All contestants must have a valid AMA license or modeling license of their home country. Entry Fee AMA Adult: $175 for the weekend if you pre-register before April 1st, after will be $225. If you cannot attend for all three days then the cost will be $75/day. AMA Youth Senior/Youth Junior: $35.00 for the weekend

Albuquerque will again be holding the Rio Grande Classic, Southwest Regional Championship, and the NM State Championship over Memorial day weekend. Flight Operations will be generally in the North Rio Rancho and Albuquerque West side areas.

Details to come but expect a really well run and fun contest. Come out and win one of the exciting new trophies! Once again the Aviation Explorers will be assisting and will cook lunch both Friday and Saturday. There will be pizza Thursday and good KC style BBQ on Friday night. Last year's Calcutta for the unknowns will be back as well.

The contest grew by 25% from 2022 to 2023 and we hope more pilots will come and experience the enjoyable experience that this chapter and the venue present. The banquet will again be held at the Patriot Jet Formation Team hanger. Please use the IAC 38 Pre-Registration form here: https//forms.gle/ghZJUrm7mlRTpi448 to register, thank you!

We are very fortunate to be able to host the Carson City Hot Air Balloon Shoot-Out. This year will be the 18th annual competitive event. We will be hosting approximately 15 hot air balloon pilots as we come together to celebrate what is great about ballooning. This group of visitors are a tight knit community that have welcomed many Carson City residents into their 'family' as crew members as well as future pilots. The evening balloon flights will launch from the centrally located site behind Carson City-Crystal High School. The morning flights will be held in the early hours on...

The original Hot Air Balloon Festival in Warren County, New Jersey, was held as a small gathering of pilots at the Warren County Farmers' Fair, in 2001. It quickly became a welcomed addition to the County Fair. In 2020, when COVID prohibited the Fair from taking place, a smaller event was held at long time sponsor, Warren Community College. There were also drone demos, to highlight the expansive drone program the College had been building. The event was so successful, it started some new hot air balloon festival traditions in Warren County. In 2023 Area 57 - Flying Objects &...