ClipAway U.S. Sightings in 2009, 2010 & 2011 (updated 06/02/2011) | |
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Jackson, MI (Jackson Jubilee) 2009 | | |
Candlestick Glow during an intermittent light rain | 
Just as little close as we get ready to launch for the only flight of the festival (photo credit Megan Avery) | |
ClipAway leaving the 'X' behind, after a nice drop (photo credit Megan Avery) | 
Almost all packed up and everyone is still all smiles (could it be that everyone had an impromptu tether ride?) | |
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Albion, MI (BFA Balloon Camp - Albion College campus) 2009 | | |
 Providing general information as the campers asked me questions to complete their checklists (photo credit Michelle Klingensmith Shaffer) | 
Morning ground fog as we arrived to provide balloon/tether instructions (photo credit Barb Jones) | |
 Campers assisting in ClipAway setup/inflation (photo credit Michelle Klingensmith Shaffer) | 
Shown are half the campers (and one counsellor) after ClipAway packup | |
All the campers and the 3 pilots whose balloons were used for instruction (photo credit Michelle Klingensmith Shaffer) (for more pictures and information on the BFA camps, click here ) | |
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Dansville, NY (New York Festival of Ballooning) 2009 | | |
Lets see where ClipAway lands ..... (photo credit Susanna St.Laurent) | 
Now what? no crew ... I think the pilot is asking us to come over. (photo credit Susanna St.Laurent) | |
Treating friends of the crew to an impromptu tether. (photo credit Susanna St.Laurent) | |
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Turf Valley-Ellicott City, MD (Preakness Celebration Balloon Fest) 2010 | | |
   
Breanne treating her mom Betty to a ClipAway as seen floating behind the ClipAway dropping in for a soft landing A super group of packup helpers!! balloon ride (photo credit Patrick A. Smith trees (photo credit Patrick A. Smith) (photo credit Patrick A. Smith) (photo credit Patrick A. Smith) | |
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New Egypt, NJ (New Egypt Middle School tether) 2010 | | |
   To cap off the success of the middle school’s “Reading Around the World” reading incentive program, we tethered some of their teachers and staff. | |
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Jackson, MI (Jackson Jubilee) 2010 | | |
 | ClipAway in the process of standing up to do a glow | |
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Albion, MI (BFA Balloon Camp - Albion College campus) 2010 | | |
One of the outdoor sessions | 
Inside ClipAway | |
Student Pilot --- bring it on!! | 
All the campers (w/o staff or assisting pilots) | |
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Greenville, PA (Green Grove Gardens Balloon Festival) 2010 | | |
First flight at the festival, a lot of farm land | 
Soft landing captured on the last flight of the festival | |
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Dansville, NY (New York Festival of Ballooning) 2010 | | |
 | ClipAway lighting up during the glow (picture credit Brenda Robinson) | |
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Turf Valley-Ellicott City, MD (Preakness Celebration Balloon Fest) 2011 | | |
My Crew (L-R) Jodi, Alex & Kat - must be doing something right, they are all smiling! | 
Tammy had waited 35 years to get in the air! | |
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Happenstance - Union Bridge, MD 2011 | | |
ClipAway Lifting Off - (photo curtesy Patrick A. Smith) | 
Hot Air Balloons, Cluster Balloon, Powered Wing, sharing the sky (photo curtesy Patrick A. Smith) | |
(L-R) Patrick A. Smith, myself, Dick Young (photo curtesy Patrick A. Smith) | | |
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