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    Welcome to our Trip Report Blog.
    Here we will post logs and pictures taken on aircraft spotting trips.
    Any info can be used for personal use, if passing on or publishing please credit SWAG.
    If you can correct or add any information please contact me here.

    To visit our Flickr photo pages click StuC, RichT, IanG, MatthewB

    Header Picture: UP-MI602 Mil Mi-26T (34001212133) Kazakhstan Emercom at Boraldai, Kazakhstan on 08/07/19 (credit StuC)

    Updates 2022:
    26th May - Log and pics added for Private Flyer Show 14/05/22
    24th December - BAPC Register updated and 56 pictures added

    Tuesday, 5 February 2013

    03/02/13 - Château-d'Oex 35th Festival International de Ballons

    Many thanks to Paul Dopson for his log and pictures.
    Paul says "We arrived Friday PM and it was torrential rain until gone midnight, then snow all the way through Saturday (we flew a toy balloon!). Snow stopped around 0300 on Sunday and the weather improved as the day went on, but the wind picked up which meant we couldn't get the hoppers out, even regular balloons were having an exciting inflation. I think these are all the runners and riders but may have missed one or two whilst I flew."
    Balloons and the Alps
    Sunshine and snow

    3A-MBS Ultramagic M-105 (105/169)
    F-GSGE Cameron Z-120 (10628)
    F-GSGE Cameron Z-120
    F-GSYI Ultramagic M-145 (145/56)
    F-GZEP Cameron A-77 (10305)
    F-HCDL Kubicek BB34Z "Lady Joker" (663)
    F-HCDL Kubicek BB34Z "Lady Joker"
    F-HCDT Kubicek BB51Z (515)
    F-HEMA Kubicek BB26E (689)
    F-HRIS Cameron Z-275 (11720)
    G-CEJI Lindstrand LBL-105A (1144)
    G-HHPM Cameron Z-105 (11534)
    G-JMJR Cameron Z-90 "Bear" (10611)
    G-JMJR Cameron Z-90
    G-PIPY Cameron Pipe (3815) ..very short tether only
    G-TOPB Cameron Z-140 (11718)
    G-TOPB Cameron Z-140
    G-TUTU Cameron O-105 (10659)
    G-TUTU Cameron O-105
    G-XPDA Cameron Z-120 (11038)
    HB-BYC Thunder & Colt Airship AS 105 MkII (2313)
    HB-BYC Thunder & Colt Airship
    HB-QAU Ultramagic M-130 (130/10)
    HB-QAU Ultramagic M-130
    HB-QGF Cameron "Orbiter" (4748)
    HB-QLG Cameron Z-180 (10883)
    HB-QLG Cameron Z-180
    HB-QLK Cameron Z-105 "Asimo" (10858)
    HB-QLK Cameron Z-105
    HB-QLR Cameron Z-105 (10907)
    HB-QLS Cameron Z-77 (10932)
    HB-QLS Cameron Z-77
    HB-QLW Cameron Z-120 (10936)
    HB-QLW Cameron Z-120
    HB-QMM Kubicek BB37N (478)
    HB-QOW Cameron Z-120 (11373)
    HB-QOW Cameron Z-120
    HB-QPB Cameron Z-140 (10899)
    HB-QPI Cameron Z-315 (11470)
    HB-QPI Cameron Z-315
    HB-QPR Cameron Z-180 (11595)
    HB-QPR Cameron Z-180
    HB-QPV Ultramagic Ecoballoon (145/80)
    HB-QPV Ultramagic ECO-Balloon
    HB-QSP Kubicek BB20GP (381)
    HB-QTZ Cameron Z-105 (11635)
    HB-QVM Ultramagic M-145 (145/81)
    HB-QVM Ultramagic M-145
    I-RIKY Thunder & Colt AX-77 (895)
    JA-A1180 Cameron N-105 (10503)
    JA-A1180 Cameron N-105
    JA-A1242 Cameron Z-105 "Asimo"
    JA-A1242 Cameron Z-105 Honda twins
    N2803N Aerostar S-60A (S60A-3014)
    N71087 Balloon Works Firefly 8B-15 (F8B-482)
    OO-BAW Ultramagic N-180 (180/105)
    OO-BAW Ultramagic N-180
    OO-BCB Ultramagic M-160 (160/56)
    OO-BCU Schroeder Fire Balloon G.45/24 (900)
    OO-BGM Cameron Z-90 "Tolfy" (11514)
    OO-BHQ Ultramagic N-250 (250/17)
    OO-BWG Ultramagic N-300 (300/41)
    OO-BWG Ultramagic N-300
    OO-BZU Ultramagic M-105 (105/139)
    SE-ZLK Kubicek BB-S "Hare" (664)

    "We pulled the following two hoppers out to fly but the wind picked up so
    they never made it out of the bags in the afternoon."
    I-B015 Bonanno "Bubble"
    N995LB Zing LB-45 "Joelly bee" (ZA-003)