They had some fantastic views during their flight. Clive and Jon watched the sunrise over Texas. Then later as the sun went higher, the fields beacme clearer and showed the wonderful circle patterns! At the moment, hard for us to…
Veteran balloonist sits fourth in US Gas Race Tuesday, October 09, 2012 The Bristol Post BRISTOL balloonist Clive Bailey has realised his long-held dream of taking part in the America’s Challenge Gas Balloon Race. The veteran balloonist from Ham Green is representing Great Britain in the competition to fly the…
Five teams of gas balloonists including Clive Bailey from Bristol representing Team GB have launched from the America’s Challenge Gas Balloon Race 2012 in Albuquerque. The Gas Balloon Race, with the pilots using their skills to see who can fly the furthest from the…
If you watched Britain’s Got Talent Saturday 16th April 2011 on ITV1 you may have spotted our own Clive Bailey who flew Ant and Dec for the opening sequences for the latest 2011 auditions. So you may be able to spot Clive in the balloon with Ant & Dec at…
In the Summer, Rosie Bailey, aged 12 was filmed by the Blue Peter film crew at the Bristol Balloon Fiesta for a Blue Peter programme that went out on 11th October 2012. Rosie also took her friend, Amy flying for the first time as well as…
News forn the Americas Challenge: Six balloon teams representing three nations and featuring some of the world’s greatest gas balloonists are preparing to compete in the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta’s America’s Challenge race for gas balloons. Four of the six competing teams include at least one member who has previously…
David Hempleman Adams & Clive Bailey received an award from HRH Prince Philip at Buckingham Palace. Prince Philip presented two awards to Record Breaker David Hempleman Adams along with balloonist Clive Bailey at Buckingham Palace. Following David Hempleman’s successful record breaking transatlantic solo flight in a small gas balloon last with Clive Bailey as…
>Wishing everyone a very Happy, healthly and wealthy 2013 to you all- hoping for blue skies, sunshine and light winds (perhaps some light rain at night for the farmers and gardens!)
Montgolfier Day 21st Nov 2012 Wednesday, November 21, 2012 Be Part of Ballooning History Today- 21st November is Montgolfier Day celebrates the the first manned hot air balloon flight 229 years ago! Stunning Proposal Wednesday, October 17, 2012 In September William proposed to his beautiful girlfriend Anna in one of…
David Hempleman-Adams, world class explorer and balloon pilot WINS America’s Cup Gas Balloon Race in Wednesday, October 5, 2011 David Hempleman-Adams took off Sunday morning at 2.00 am October 2nd 2011, from the Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta in the America’s Cup Gas Ballon Race & won this year’s race. They…
