We travelled down to the annual Grass Roots balloon meet, held at Sackville Lodge for the Saturday evening launch. The idea behind this event is to allow pilots an opportunity to fly without commercial pressures which preside over a number of other events in the ballooning calendar. Although the event now has a sponsor (Ultramagic Balloons) the focus is still very much on the flying with the only 'stalls' being an ice cream & burger van. This seems to be in tune with what pilots, crew & enthusiasts want than the mobile shopping centres offered at other events!
Sadly yet again the weather had a major say in the progress of the event, with a rain shower coming across the airfield just as crew were beginning to lay balloons out. Once the rain had cleared around half of what was previously laid out decided to go flying into the mist!
Hoppers
Misty Evening
EC-MBZ drifting slowly into the mist
EC-MBZ
Ultramagic S-70
G-ANNK
Tiger Moth
G-BHTG
Thunder AX6
G-BJSW
Thunder AX7
G-BOWB
Cameron V-77
G-BOWM
Cameron V-56
G-BRSA
Cameron N-56
G-BSBM
Cameron N-77
G-BSNU
Colt 105
G-BUYC
Cameron Concept 80
G-BVWB
Thunder AX8
G-BWAJ
Cameron V-77
G-BWDH
Cameron N-105
G-BZIH
Lindstrand LBL31
G-BZNV
Lindstrand LBL31
G-CBJS
Cameron C-60
G-CBMK
Cameron Z-120
G-CCLO
Ultramagic H-77
G-CCOP
Ultramagic M-105
G-CCXD
Lindstrand LBL105
G-CDJX
Cameron N-56
G-CEEB
Cameron C-80
G-CFKB
Sportcruiser
G-CGGW
MTO Sport
G-CGIH
Cameron C-90
G-CIDH
Cameron C-80
G-CRZE
Ultramagic M-105
G-DUGI
Lindstrand LBL90
G-FWJR
Ultramagic M-56
G-GOAL
Lindstrand LBL105
G-HOPR
Lindstrand LBL25
G-HPEN
Ultramagic M-120
G-OJMS
Cameron Z-90
G-OKEW
Ultramagic M-65
G-PAFC
Cameron C-70
G-SBIZ
Cameron Z-90
G-SIXX
Colt 77
G-SJKR
Lindstrang LBL90
G-SUED
Thunder AX8
