{"id":880,"date":"2010-10-02T14:26:15","date_gmt":"2010-10-02T21:26:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.swproperties.com\/new-mexico-news\/?p=880"},"modified":"2010-10-02T14:26:15","modified_gmt":"2010-10-02T21:26:15","slug":"balloonists-from-around-the-world-make-annual-pilgrimage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swproperties.com\/new-mexico-news\/uncategorized\/balloonists-from-around-the-world-make-annual-pilgrimage\/","title":{"rendered":"Balloonists From Around the World Make Annual Pilgrimage"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 id=\"NewsPostDetailTitle\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-881 aligncenter\" title=\"Cindy Petrehn-Mass\" src=\"http:\/\/www.swproperties.com\/new-mexico-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Cindy-Petrehn-Mass-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/h3>\n<hr id=\"NewsPostDetailHorizRule\" \/>\n<div id=\"NewsPostDetailSummary\"><strong> <strong>Celebrating Earth, Wind and Flyers<\/strong> <\/strong><\/div>\n<div id=\"NewsPostDetailContent\">\n<p><strong>ALBUQUERQUE\u2026<\/strong>Final preparations are underway for the  2010 Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta \u201cEarth, Wind and Flyers\u201d,  launching October 2<sup>rd<\/sup> through the 11<sup>th<\/sup>.\u00a0 The 39<sup>th<\/sup> Balloon Fiesta will feature 500 registered hot air and gas balloons and  650 balloon pilots representing 17 countries and 39 states.<\/p>\n<p>Registered pilots from 17 countries include Belgium, Brazil, Canada,  Croatia, France, Germany, Ireland, Japan, Lithuania, Mexico,  Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, South Africa, Spain, United Kingdom,  and the United States of America.<\/p>\n<p>Topping the list of states contributing the most pilots is New Mexico  with 177 pilots, followed by Texas (40 pilots), Arizona (26 pilots),  Colorado (25 pilots), California (22 pilots), Illinois (14 pilots),  Florida (11 pilots), Missouri (10 pilots), rounding out the top ten are  Indiana and Kentucky with \u00a09 pilots from their respective states.<\/p>\n<p>New Mexico is the state that boasts the largest number of balloon  pilots and is home to almost 200 balloons.\u00a0 Pilots from around the world  thrive in Albuquerque\u2019s unique fall weather and take advantage of the  \u201cbox\u201d \u2013 a combination of upper and lower level winds created by the Rio  Grande Valley and enhanced by the Sandia Mountains.\u00a0 The box enables  balloonists to sometimes backtrack their flight path and land close to  their launch site.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The 15<sup>th<\/sup> America\u2019s Challenge Gas Balloon Race will launch 18 pilots in 9 gas balloons on Tuesday, October 5<sup>th<\/sup> . <\/strong>The Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta America\u2019s Challenge  race for gas balloons launches, weather permitting, at 6:30 PM on  Tuesday, October 5<sup>th<\/sup> from Balloon Fiesta Park.\u00a0 The change  of schedule will give members of the American team who are also  competing in the world\u2019s other major gas balloon distance race, the  Coupe Gordon Bennett, time to return to Albuquerque after the conclusion  of the event.<\/p>\n<p>The object of the America\u2019s Challenge is to fly the greatest distance  from Albuquerque while competing within the event rules.\u00a0 The  balloonists often stay aloft more than two days and must use the winds  aloft and weather systems to their best advantage to gain the greatest  distance.\u00a0 Flights of more than 1,000 miles are not unusual, and the  winners sometimes travel as far as Canada and the East Coast.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Photographs courtesy of Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta, Inc.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Celebrating Earth, Wind and Flyers ALBUQUERQUE\u2026Final preparations are underway for the 2010 Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta \u201cEarth, Wind and Flyers\u201d, launching October 2rd through the 11th.\u00a0 The 39th Balloon Fiesta will feature 500 registered hot air and gas balloons and 650 balloon pilots representing 17 countries and 39 states. 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