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BALLOON FLYING HANDBOOK
 

CHAPTER 3 — INFLATION, LAUNCH, AND LANDING

INFLATION 3-1
HISTORICAL BACKGROUND 3-1
INFLATION STYLE 3-1
BRIEFING TO CREW AND PASSENGERS 3-2
CREW BRIEFING 3-2
PASSENGER BRIEFING 3-2
THE INFLATION 3-2
LAUNCH 3-4
APPROACH TO LANDING 3-5
SOME BASIC RULES OF LANDING 3-5
STEP-DOWN APPROACH 3-6
LOW APPROACH 3-6
OBSTACLES 3-6
CONGESTED AREAS 3-7
LANDING TECHNIQUES 3-7
PRACTICE APPROACHES 3-8
PASSENGER MANAGEMENT 3-9
LANDING 3-10
LANDING PROCEDURE VARIATIONS 3-10
HIGH-WIND LANDING 3-10
LANDING CONSIDERATIONS 3-10
CREW RESPONSIBILITIES 3-11
MAINTAINING GOOD RELATIONS WITH LANDOWNERS 3-11

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 
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