CAP Hot Air Balloon

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The CAP balloon had been operated out of MTO for many years.  The aircraft was transferred from ILWG to INWG as there is a small group of balloonist in that wing.  The aircraft is committed to JFA every June.  You can contact INWG-DO or INWG-DOY (Asst Wing Director of Operations for Ballooning).  The aircraft operates under a NHQ approve CAPR 60-1, Sup2 CAP Ballooing Operations.  There are CAP Pilots in ILWG (Effingham and across the river from IOWA).

JFA provides pre-solo (tethered solo) wings for the LTA program.  Solo based only on JFA exposure is difficult, only one cadet in recent times has been close to a solo (They are now a CAP Balloon pilot in INWG).

Mike
INWG/DOY