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3D Tracks of Balloon Flights

This website will show interesting balloon flights in 3D and showcase the many different things you can do with Google Earth.
If you would like help with any of this, please contact Keith Sproul at ksproul@skychariot.com

1062 flights out of our local airport, over the last 24 years
with 37 different pilots

Color shows which balloon



Several different launch locations in central NJ

1800 Flights in the Albuquerque area

Color shows which balloon



Some New Jersey flights that either boxed or had significant steerage



Color shows direction of travel

Direction of travel Legend
Red NE 000° - 090°
Green SE 090° - 180°
Blue SW 180° - 270°
Yellow NW 270° - 360°


11/2013 Keith Sproul Box Flight @ Solberg Airport, NJ


11/2013 Bob Mueller Box Flight @ Solberg Airport, NJ


The Famous Albuquerque Box

Viewed from the top

The Famous Albuquerque Box

Viewed from the Side

The Albuquerque Box

Mac FlightTrack


Google Earth


Color shows Altitude



Competition flights



2/9/2014 GEBA Competition


Color shows speed at different points along the track

Speed Legend
Green Square    < 3 mph
White Circle    > 15mph, < 20mph
Red Circle    > 20mph



Meteor Crater Flights



Flight in Western New Jersey

Mac FlightTrack


Mac FlightTrack


Steep Decsent from 8,900 ft

Mac FlightTrack


Mac FlightTrack


Mac FlightTrack

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List of Software for doing this type graphics



"For once you have tasted flight you will walk the earth with your eyes turned skywards,
for there you have been and there you will long to return."

- Leonardo da Vinci

"It is possible to fly without motors, but not without knowledge and skill."
- Wilbur Wright

"Ballooning is a philosophy of life. You're a prisoner of the wind. You can swear, shout, pray, cry - and it doesn't matter.
But if you change your altitude, you can go a different direction"

- Bertrand Piccard

"Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the number of moments that take our breath away."
- Will Smith

"A jack of all trades is a master of none,
but oftentimes better than a master of one."

-William Shakespeare

"Time is the most valuable gift you can give someone"
- Unknown




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Scorch the Dragon Hot Air Balloon
Pandy Hot Air Balloon
Tetrahedron Hot Air Balloon
Birthday Cake Hot Air Balloon
Pig Headed Hot Air Balloon
Fred B Rabbit Hot Air Balloon

Meteor Crater Flight
Letchworth State Park, NY Gorge Flights
Shooting the Delaware Water Gap PA/NJ
Palo Duro Canyon State Park, Amarillo, TX
Red Rock Balloon Festival, Gallup, NM
2007 Switzerland Balloon Festival
Dawn Patrol Flights
Splash-N-Dash Flights
Fried Photogrpaher Pictures

Chariot Balloons
Keith's Cameron Duo Chaiot
Balloon Flights in 3D
Keith's Balloons on Tattoos

Aerostar Aurora Balloons
Aerostar S40A (31K) Balloons
Aerostar S50A (40K) Balloons
Aerostar S55A (77K) Balloons
Aerostar S57A (90K) Balloons
Aerostar S60A (105K) Balloons
Aerostar S66A (141K) Balloons
Aerostar S71A (180K) Balloons
Aerostar S77A (211K) Balloons
Aerostar S81A (245K) Balloons

Aerostar RX6 (56K) Balloons
Aerostar RX7 (77K) Balloons
Aerostar RX8 (90K) Balloons
Aerostar RXS8 (105K) Balloons
Aerostar RX9 (126K) Balloons

Balloon Parachute Artwork
Balloon Pictures from the Bottom
Red, White & Blue Balloons
Arrow Design Balloons
Flame Design Balloons

Parachute Drop Pictures
List of University Balloons
FLIR Balloons Pictures (Infrared heat picture)
Flytec Instruments Info Page
Digitool Instruments Info Page

How to make a Hot Air Balloon
How to make a Tetrahedron Hot Air Balloon
How to put turning vents into a Hot Air Balloon
Envelope / Basket Retrieval Cart
Hot Air Balloon Crew Training

Twins
Bonnie, our Dog
Critters at our front door
Mark Sproul's Observatory
Mark & Keith's GAIA Star Database Project
Keith Sproul's N-Scale Trains

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Created 2/23/2006
Modified 10/7/2025
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