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A
gallery of a mass ascent
Photographer,
Denis Lomax, has been snapping photos of one of the mass ascents
from the balloon fiesta.
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What
is a balloon flight like?
Our reporter, Jemma Cooper, takes an aerial view
of Bristol as she sails across the rooftops.
Friday's
mass balloon ascent
Hundreds of people have been gathered in Ashton Court in Bristol
this morning for the first mass ascent of the Fiesta.
Bond
pilot flies at Fiesta
Hot air balloon pilot Simon Askey flew a stunt balloon
for the film The World Is Not Enough.
Watch
the Fiesta - Live!
For
the first time ever, the entire of the Bristol Balloon Fiesta will
be broadcast live. Watch it exclusively here!
Includes a full schedule of events you can watch
live from your desktop on Fiesta weekend.
Cancer patient pledges support
Roger
Clark will use the fiesta to collect for Macmillan Cancer Relief,
the charity that has helped him cope with the disease
A flight across the
city
Our reporter Richard Greenaway took a flight across Bristol and
you can watch his trip on your desktop.
Mastering the skies
BBC Points West reporter Scott Ellis on his high-speed
challenge to become a qualified balloon pilot.
Balloons
which help balloonists
Why the Met Office will be looking to the heavens when they
predict the weather for the Fiesta.
Balloon
Fiesta Webmaster
Art meets
science in this week's Webmaster, as we take a look around the
Fiesta's official site.
Up,
up and away
Richard Angwin looks at perfect weather conditions for ballooning
and how they can be forecast.
Around-the-world
voyage
Re-live one of ballooning's most amazing moments - the Brietling
Orbiter's around-the-world voyage last year. |
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