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Flag City Balloonfest IX
August 15-17, 2008

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     Flag City Balloonfest is a local hot air balloon competition where 30 pilots compete for points and prizes through flying performance in reaching predetermined targets. 
     The pilots are given the longitude and latitude coordinates of a defined target and must determine their launch site that will give them the best opportunity in reaching the target.
     Once at the target they drop a marker as close as possible. The distance to the center of the target is then measured and and entered into a computer program which then generates the point scoring system. Pilots may have multiple task to complete on a single flight.
     Flights are scheduled in the early morning and late afternoon when the winds are calm. Hot air balloon flying can only take place when the winds are below 10 mph. In the evenings the pilots return the the main site to once again set up their balloons to perform an evening illumination for the crowd's enjoyment.

     This is the Premier Event of the summer that you definitely won't want to miss.