A week in Cappodocia

[keithh]

i went to Cappodocia to take photos of the mass of balloons that fill the skies of the area nearly every morning. The first morning nothing flew but there were lifts on the Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. Unfortunately our flight time was changed so we had to leave early on Saturday and had to settle for four launches out of six. The first lift produced 132 different balloons, then 22 on the next, 11 and 5 making 170 in all. I’ve taken the types from an unofficial Turkish register so I’m not 100 per cent sure of the accuracy. I took over 1500 photos but when I’ve sorted them, I’ll post some.

BAH CAMERON Z425
BAJ CAMERON Z350
BAN CAMERON Z450
BAR CAMERON Z450
BAV ULTRAMAGIC N425
BBB ULTRAMAGIC N425
BBF CAMERON Z120
BCA ULTRAMAGIC M105
BCB LBL 210A
BCD CAMERON Z425
BCE CAMERON Z350
BCH CAMERON O120
BCI ULTRAMAGIC N500
BCO ULTRAMAGIC N500
BCP LBL 425A
BCR LBL 310A
BCT ULTRAMAGIC N425
BCV ULTRAMAGIC N425
BDH KUBICEK BB26Z
BDI ULTRAMAGIC N500
BDJ ULTRAMAGIC N425
BDN CAMERON A315
BDP CAMERON Z425
BDR CAMERON A530
BDU CAMERON A400
BDZ LBL 105A
BEA ULTRAMAGIC N355
BEH ULTRAMAGIC N425
BEI ULTRAMAGIC N300
BEV KUBICEK BB120P
BFA KUBICEK BB22Z
BFH ULTRAMAGIC N250
BFN ULTRAMAGIC N425
BFO ULTRAMAGIC N425
BFY ULTRAMAGIC N250
BGI ULTRAMAGIC N355
BGN ULTRAMAGIC N425
BGO KUBICEK BB120P
BGP KUBICEK BB120P
BGS ULTRAMAGIC N500
BGV KUBICEK BB120P
BGZ KUBICEK BB120P
BHA LBL 105A
BHC ULTRAMAGIC M105
BHI ULTRAMAGIC N500
BIA ULTRAMAGIC N500
BIE CAMERON Z425
BIS CAMERON 105A
BIV ULTRAMAGIC N425
BJD ULTRAMAGIC N425
BJE ULTRAMAGIC N500
BJG ULTRAMAGIC N500
BJJ ULTRAMAGIC N425
BJO ULTRAMAGIC N425
BJP ULTRAMAGIC N355
BJS ULTRAMAGIC N425
BKD ULTRAMAGIC N500
BKG ULTRAMAGIC N425
BKH ULTRAMAGIC N425
BKI ULTRAMAGIC N425
BKJ ULTRAMAGIC M105
BKN ULTRAMAGIC N250
BKO ULTRAMAGIC N355
BKU LBL 500A
BKV LBL 500A
BKY LBL 425A
BKZ ULTRAMAGIC N425
BLA ULTRAMAGIC N425
BLB ULTRAMAGIC N425
BLC ULTRAMAGIC N425
BLD ULTRAMAGIC N425
BLE CAMERON Z350
BLF ULTRAMAGIC N425
BLG ULTRAMAGIC N300
BLH ULTRAMAGIC N425
BLM ULTRAMAGIC N77
BLN ULTRAMAGIC N500
BLO ULTRAMAGIC N425
BLP ULTRAMAGIC N425
BLT ULTRAMAGIC N425
BME CAMERON Z425
BMF LBL 450A
BMH LBL 360A
BMI ULTRAMAGIC N425
BMJ ULTRAMAGIC N355
BMK LBL 450A
BMP ULTRAMAGIC N425
BMS LBL450A
BMY ULTRAMAGIC N500
BNA CAMERON A415
BNB CAMERON A415
BND CAMERON Z425
BNE ULTRAMAGIC N425
BNG CAMERON A350
BNH KUBICEK BB142P
BNN ULTRAMAGIC N425
BNO ULTRAMAGIC N425
BNR ULTRAMAGIC N425
BNT CAMERON Z450
BOA CAMERON Z315
BOD CAMERON Z350
BOE CAMERON Z350
BOJ CAMERON C80
BOM LBL 360A
BOP KUBICEK BB142P
BOT ULTRAMAGIC  N500
BOZ ULTRAMAGIC N425
BPB ULTRAMAGIC N425
BPJ CAMERON A530
BPL LBL 425A
BPS CAMERON Z450
BPV CAMERON A530
BRC ULTRAMAGIC N425
BRD ULTRAMAGIC N425
BRE ULTRAMAGIC N425
BRG ULTRAMAGIC N250
BRI ULTRAMAGIC N425
BRK ULTRAMAGIC N425
BRN KUBICEK BB120P
BRU CAMERON Z425
BRV CAMERON Z425
BRY ULTRAMAGIC N425
BSC LBL 105A
BSF ULTRAMAGIC N425
BSG ULTRAMAGIC N500
BSN ULTRAMAGIC N425
BTB ULTRAMAGIC N360A
BTD LBL 120A
BTI LBL 450A
BTJ ULTRAMAGIC N425
BTM LBL 425A
BTN LBL 425A
BTP CAMERON Z350
BTR LBL C600
BTS ULTRAMAGIC N425
BTV LBL 450A
BTY LBL 450A
BUE ULTRAMAGIC N425
BUF LBL 425A
BUJ ULTRAMAGIC N500
BUM ULTRAMAGIC N500
BUN ULTRAMAGIC N425
BUO ULTRAMAGIC N500
BUP CAMERON Z425
BUS LBL 425A
BUT CAMERON Z425
BUV CAMERON Z500
BVA ULTRAMAGIC N500
BVB ULTRAMAGIC N425
BVC ULTRAMAGIC N500
BVJ ULTRAMAGIC N425
BVO ULTRAMAGIC N425
BVS ULTRAMAGIC N425
BVT ULTRAMAGIC N425
BVZ ULTRAMAGIC N500
BYC ULTRAMAGIC N425
BYH ULTRAMAGIC N425
BYL CAMERON Z120
BYS ULTRAMAGIC N450
BYY ULTRAMAGIC N425
BZA ULTRAMAGIC N500
BZB ULTRAMAGIC N500
BZC KUBICEK BB142P
BZD KUBICEK BB142P
BZE KUBICEK BB142P
BZF ULTRAMAGIC A530
BZK LBL 425A
BZO ULTRAMAGIC N500
BZS ULTRAMAGIC N425
BZU ULTRAMAGIC N425

As can be seen, only 14 were below 250000 cubic feet in size, it was amazing! 

[graham]

What an amazing haul there Keith, and what a spectacle it must have been.

[keithh]

It certainly is, up to 4000 people are flown per day.