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Your current Board is President - Elisa Talbert Vice President - Natasha Stanke Secretary - Chris Garcia Treasurer - Peg Billson Directors - Dave Bagley, John Wilson, Gerry Palmer, Keith Takach and we have one open Director position (please let me know if you are interested) Board meetings will be held on the 2nd Thursday of the month at 6:30pm. The Board is going to continue to work on...
Interested in helping shape the future of Top Gun Balloon Club? We are currently accepting nominations for our Board of Directors. Serving on the board is a great opportunity to support the club, contribute your ideas, and help guide future activities and initiatives. How to nominate: • Self-nominations are welcome • Email any current board member or secretary@topgunballooning.org • Nomination deadline: Friday, June 20 President Jeff Ashworth,...
Feeling a little sheepish about your competition skills as a new Top Gun pilot? Remember, you’re really only competing against yourself. And hey, we also have a Rookie of the Year award… so you’ve got a real shot. Go ahead and sign up! If you need support with electronics, reach out to senior Top Gun Ballooning members, and come out...
We had an awesome weekend of flying! There's only one more monthly flying event until the Rio Grande Classic Balloon Competition in May. If you can't get out and fly with us before, remember you can find old task sheets on Watch Me Fly to practice on your own!
Thank you Flying High Balloon Services for hosting this morning’s pilot briefing! We had a great turn out for our two-day event. See you all tomorrow
Top Gun Balloon Club has renewed the Letter of Authorization with AATC effective March, 2025. You may become a party to this agreement by completing our LOA form and signing that you have read, understand, and will comply with the provisions of the agreement. Inclusion allows you to fly your balloon within Albuquerque Class C airspace with most communication requirements...
Congratulations to Shawn Speicher for placing first in Top Gun's Annual Points Competition. Shawn's high average of the year of 996.14 points out of 1,000 earned him the Championship for 2024. Nice job Shawn! Come down to the Balloon Museum and be sure to look for the Top Gun Annual Championship Trophy where Shawn's name will appear for the second...
The Year to Date Top Gun Ranking as of July 3, 2024 has been updated on the Standings page of the Top Gun Website! https://www.topgunballooning.org/competitors/
Pilots in the Albuquerque (ABQ) area – Please join us for an FAA Balloon Industry Update on Wednesday, May 29, from 1800-2000 local time. Stop by to hear presentations from ABQ air traffic control, the ABQ Flight Standards District Office, and the Regional Administrator’s office. Discussion topics include: ADS-B On-Airport Launch Skydiving Communication with ATC Local Class C and D Operations ...
Top Gun's LOA with AATC has been renewed for 2024-25. The LOA is an agreement between AATC and Top Gun on behalf of its members that allows for flights within Albuquerque's Class C airspace without the requirement of an ADS-B transponder and excepts certain communication requirements to enter or operate within the Class C airspace. All Top Gun members who...
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