Skychariot Balloons, LLC
Keith Sproul's
Tetrahedron Hot Air Balloons
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"Star Tet" Festivals | ||||
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| Date (2010) | Event | Location | Web Site | |
| Oct 2-10 | Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta Pilot John Hofer |
Albuquerque, NM | www.aibf.org | |
| Oct 22-24 | Pirates of the Canyon Amarillo Invitational Balloon Rally Pilot Debbie Sproul |
Amarillo, TX | www.piratesofthecanyon.com Palo Duro Canyon Pictures |
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| Dec 3-5 | Red Rock Balloon Rally Pilot Debbie Sproul |
Gallup, NM | www.redrockballoonrally.com | |
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| Date (2009) | Event | Location | Web Site | |
| Sept 3-7 | New York State Festival of Balloons Pilot Debbie Sproul |
Dansville, NY | www.nysfob.com | |
| Oct 3-11 | Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta Pilot Debbie Sproul |
Albuquerque, NM | www.aibf.org | |
| Oct 30 - Nov 1 | Pirates of the Canyon Amarillo Invitational Balloon Rally Pilot Debbie Sproul |
Amarillo, TX | www.piratesofthecanyon.com Palo Duro Canyon Pictures |
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| Dec 4-7 | Red Rock Balloon Rally Pilot Debbie Sproul |
Gallup, NM | www.redrockballoonrally.com | |
| Date (2007) | Event | Location | Web Site | |
| Mar 24 - Apr 2 | Emmental Balloon Week | Hasle-Ruegsau Switzerland |
www.emmentaler-ballonwoche.ch www.skychariot.com/switzerland.html |
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| Jun 1-3 | Experimental LTA (XLTA) | Amherst, MA | www.xlta.org | |
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| Date (2008) | Event | Location | Web Site | |
| Feb 1-3 | Meteor Crater | Winslow, AZ | www.skychariot.com/meteorcrater | |
| Oct 4-12 | Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta | Albuquerque, NM | www.aibf.org | |
| Date (2007) | Event | Location | Web Site | |
| Jun 1-3 | Experimental LTA (XLTA) | Amherst, MA | www.xltaweb.com | |
| Oct 5-14 | Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta | Albuquerque, NM | www.aibf.org | |
| Oct 26-28 | Pirates of the Canyon Amarillo Invitational Balloon Rally |
Amarillo, TX |
www.balloonamarillo.org Palo Duro Canyon Pictures |
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| Nov 30 - Dec 2 | Red Rock Balloon Rally | Gallup, NM | www.redrockballoonrally.com | |
| Date (2006) | Event | Location | Web Site | |
| Jun 2-4 | Experimental LTA (XLTA) | Amherst, MA | www.xltaweb.com | |
| Oct 7-15 | Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta | Albuquerque, NM | www.aibf.org | |
| Dec 1-3 | Red Rock Balloon Rally | Gallup, NM | www.redrockballoonrally.com | |
| Date (2005) | Event | Location | Web Site | |
| Jun 17-19 | Summer Heat Balloon Festival | Muncie, IN | Summer Heat Balloon Festival | |
| July 15-17 | Jackson Hot Air Jubilee | Jackson, MI | www.hotairjubilee.com | |
| Sept 2-4 | New York State Festival of Balloons | Dansville, NY | www.nysfob.com | |
| Sept 9-11 | Atlantic Balloon Festival | Sussex, NB, Canada | atlanticballoonfiesta.ca | |
| Oct 1-9 | Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta | Albuquerque, NM | www.aibf.org | |
| Dec 2-4 | Red Rock Balloon Rally | Gallup, NM | www.redrockballoonrally.com | |
| Date (2004) | Event | Location | Web Site | |
| Sept 11 | Raritan Twp Day | Raritan Twp, NJ | ||
| Sept 24-26 | Keystone International Balloon Festival | Lancaster, PA | ||
| Oct 2-10 | Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta | Albuquerque, NM | www.aibf.org | |
| Dec 3-5 | Holiday Balloon Fest | Battle Creek, MI | www.holidayballoonfest.com | |
Click here for Keith & Debbie's Complete Schedule
Click here for Keith & Debbie's Previous Years Schedules
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Top View Side View | |
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Project started October 29, 2005 | |
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Cold Inflation, Feb 8, 2006 | |
Hot Inflation, Mar 8, 2006 | |
Even Mother Nature likes this shape | |
| Trip to Switzerland March-Apr 2007 www.skychariot.com/switzerland.html | |
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Albuquerque 2009 | |
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 Albuquerque Blaser Tet Pictures by BJ Taylor | |
Red Rock Balloon Festival, Gallup NM 2009 | |
   Gallup, NM Red Rocks Balloon Festival, Pilot Debbie Sproul | |
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Hot Inflation, Mon August 23rd, 2004 | |
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FAA Inspection, Harrisburg, PA, Saturday, September 4th, 2004 (am) | |
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First Flight, Saturday, September 4th, 2004 (pm) | |
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Tether, Tuesday, Sept 7th, 2004Note: Parachute Artwork is now finished | |
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| It glows GREAT! | |
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5th Flight, Sunday September 12th, 2004A view from below | |
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A view from above (Abq 2004) | |
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Flight in Lancaster Pa, Sept 2004 | |
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Flights in Albuquerque 2004 | |
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Albuquerque 2004, A View from Above | |
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Red Rock Balloon Rally Dec 2005, sitting on a rock | |
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Red Rock Balloon Rally Dec 2005, Near Church Rock | |
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Red Rock Balloon Rally Dec 2005 What we saw looking back | |
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Albuquerque 2007, Dawn Patrol | |
 Picture by LT Swistoski | |
NYSFOB Dansville, NY Sept 2008 | |
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Albuquerque 2008, Dawn Patrol | |
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List of Known Tetrahedron Hot Air Balloons(Chronological Order) | ||||||
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| N-? | Raven Industries (Aerostar) | - | South Dakota | 1973 | 56,000 cu ft? | |
Picture courtesy of Greg Winker | ||||||
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| N-? | Tracy Barnes | Solar Firefly | North Carolina | 1973 | 203,120 cu ft | |
Picture courtesy of Balloon Life, Jan 1993 www.balloonlife.com | ||||||
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| - | Raven Industries | Condor | Peru | 1975 | Smoke Balloon | |
Balloon Flown in Peru by Julian Nott & Jim Woodman in 1975 Photograph by Larry Dale Gordon | ||||||
| - | Bert Padelt | ? | Peru | 2002 | Smoke Balloon | |
Balloon Flown in Peru by Julian Nott & Peter Cuneo in 2002 | ||||||
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| N-3213B | Bert Padelt | ? | GA | 2002? | 37,000 | |
Originally made for Tim Cole, then sold to David Harwell in GA, then to Dan Jones in GA | ||||||
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| N-72KX | Keith Sproul | Wings of Wind | New Jersey | 9/2004 | 75,000 cu ft | |
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| N-2536K | Steve Hunter | Tetrah | Colorado | 3/2005 | ? | |
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| N-9713T | Keith Sproul | Blaser Tet | New jersey | 2/2006 | 46,000 cu ft | |
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| N-? | Andy Richardson | ? | Indiana | 2006 | 94,000 cu ft | |
In progress, making a HUGE Black, Purple and Blue Tetrahedron | ||||||
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| N-? | Greg Winker | 007 ? | Washington | May 2007 | 27,000 cu ft | |
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| N-7035T | Bob LeDoux | ? | Oregon | May 2007 | 72,000 cu ft | |
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| N-? | Greg Winker | Washington | Sept 2007 | Small | ||
First Flight Greg Winker | ||||||
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| N-72KX | Keith Sproul | Star Tet | New Jersey | Aug 2010 | 75,000+ cu ft | |
Test Inflation | ||||||
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| N-528BA | Bob Romaneschi | Magic Hat | Arizona | Summer 2007 | ? | |
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| N-72KB | Barbi Hann / Kent Barnes | Tetra Thang | Colorado | 2006 | 72,000 cu ft | |
Just Starting, Blue and ? (Jan 2006) | ||||||
| N-? | Ron Cassidy | ? | New Hampshire | 2008 | ? | |
On hold because of other balloon projects | ||||||
| N-? | Buster Hicks | ? | Georgia | 2007 | 77,000+ cu ft | |
Just starting (Summer 2006) | ||||||
| G-? | Christoph Stierle | ? | Germany | 2008 | 46,000 cu ft | |
Just starting (Winter 2007-2008) | ||||||
| N-? | Michael ONeill | ? | Colorado | 2008 | ? | |
Just starting (Spring 2008) | ||||||
| ? | Nigel Flynn | ? | Australia | Summer 2010 | 70,000 cu ft | |
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| n/a | Keith Sproul | New Jersey | April 2004 | RC Balloon | ||
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| n/a | ? | ? | England | Picture taken Summer 2010 |
RC Balloon | |
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| 00-BEL | Mathieu Dekock | Belgium | RC Balloon | |||
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| D-OTET | Mathieu Dekock | Belgium | RC Balloon | |||
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| n/a | France | RC Balloon | ||||
 
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If you know of other Tetrahedron Hot Air Balloons, please let me know
ksproul@skychariot.com