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EP10 : " Don't Talk to Me like I Was an Animal or Something "
puddin:
Oh and we have Chris Godlewski's strange confessional from last week that never mentioned and now that you mention it Sups the Weavers confessional background is recycled from last week but is different than the other team confessionals background from the library ..off to check out the insider clips IF they will play .
kraziladi:
I finally have some time, since the holiday to post some things I definitely know and others I think I might know. What I don't know is whether it will help or not. So here goes:
First up: No it won't be colder up there. Only 2 degrees per thousand feet typically. Sometimes it is actually warmer (a temperature inversion), especially on a calm morning. Also the heat from the burners are quite toasty.
They will probably launch around 6:30am. Sunrise is at 6:20. A balloon cannot launch prior to sunrise (unless they have lighting equipment) due to FAA regulations. We also see the crown man (the guy holding the rope at top of balloon during inflation) with a shot of the sun just rising. At this point they are about 10 minutes from launching.
I suppose we need to define the word crash. Yes - both "crashes" (midair and landing) seen in the previews are perfectly normal. Some landings may be harder than others and you may drag longer on some, but in all actuality, evey landing is a controlled "crash". The midair crash is called "kissing" and all seems fine. Fabric to fabric is fine. Won't hurt a thing. Based on my knowledge and what I see here, I say no the Weasels are not harmed. I see nothing unusual.
The two guys on the side of the basket on their knees are just crew stopping the balloon. Yes it appears he has landed on a hill. My take is so they will be closer to the road. Nice pilot for doing this.....if he only knew what/who he had in his balloon. :/ He might have landed the farthest from any road.
The flight time: Based on the perceived altitude from the pictures, I can say with confidence they will be flying a minimum of 30 minutes. They would need that much time to attain that altitude and then return to the ground. I would guess that they fly closer to one hour. Their landing location will be based soley on the wind directions at those various altitudes. From the vid caps it is obvious two balloons are close together and one is a ways away. Not knowing what wind direction the winds aloft were on that day, I will base my estimated direction and distance on the pressure altitude and surface winds that day (7-26), I will estimate that they traveled about 5 miles or more ENE. from their launch location.
Launch location I have no idea. Why would they drive back to Park City? Although they would be launching from the edge of town, not near the airport and it appears based on the time of morning that they do just walk across the parking lot. If we could find the launch location, we would have the landing area.
So there you have what I think I know about the subject of Hot Air Ballooning. Now for you super sluethers if any of you are in my area, I would love to take you for a ride in my balloon! I live in the center of the US. So if you happen to pass by, look me "up". :thumbC:
Chateau d If:
Krazi, can you use that location I found above as a point along the way? Like a 5 km long line going ENE.
kraziladi:
--- Quote from: Chateau d If on November 28, 2005, 09:26:45 PM ---Krazi, can you use that location I found above as a point along the way? Like a 5 km long line going ENE.
--- End quote ---
This one???
They have been up a bit by now. So it wouldn't necessarily be 5 miles from that location. Let me look at the series of in flight pictures and let me see if I might be able to determine altitude and/or some other things. I'll Mr. Krazi help me. Two heads are always better than one.
Chateau d If:
Yes. And, by God , it even looks like they are going ENE in this shot!
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