary, IL 60013, for $30.00 plus $4.00 S&H.

Our Safety Seminar took place on March 1, 2008. We thank everyone who attended for their participation.

DEC, 2007 --Memo from BFA President about FAR 91.119. FAA NPRM # FAA-2007-29291 is not 91.119 related. more info..

NEW -- from the FAA

Attention All Airmen
FREE IACRA TRAINING
Integrated Airman Certificate and/or Rating Application

IACRA is the new and better way of processing airman applications and is fast replacing the old FAA Form 8710-1. Whether you're a student pilot or an accomplished ATP, we're all going to need to learn how to use this new and innovative interactive program and here's how:

Just go to FAA link and click on any of the links to get all of the information you'll need to become proficient at this program, including a fully interactive IACRA training program that lets you act out any role from student to FAA inspector. It's faster and easier than you think, and it's coming our way! Learn it now!

http://www.FAASafety.gov/iacra
Contact Information: Gregory T. French , 800 Independence Ave., AFS 810 Room 832J, Federal Aviation Administration, Washington, D.C. 20591. Phone: 202 493-5474 Email: gregory.french@faa.gov

Member Announcement
Taking Application for Pilots for 2008 season May through October

Commercial Balloon Ride Operator Established Since 1987
Great flying Area, Chester Spring Pa.
Company operates two Linstrand 150K's, plus flying Aerostar 105,90 & 77
With new equipment ordered for 2008 season.
Minimum flight time 1000 hours with 300 hours in 140K's or larger
Excellent salary. With room and vehicle if required. With days off.
A Professional working relationship with clients
Contact Rick Schimpf at npole6@earthlink.net

Project to lower minimum safe altitudes -- FAR 91.119

Thunderstorms What you should know. TRW WX brief.

Balloon Safety Video now available. Click here to obtain a free copy. This video was developed by the FAA and our own members.

All Weather Links provided by Michael Fortune, Meteorologist at the National Weather Service.

Millersville University -Learn about weather research.