Sky Safari Longleat Saturday 15/09/18 morning

[wilbur]

Went and viewed the Saturday morning lift. Didn't enter the site but instead watched from up by Heaven's Gate. Lovely views, if a bit distant, over the whole site but close enough to get a good log. The following were noted flying:

BIFP
BOTD
BTTW
BUWU
BVHV
BWPP
BXAL
BXUU
BXXG
BXZI
BYHU
BYNN
BZGV
BZKU
BZTS
BZYR
CBEJ
CBIM
CBNI
CBOW
CBWK
CBZJ
CCOP
CCXF
CDHY
CDYL
CDZO
CECS
CEEK
CEJZ
CEOS
CFEB
CFEK
CFXP
CGFY
CGPD
CHAU
CHXN
CIDH
CIDU
CIHG
CILO
CIRL
CIUA
CIUK
CJHV
CJIG
CJIH
CJIL
CJKI
CJOI
CJVH
CJWY
CJYM
CJYZ
CKIT
CKTG
CKUN
CKVI
CKXG
CKYX
CLBH
CSEE
DAAY
ENGR
ERRI
GAGE
GBBT
HBEE
HOTM
HPCB
HTEK
IFOS
ITVM
JEMS
JULU
KAYI
KSKS
LBUK
MFLY
NUNI
OAAM
OASI
ODRT
OFAA
OINT
OJBM
OJMS
OKCP
OOEY
OTEA
OWLL
OWLY
PERC
PHSE
PURP
PYRO
RCOH
RDEN
RECL
SATL
SCFC
SERV
SFSL
SMIL
SUAU
SUED
TIBF
TSWI
UINZ
UKUK
UPOI
UWEB
VITL
WESS
WINZ
WJAC

D-OFVD
EC-LTS
EC-MSG
EC-MYK
LY-OMS

The following inflated after the lift but didn't fly:

CJJC
FWJR
MOJI
Plus the 2 Bertie Bassets.

I logged a few mispoles, not surprising considering how quickly they all lifted. Anybody help with these:

CITV
CKEB
OCGB

Thanks for reading. Any corrections, amendments, omissions gratefully received.

Wilbur

[zz]

I’ll have a look at your queries when I’ve sorted my list and photos.
Noted around 130-135 I think, in the morning launch.
The organisers are claiming a UK record with 170 but there definitely weren’t that many!

Lots of inflations throughout the day, then about 80 or so in the evening launch.
Didn’t stay for the night glow.

Fantastic day!

[photomick]

Also went mourning lift hectic, lots of balloons tethered during the day evening launch far less hectic night glow around thirty balloons maybe to large as the dramatic effect seemed to be lost took place down the Long walk viewing site 2 only went half way so those at the end not easily seen Never been to Bristol so not able to compare they said it is the largest balloon meet in UK Fisherman's Field was really full 0f balloons  

[zz]

Sept 16, 2018 9:00:45 GMT wilbur said:

I logged a few mispoles, not surprising considering how quickly they all lifted. Anybody help with these:

CITV
CKEB
OCGB

Thanks for reading. Any corrections, amendments, omissions gratefully received.

Wilbur

Well, there were more than I thought! I’ve still got a few to check, but it’s looking like about 150-152 flyers for the Saturday morning, plus 4 that inflated but only tethered during the main launch.
Will add the list when finalised.t


Mick, that makes it bigger than Bristol. Their biggest launch was 120 this year, and that was their biggest for a long time I think.

Wilbur, 

CITV - possibly CKTV which flew
CKEB ?
OCGB - possibly GBGB which flew

You also have CJVZ which is a glider - probably should be CJYZ which flew

[wilbur]

Thanks zz, your help is much appreciated. I actually had CJYZ, just another senior moment when typing my post. Have now corrected it. Look forward to your full list in due course. I knew I'd missed a few, from where I was viewing they were disappearing behind the trees fairly quickly.

From your comments I just wish I'd had time to stay all day, but sadly family commitments intervened/threatened.

Wilbur.

[zz]

No problem at alll! Your list has helped me confirm a couple and also has a few that I didn’t log.
The morning launch seems to have been- EDIT- 152 flying plus 4 that inflated only, in the launch fields.

Sat 15/09/18 am

G-BIFP
G-BOTD
G-BTTW
G-BUWU
G-BVBU
G-BVEN
G-BVHV
G-BWPP
G-BXUU
G-BXXG
G-BXZI
G-BYHU
G-BYNN (from Wilbur’s list- seen PM launch)
G-BZBJ
G-BZGV
G-BZKU
G-BZYR
G-CBEJ
G-CBIM
G-CBNI
G-CBOW
G-CBWK
G-CBZJ
G-CCLO (thanks to Keith’s wife!!)
G-CCOP(from Wilbur’s list- seen PM launch)
G-CCPP
G-CCVZ (Inflated only)
G-CCXF
G-CDDN
G-CDGN
G-CDHY
G-CDYL
G-CDZO
G-CECS
G-CEEK
G-CEJZ
G-CEOS
G-CFEB
G-CFEK
G-CFXP
G-CGFN
G-CGFY
G-CGPD
G-CGZZ
G-CHAU
G-CHXN
G-CHXS
G-CIDH
G-CIDU
G-CIHG
G-CILO
G-CIRL
G-CIUA
G-CIUK
G-CJHV
G-CJIG
G-CJIH(from Wilbur’s list- seen PM launch)
G-CJIL
G-CJKI
G-CJLT
G-CJOI
G-CJRO
G-CJVH
G-CJWY
G-CJYM
G-CJYZ
G-CKIT
G-CKTG
G-CKTJ
G-CKTV
G-CKUN
G-CKVI
G-CKXG
G-CKYX
G-CLAD
G-CLBH * SS Hunter Boot
G-CSEE
G-DAAY * SS Koala Head
G-DRPO
G-ENGR
G-ERRI
G-FMGB
G-FWJR
G-GAGE
G-GBBT
G-GBGB
G-HBEE
G-HEAL (Inflated only)
G-HOPR
G-HOTM
G-HPCB
G-HTEK
G-IAMP
G-IBCF
G-ICOR (Inflated only)
G-IFOS
G-ITVM
G-JEMS
G-JULU
G-KAYI
G-KSKS
G-LBUK
G-LEAT * SS Simballoo Lion Head
G-MFLI
G-MRKT
G-NUNI
G-OAAM
G-OASI
G-OCGD (thanks wilbur and Keith)
G-ODRT
G-OFAA
G-OINT
G-OJBM
G-OJMS
G-OKCP * SS Panasonic Battery
G-OOEY
G-OPER
G-OTEA
G-OWLL * SS Owl Head
G-OWLY
G-PERC
G-PHSE
G-PSAX
G-PURP
G-PYRO
G-RCOH * SS Ricoh Cube
G-RDEN
G-RECL
G-SATL * SS Sphere 
G-SBIZ
G-SCFC
G-SERV
G-SFSL
G-SMIL
G-SUAU
G-SUED (Inflated only)
G-TIBF
G-TSWI
G-UINS * SS Penguin
G-UINZ * SS Penguin
G-UKUK
G-UPOI * SS Disney’s Up Balloon
G-UWEB
G-VITL
G-WESS * SS Wes the Wolf Head
G-WINZ * SS Penguin
G-WJAC
G-WOTW
D-OFVD
EC-LTS
EC-MSG * SS Tomorrowland ”Shield” 
EC-MTK
HS-SAN
LY-OMS
LY-RRV
N525XA

Daytime tethering to follow

[zz]

Tethered during the day were-
(Those in brackets are ones that I didn’t see on the day  as I was going round the park with the family!)

(G-BCEU)
G-BPUB
G-BRHG
(G-BTJD)
(G-BTKW)
G-BWWY
G-BXAL * SS Bertie Bassett
G-BXBY
G-BZTS * SS Bertie Bassett
G-CHXN
(G-CJJC) (from Wilbur’s list)
G-CJLT
G-CKIN
G-CKWH * SS Ronald MCDonald
G-DAAY * SS Koala Head
G-FTUS * SS Finacial Times Tablet 
G-FWJR
G-HEAL
G-HPCB
G-ICOR
G-LDYS
G-LEAT * SS Simbaloo Lion Head
G-MOJI * SS Emoji Sphere
G-OGJM
G-OJMS
G-OLCY
G-RDEN
G-RECL 
G-RENI
G-TIBF
G-TLMA
G-UWEB
G-WHIL * SS Scottish Cup

Thanks to photomick for adding a couple.

Also during the day, 3 AutoGyros landed and parked up for a couple of hours- 2 in the launch site and 1 in front of the house by the lion statue.

G-HOWD
G-JUGS
G-YROR

[keithh]

Sept 16, 2018 16:29:09 GMT zz said:

Sept 16, 2018 9:00:45 GMT wilbur said:

I logged a few mispoles, not surprising considering how quickly they all lifted. Anybody help with these:

CITV
CKEB
OCGB

Thanks for reading. Any corrections, amendments, omissions gratefully received.

Wilbur

Well, there were more than I thought! I’ve still got a few to check, but it’s looking like about 150-152 flyers for the Saturday morning, plus 4 that inflated but only tethered during the main launch.
Will add the list when finalised.t


Mick, that makes it bigger than Bristol. Their biggest launch was 120 this year, and that was their biggest for a long time I think.

Wilbur, 

CITV - possibly CKTV which flew
CKEB ?
OCGB - possibly GBGB which flew

You also have CJVZ which is a glider - probably should be CJYZ which flew

CKEB was probably CKEG 
OCGB was almost certainly OCGD which I was crewing for.

[zz]

Sept 16, 2018 20:33:47 GMT keithh said:

Sept 16, 2018 16:29:09 GMT zz said:

CKEB was probably CKEG 
OCGB was almost certainly OCGD which I was crewing for.

You were crewing for OCGD on Saturday morning? If so,  I’ll add it to the list.
Likewise, CKEG- wasn’t sure if it flew Saturday morning but saw it in the evening.

Can you confirm CCLO?
cheers 
Phil 

[keithh]

To be honest I was crewing so it isn't easy to remember what you saw and when as there were three good launches. I was only able to take a limited amount of photos but I'll look through Saturday am and see if CKEG was there but if you saw it at pm then it probably doesn't matter I guess. Incidentally it was gone 10 by the time I finally retrieved the balloon, it was a nightmare..

[zz]

Thanks- don’t need CCLO or CKEG but interested to see how many were in the launch.
Adding OCGD takes it up to 152 + 4 inflated only.

I think G-CCLO was there- right colour (same as BXZI) but my photo only confirms G-C.
The other 2 lists I’ve seen don’t mention it!
Cheers

[zz]

I’ll post the evening launch list tomorrow.
With the morning launch, the daytime tethering and the different ones that appeared on the evening launch-
CIWW, CKEG, CKXA, SATI, that means there were 180 different balloons seen in the day.

Possibly something else in the glow- I didnt stay for that.

[photomick]

two to add tetherd I Photo'd in the tethering area were G-OGJM 14:20 G-RECL 14:39

[keithh]

Sept 16, 2018 21:25:13 GMT zz said:

Thanks- don’t need CCLO or CKEG but interested to see how many were in the launch.
Adding OCGD takes it up to 153 + 4 inflated only.

I think G-CCLO was there- right colour (same as BXZI) but my photo only confirms G-C.
The other 2 lists I’ve seen don’t mention it!
Cheers

Had a quick run through the pix my wife took while I was crewing and CCLO is there

[zz]

Thanks guys, I’ll update lists

[keithh]

A friend who also crewed has a list with all the tethers and flyers and it comes to 190. Neither of us can think of any that we may have missed but its possible that some tethers may have been made when nobody was about I suppose. Apparently all tethers filled in landing cards which explains how the organisers came to their total of balloons "flown". I'm not going to put a list on as I was crewing so I will list what I needed. I could put my friends list on later if anyone wants it. I arrived on Thursday lunchtime so my list and my pictures are from Thursday pm launch when my wife took some shots while I was crewing, Friday am tethers, Friday pm launch, only about 30 at most, Friday night glow, Saturday am launch where my wife had the camera again, midday tethers and pm launch when my pilot didn't fly.

CBEJ COLT A120
RDEN CAMERON Z105
D-OFVD KUBICEK BB34Z
EC-LTS ULTRAMAGIC M77
EC-MTK ULTRAMAGIC M120
CKUN BAREFORD DB-6R
OASI LINDSTRAND LTL90
CKTJ LINDSTRAND LTL56 RACER
EC-MSG ULTRAMAGIC F37
HTEK ULTRAMAGIC M77
HS-SAN CAMERON Z120
CGZZ KUBICEK BB22E
CJYZ CAMERON Z120
CKTW CAMERON O31
ICOR LINDSTRAND LTL60
DAAY ULTRAMAGIC B70
CLBH LINDSTRAND LTL BOOT SS
CIWW SACKVILLE 56
CKVI CAMERON A120
RECL CAMERON Z105
N525XA RICHARDSON RACER 70
CJIG LINDSTRAND LTL70
CILO CAMERON TR70
BOTD CAMERON O105
WESS LINDSTRAND LTL90
TIBF KUBICEK BB34Z
CKYX CAMERON O31
CEOS CAMERON C90
CJYM ULTRAMAGIC S90
CIFI CAMERON V77
BIFP COLT 56A
MOJI LINDSTRAND LTL SPHERE SS
CKWH CAMERON RONALD 105 SS
TLMA LINDSTRAND LTL105
WINZ LINDSTRAND LTL PENGUIN SS
CKXA CAMERON SPORT 70
CGFN CAMERON C60
CHAU CAMERON C80
CLAD CAMERON V90
PHSE KUBICEK BB26Z
SATI CAMERON SPHERE 105 SS

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[keithh]

We've discovered three more tethers to raise the figure to 193

[wilbur]

Many thanks to all for your updates to my original list. It's much appreciated.

Roll on next year.

Wilbur.

[zz]

Sept 17, 2018 19:18:33 GMT keithh said:

We've discovered three more tethers to raise the figure to 193

Is this all on Saturday?

[keithh]

It's overall, we remembered one more just now. Holly is claiming 211 but god knows where that came from. I'll do the list here.
BIFP, BCEU, BOTD, BPUB, BPWC, BRHG, BTJD, BTKW, BTTW, BUUO, BUVW, BUWU, BVBU, BVEN, BVHV, BWPP, BWWY, BWZP, BXAL, BXBY, BXUU, BXXG, BXZI, BYHU, BYNN, BZBJ, BZDJ, BZGV, BZKU, BZTS, BZYR, CBEJ, CBIM, CBNI, CBOW, CBWK, CBZJ, CCLO, CCOP, CCPP, CCVZ, CCXF, CDDN, CDGN, CDHY, CDXW, CDYL, CDZO, CECS, CEEK, CEJZ, CEOS, CFEA, CFEB, CFEK, CFXP, CGFN, CGFY, CGPD, CGZZ, CHAU, CHXN, CHXS, CIDH, CIDU, CIFI, CIHG, CILO, CIRL, CIUA, CIUK, CIWW, CJHV, CJIG, CJIH, CJIL, CJJC, CJKI, CJLT, CJOI, CJRO, CJVH, CJWY, CJYM, CJYZ, CKEG, CKIN, CKIT, CKTG, CKTJ, CKTV, CKTW, CKUN, CKVI,CKWH, CKXA, CKXG, CKYX, CLAD, CLBH, CSEE, DAAY, DRPO, EDRE, EHEH, ENGR, ERRI, FMGB, FTUS, FWJR, GAGE, GBBT, GBGB, HBEE, HEAL, HOPR, HOTM, HPCB, HTEK, IAMP, IBCF, ICOR, IFOS, ITVM, JEMS, JULU, KAYI, KLTB, KSKS, LBUK, LDYS, LEAT, MFLI, MOJI, MOUZ, MRKT, NUNI, OAAM, OAML, OASI, OCGD, OCTS, ODRT, OFAA, OGJM, OINT, OJBM, OJMS, OKCP, OLCY, OOEY, OPER, OTEA, OWLL,OWLY, PERC, PHSE, PSAX, PURP, PYRO, RCOH, RDEN, RECL, RENI, SATI, SATL, SBIZ, SCFC, SERV, SFSL, SMIL, SUAU, SUED, TIBF, TLMA, TSWI, UINS, UINZ, UKUK, UPOI, UWEB, VITL, WESS, WHIL, WINZ, WJAC, WOTW, D-OFVD, EC-LTS, EC-MSG, EC-MTK, HS-SAN, LY-OMS, LY-RRV, N525XA

[zz]

Ah ok- my 180 above is just from the Saturday (minus the glow)

You’ve missed G-CKWH Ronald McDonald off your list.

Is G-DROO a typo? Used to be a Zenair according to G-INFO site.
(G-IONT obviously G-OINT)

[wilbur]

I assume DROO is a typo for DRPO

[zz]

Ah yes of course

[keithh]

It was late in the day! Yes it was DRPO, OINT and I must have missed Ronald as it was on the list.

[zz]

Can’t believe I missed the Orange CDXW again- that’s Ragley, Bristol and Longleat that’s it’s inflated/flown but on a different day to when I’ve been there!

Still made 22 new shapes this year (plus 2 re-registered - Orangina and Action man)

[keithh]

It was inflated next to the Barclays house in Fishermans Field on Friday pm

[zz]

Yes seen the photos ta - at all 3 meets it has been out on the Friday- but I haven’t!
One for next year..