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School Presentations Cheers Over California school presentations offer an opportunity to introduce students to the wonders of ballooning, the earliest form of manned flight. Our presentation consists of two components, a field demonstration of the Hot Air Balloon equipment and a 30 minute talk on Ballooning, including a question and answer session. All balloon operations happen at the beginning of the school day in order to take advantage of the calm and stable wind conditions of the morning, so scheduling must be made with this in mind.
Upon arrival, the balloon will require a minimum 200’ diameter area free of
power lines, lamp posts, trees or other obstructions. The balloon will require
at least two vehicles in addition to the balloon support vehicle to use as tie
off points. We would like to have a few (2-4) able bodied volunteers to assist
as crew for assembly and disassembly of the balloon.
The pilot will supervise balloon assembly and inflation, inviting the
participation and questions of the students. Once the system is up
and secure, the pilot may invite students, faculty and bystanders over to
inspect the balloon for demonstration and to ask questions. Weather and safety permitting, the pilot
may invite students, faculty and bystanders into the basket for a more hands on
experience. It is extremely uncommon for the pilot to leave the ground during
school assemblies due to safety issues. The pilot has complete authority over
balloon operations and may choose to terminate the inflation at any time for
safety reasons.
After the balloon is deflated and packed away, the pilot will speak to the
children about the history of flight and answer questions. This may be done in a
classroom/auditorium environment or outdoors. The classroom session would
probably last about 30 minutes. Should weather conditions prevent the outdoor inflation of the balloon the pilot will assemble enough of the equipment as to provide an educational and entertaining assembly for the students. For more information contact us at: Phone: 916-922-9253
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