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G-BIET, Cameron O-77, built 1980, 140 flights – 180 hours. £1700 (GPB)
Has not been flown for several years, but hot-inflated a year ago and found to be in extremely good condition, with many good flying hours left in it.
This is probably because it has always been my own private balloon, flown only by me, never tethered or flown commercially ….. just joy-riding across the UK landscape and National Competitions when I was active in that area. When not flying it has been stored carefully in a dry barn near home.
Sold as seen without ARC (I am sure it will pass quite easily), but the price reflects that …. and you are welcome to come and inflate and see for yourself.
This is a much-loved envelope in very good condition – despite its age, that will give you many happy flying hours for some years yet.
I am now past my flying days and would simply love to pass this envelope on to someone younger, who can enjoy it as much as I have.
Based in West Sussex, Petworth.
PRICE REDUCTION!
G-BJMW, Thunder AX8-105, built Nov.1981 specifically to fly at Alpine Meets.
57 flights, 195 hours, aluminised fabric. £1750 (GBP)
Ordered from the wonderful Dick Wirth, who was running Thunder Balloons at the time, and my first Alpine adventures were 2-up with Dick in the basket giving me advice and the benefit of his experience, frequently flying the length of Austria in a day, having over 8 hours endurance at altitudes up to 18,000ft. This envelope is still perfectly capable of doing that again this season.
Has not been flown for many years but sat quietly in a dry barn.
We cold-inflated it a year or so ago in a field near home and found it to be in excellent condition and ready to give its new owner many more quality flying hours.
Sold as seen without ARC (I am sure it will pass easily I just don’t have the energy now to go through all that)), but the price reflects that …. and you are welcome to come and inflate and see for yourself.
My flying days are now behind me, but I would simply love to pass this much-loved envelope on to someone younger, who can enjoy it as much as I have.
If you are planning to take it to the Alps, it knows its way around!!!
Based in West Sussex, Petworth.