January
Balloonmeister: Brian Boland 33
Features:
1997 Balloon Life Index 26
13th World Hot Air Balloon Championship 22
A Guide to Crewing for Hot Air Balloons - The Pack Up 10
Ridgecrest Balloon Festival, A Celebration of the Sun 24
Freeflight: The Race is On - Bill Murtorff 37
Hangar Flying: Just another MISTY day in Georgia 38
Logbook:
Bartlett, Tennessee 34
Stowe, Vermont 34
Preflight:
Aerostar International 8
Around the World Updates 8
Solo Spirit
Breitling Orbiter
J. Renee
Dymocks Flyer
Balloon Fatality 8
Special Report: Balloon Museums
Lighter-than-air History 14
LTA Libraries and Research Centers 16
National Balloon Museum 18
Soukup & Thomas International Balloon & Airship Museum 19
Anderson/Abruzzo International Balloon Museum 20
Experimental Balloon and Airship Museum 21
February
Balloonmeister: Jim Ahern 33
Features:
A Guide to Crewing for Hot Air Balloons - Balloon Retrieval & Champagne Celebration 10
17th Annual Red Rock Balloon Rally 22
Laughlin's RiverFlight 24
Hangar Flying: Up, Up, and Away-EEEEE 38
Preflight:
Aerostar International 8
Connecticut's first balloonist 8
FAI News 9
Nationals in Rantoul 8
Red River Rally 9
Sky Balloons 8
Repair Station: Midwinter Balloon Care 28
Special Report: Around-the-World Attempts
If At First You Don't Succeed 14
J. Renée - An Interview with Kevin Uliassi 16
Global Hilton - An Interview with Dick Rutan 20
March
Balloonmeister: Lindsay Muir 33
Features:
A Guide to Crewing for Hot Air Balloons - Crewing a tether 10
Ballooning Belgian Style 20
Best Balloon Event 18
Don Kersten 1925-1998 17
The Rise and Fall of Pibals 14
Freeflight: The Walter Berry Flight - Don Piccard 37
Hangar Flying: The Fan that was not Manned 38
Logbook:
Breckenridge, Colorado 34
Thunderbird Balloon Classic 35
Preflight:
Aerostar International 8
Aeronautical Charts 9
Eagle Balloons 9
Head Balloons 8
Junior Balloonists 9
Lindstrand Balloons 8
New Gas Balloon Record 9
Reviews:
Aircraft Wrecks in California - Book 28
Balcony In The Sky - Video 28
Special Report: Inflator Fan Safety
What to Look For in a Fan 23
Inflator Fan Tips 26
Where, Oh Where, Does My Inflator Fan Go?? 24
Inflator Fan Tips 26
April
Balloonmeister: Neida Courtney 57
Features:
A Guide to Crewing for Hot Air Balloons - Refueling 10
A Black Tie Affair 12
Pat's Reflections 14
Bill Murtorff 1934-1998 61
Protecting Your Specially Shaped Balloon 16
Up in Smoke - Smoke Ballooning 47
Hangar Flying: Inverted Flight 62
Logbook:
Celebration, Florida 58
Port St. Lucie, Florida 59
Postflight: Charlie Moore's 1949 plastic balloon flight.
Preflight:
Aerostar International 8
Around the house in 80 minutes - miniature balloon 8
Balloon Works - News 8
Breitling Olympic Orbiter 3 9
FAI - News 8&9
FAR Clarification - FAR 61.23 9
Junior Balloonists 9
NAA - News 8
US Nationals - 96 profit 9
World Balloon Corporation - ownership change 8
Repair Station: Pilot Induced Damage 50
Special Report: 1997 Balloon Buyer's Guide
Introduction 19
Aerostar 20
Avian 22
The Balloon Works 24
Cameron Balloons 26
Eagle Balloons 28
Fantasy Balloons 30
Galaxy Balloons 32
Head Balloons 34
Lindstrand Balloons 36
National Ballooning, Ltd. 38
Sky Balloons 40
Thunder & Colt 42
UltraMagic Balloons 44
Boland Balloon 46
May
Balloonmeister: Orlina Asparuhova 33
Features:
A Guide to Crewing for Hot Air Balloons - Emergency Procedures and Powerlines 12
For Whose Charitable Purpose? 14
IRS Tax Exempt Requirements 16
How Many Tanks Can You Have? 26
Paradise Flight - word puzzle 28
Sint-Niklaas Ballonstand "Balloon 97" 24
Hangar Flying: The T Word 38
Preflight:
Alex Richtie 10
Balloon Works 8
Butler Parachute System 10
BFA Junior Balloonists 9
Cattron Remote Control - tethered gas balloons 10
Davies Company - Insurance sold 8
Harmon Trophy - nominations 9
Honda Grand Prix - 3 continent contest 10
New Phone Numbers - Eagle, Thunder & Colt 8
Schantz Agency - Insurance 9
Speedtech Instruments - wind meter, compass 8
Tommy Gate - lift gates 8
UltraMagic Balloons - US Type Certificate 8
Virgin Skyrides 9
Logbook:
Langau, Austria 34
Rio Rancho, New Mexico 35
Special Report: Thunderstorms
Outcomes From Outflows 20
June
Balloonmeister: Bob Sparks 33
Features:
Celebrating 20 Years - Chateau d'Oex, Switzerland 34
Michelin Man Makes His European Debut 35
Hangar Flying... The Real Thing 18
In Search of the Perfect Glove 22
Cryogenic Burn Treatment 24
Team RE/MAX - transglobal attempt 16
RE/MAX Flight Team 17
Temecula - The Rally - Attitude Counts 20
Freeflight: Balloon Museum Doll - Don Piccard 37
Hangar Flying: An E-ventless Flight 38
Repair Station: Preventive Maintenance and Records 28
Preflight:
Balloon Tour America - News 6
FAI [New] Records 6
Fossett to Head South 6
German [Gas Balloon] Accident Follow-up 6
Ramp Check '98 - New FAA Ticket program 6
Special Report: Powerline Avoidance
Powerline Safety - What To Do 10
Powerline Safety Hints 12
Scanning for Obstacles 14
July
Balloonmeister: Sam Baxter 34
Features:
A First Time Crew's Eye-View 10
BFA Conflict - Commentary 24
Poll of BFA Board members 24
Restructure committee members and how to contact 28
Motion to dissolve the competition division 28
Ballooning in Canada 22
Experimental Balloon and Airship Meet 17
Spirit of Peace - RTW attempt 20
Spirit of Peace Team 21
Hangar Flying: Splash 'N Dash 38
Logbook:
Walla Walla, Washington 36
LaGarita Springs Creek, Colorado 37
Preflight:
FAA News 9
FAI News 8
Fantasy Balloons - Hyper-Max 8
Insigniart - photographic awards 8
Therapack 8
US Nationals - festival flyers 9
WeatherJack - weather monitor 8
Reviews:
How To Write, Publish & Sell Your Own Aviation Books 33
The Ultimate Adventure - Video 33
Special Report: FAA Compliance/Enforcement Program
FAA Ticket Program 12
Compliance/Enforcement Bulletin No. 98-1 16
August
Balloonmeister: Larry Newman 32
Features:
Ballooning is For Everyone 10
Santa Fe Trail Balloon Rally 24
The Squeezer - Product Review 28
Hangar Flying: Where is that SMOKE coming from? 38
Logbook:
Boise, Idaho 34
Rock Springs, Wyoming 34
Sevierville, Tennessee 35
Preflight:
Balloon Works - kids photo contest 8
Balloon Repair of East Texas 9
FAI News 8
Head Balloons - heads up instruments 8
Lost Aviation Art Found 9
Vanity e-mail 9
Virgin Skyride - initial testing 9
Repair Station: How to identify and avoid a ragbag 26
Special Report: Double Eagle II - 20th Anniversary
If At First You Don't Succeed... 12
14 Unsuccessful Atlantic Attempts 1873-1978 14
Double Eagle II - Ed Yost 16
Double Eagle II - Patty Anderson 18
Double Eagle II - Richard Abruzzo 20
Double Eagle II - Larry Newman 22
September
Balloonmeister: Don Piccard 32
Features:
Ballooning on the Ice 16
Confessions of an Aerostat 26
Earth 2000 36
The Other French World Cup 12
Hangar Flying: The Crescendo Effect 38
Logbook:
Monroe, Wisconsin 34
Wakefield, Rhode Island 35
Preflight:
Chase Commander Scout 9
China Overflight Permission 9
Elder Statesman - Don Piccard 8
Five/Ten Years Ago in Balloon Life 10
Fossett/RTW - fourth attempt 8
Junior Balloonists 10
Tommy Gate 10
Special Report: US National Hot Air Balloon Championship
Fire on the Prairie 18
Top 25 24
October
Balloonmeister: Per Lindstrand 33
Features:
6th World Hot Air Airship Championship 18
A Great Disappointed in Paris - Gordon Bennett 16
Adrift in a Runaway Balloon 12
Ballooning Takes Education Around the World - RE/MAX RTW 10
Balloon Cards, Don't Leave Home Without Them 20
Hangar Flying: Lost in the Desert 38
Logbook:
Medford, Oregon 34
Paris, Tennessee 35
Park City, Utah 36
Preflight:
Aero Club of France 8
All Frenched Up 8
Cameron Balloons US 7
FAI Hall of Fame - Anthony Smith 6
New Balloon Curriculum - from Balloon Excelsior 8
Oatmeal and Ballooning 7
RE/MAX - RTW update 7
Space Hall of Fame - Piccards 6
World Quest - Rutan/Melton RTW 6
Repair Station: Between Annual Inspections 26
Special Report: Airspace
Airspace is as easy as A, B, C... 22
Airspace Summary Chart 23
Special Use Airspace 22
November
Balloonmeister: Bob Corey 33
Features:
Can you really steer this thing? 16
Change Roles During Each Lesson 10
Members Get to Vote - BFA election 28
Planning for Winter Ballooning 12
Hangar Flying: The Blast from Nowhere 38
Preflight:
Balloon Works [maintenance] Seminar 6
Balloon Plantable Ornaments 6
Fatal Balloon Accident 7
Hot Air Over the Holy Land - new event 7
ICO Global Challenge 6
Tony Fairbanks 6
World Quest - RTW update 7
Reviews:
Hot Air Balloons - coffee table book 34
Hangar Talk - book 34
Up, Up & Away - Calendar 34
Special Report: 27th Kodak Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta
Change Your Altitude 18
Top Ten Ways the Balloon Fiesta has changed... 24
December
Balloonmeister: Sidney Conn 33
Features:
Cold Air to the Rescue - Texas flooding 12
How to Succeed as a Flight Instructor 10
Freeflight: Elder Statesman speech - Don Piccard 36
Hangar Flying: Flying on Empty 38
Logbook:
Alvin, Texas 34
Jackson, Tennessee 35
Preflight:
FAI News 7
FAI Art Contest - for students 6
Five/Ten Years Ago in Balloon Life 7
Great Balloon Race - FAI RTW proposed race 6
Kittinger Honored 7
Lindstrand Balloons US - new instruments & smart vent 6
Repair Station: Propane and Winter Operations 26
Special Report: Around-the-World Scorecard
Who's On First 16
Previous Attempts to fly around-the-world by balloon. 16
ICO Global Challenge 18
J. Renee 19
Spirit of Peace 20
Breitling Orbiter 3 21
Cable & Wireless 22
Team RE/MAX 23
In The Wings 24