What do you think will Be Obama Military Policy If Elected?
Barack Obama offered his insights into his military policy in the middle of a war — cut everything that might make us secure. He’ll cut missile defense, new weapons systems, and just about everything he can:
Does any body think this is a good idea?
He will leave America defenseless and vulnerable to her enemies. Biden has already warned us there will be a terrorist attack if Obama is elected AND that the American people may not like the way Obama and his supporters handle it. He wants America to fall to her enemies.
MCCAIN/PALIN 2008
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Lisle Eyes to the Skies Festival 2010, Chicago Illinois U.S.A.!!!
This is the timeto join the celebrations of the 29th annual Eyes to the Skies Festival. This festival features; hot air balloon flights, carnival rides, food, fireworks, music, duck races, a parade, entertainment, an area for children and more. The festival is named as Lisle Eyes to the Skies Festival as it is being hold at Lisle Community Park located on Short Streetoff Route 53. A large number of visitors flock to city by taking flights to Chicago every year. This year more than 300 Lisle residents volunteer helped this event to held successfully. Lisle Education Foundation is supporting this event. It is being restructured as a charity show helping the local Lions, Kiwanis and Rotary clubs among others.
It is estimated that more than 150,000 people are attending this years Lisle Eyes to the Skies Festival. Its audiences also include those getting into city taking cheap flights to Chicago from UK. They reserve their flights with any European Travel Company such as cheap flights to Chicago The most watched feature of the festival is;
Air Balloon Festival: It is the most fabulous festival among Lisle Eyes to the Skies Festival. The attendants of festival can see balloons lift up about 100 feet in the air and in the darkness of the night sky the balloons give off a glow, giving off their own light show. There will be daily balloons flights on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday at 6am, 6pm, and 8.30pm to attract locals as well as Chicago flights.
Festival also includes fire works which will be taking place on 2nd July to 4th July. Fireworks features; children’s area, music and craft fair. Fireworks are at 9:45 p.m. all three days of the festival. There’s also an annual Fourth of July parade on Saturday at 3.30pm to entertain flights to Chicago.
Important Information: Entrance fee is $3 per person. Children of age 5 years and below are exempt from any entry fee.Entry is free for all Lisle residence daily till 5pm. There is also no any entrance fee for military persons. A huge number of visitors took flights to Chicago from UK to attend this grand festival.
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I am a European Tourist. Last week I took flights to Chicago with Travel Company cheap flights to Chicago from London and now celebrating Lisle Festival
looking for a new hobby to do with my wife. I was wondering if having/operating/ maintaining a hot air balloon is expensive and/or time consuming. Also how safe is it to operate one.
Let’s assume you don’t have a private pilot (balloon) license. You need a minimum of 10 hours of flight time. Add 50% to 15 hours. Flight instructors (actually just commercial pilots) charge around $350.00 per hour. I’ve known some to charge less for flight instruction. Your check ride with an FAA check pilot might cost around $200.00. So we are at $5,450.00 (probably less) so far.
Now, if you have your own balloon, instead of using the instructors, your hourly rate should drop $100.00 or so. Let’s say $250.00 per hour. So now, flight instruction costs $3,950.00.
You can’t go out and rent a balloon like you can an airplane. You’ll have to buy. A new balloon costs around $23,000.00 for a 76,000 cubic foot balloon and basket. A used balloon might cost $12,000.00 (I got mine for less). You’ll need a vehicle to either tow a trailer or carry the balloon (system) all or mostly inside. You will also need an small engine driven inflator (positive ventilation)fan. That will cost $500.00 to $1,000.00, there are parts around to build one yourself if you want.
Each year you must get the balloon inspected. That costs around $200.00, if nothings wrong. Each balloon manufacturer requires various parts must get replaced every so often. A few burners have to go back to the factory every year for a check. Envelopes usually get replaced after 500 hours or more. Firefly fuel hoses get replaced every 9 years.
Some states may charge a tax on your balloon. You will burn through 30-40 gallons of propane a flight. Propane costs about $1.50 a gallon. If you have your own storage tank, you can get a deal. The price changes if somebody sneezes.
Ballooning requires a crew. If you have a couple of people as passengers that want to help, you’re set. Usually, you’ll need an extra body or two. Many times, buying them breakfast or dinner (balloonists usually fly before breakfast and dinner) and a flight every once in a while does the trick.
The fun you will have with your wife, passengers, crew and spectators……priceless.
As far as safety, I’m here to tell you about it, aren’t I? Balloonists log about 100,000 hours a year in the US and there are an average of 2 deaths a year. Balloons on an average fly 100 hours or less a year. Many times, this happens on landing. They hit a power line or a passenger falls out during landing. Just don’t do that and you’ll be OK.
