The website is under development, but the 2019 Hot Air Balloon Pilot Application, 2019 Hot Air Balloonist Flyer (passengers), and 2019 Hot Air Balloon Festival Crafter Applications are all available online now. Spread the word! http://plainvillefireco.com/index.php/hot-air-balloon-festival/
A huge THANK-YOU to everyone who came out to the Safety Seminar yesterday, and a special round of appreciation and gratitude to our presenters, and to the folks who put the event together: Penny Christy: Program Content, BFA liaison, Chairperson Ed Gutowski: Food Procurement, Setup, Cleanup Chris Mooney, Rob Macfarlane: Concept, Organization Mark Sand: Logistics,…
Each year, CLAS creates a calendar using photos taken by CLAS members throughout the previous calendar year. Garry recently collected the content winner archives – which we’ve linked from the GALLERY page. Enjoy!
We’ve spent some time putting together a new Directory page, with listings for Balloon Charters, Manufacturers, Service Providers, etc. Please visit the page to check your commercial listing – edits and additions (moderated) are welcomed.
Registration Form for the 2019 Ruth Salzberg Memorial Safety Seminar is now available online (link to event on our Calendar Page) Saturday, March 30, 2019 at Yale Divinity School in New Haven. We hope that you will join us!
Our annual Winter Dinner will be held on When: Saturday, February 2, 2019, 6:00-10:00 pm Where: Baci Grill, 134 Berlin Rd, Cromwell, CT Cost: $36 / person, payable in advance Ellen Dressel 1476 Highland Ave. Cheshire, CT 06410 Email: esdressel1@gmail.com Phase: 203-530-7658, or at the door with prior reservations to Ellen. Please make your reservations…
Greetings All,I haven’t seen anyone sending emails about the Winter flyout this weekend at the Aquaturf but the Prog Charts look pretty abysmal; rain on Saturday and wind on Sunday. Them is the breaks. Stay Warm. RZ
We’ve moved our P.O. Box from Southbury to Plainville. The new address is: CT Lighter than Air Society (CLAS) P.O. Box 633 Plainville, CT 06062
From Garry, The CLAS annual Photo contest for 2018 will be held at the next CLAS meeting on Oct. 18th, 7:30 pm AT THE Plainville Police Dept. The regular CLAS meeting agenda will be followed with the photo contest conducted at the end of the meeting. The photo contest rules are as follows; Any CLAS…
It is with great excitement and anticipation that Connecticut Lighter than Air Society (CLAS) announces our plans for a gala evening celebrating our 30th year anniversary as well as the kickoff festivities recognizing the 225th anniversary of the first balloon flight in America which took place in Philadelphia on January 9, 1793. The plans for…