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Dear Balloonist,

We would like to extend our invitation to you to be a participant in 15th Philippine


International Hot Air Balloon Fiesta scheduled on February 10-14, 2010 at Clark
Field in Pampanga, Philippines. We hope that you will be able to find time to spend a
fun-flying weekend with us. We are encouraging balloon ride operators to join us-earn
while playing!

This will not just be a balloon weekend. It will also be the biggest sport aviation
meeting in Asia! The AOPA regional summit will be held in the venue during the fiesta
days. There will be an Aerobatic show, Paragliding exhibitions, Ultra light and homebuilt
aircraft displays and flying, motorized glider flights, Aeromodeling demonstration,
Rocketeering, kite-flying activities, helicopter owners fly-in, and private planes flying in
from all over Asia and Japan. There will be a lot of static displays from aeronautical
schools and manufacturers.

The tentative schedule for the Fiesta 2010 will be as follows:

February 9 Arrival of pilots and crew at the Ninoy Aquino


TUES International Airport and hotel check-in
Welcome cocktail Party at the Hotel 6:00PM

February10 TRANSFER FROM MANILA TO CLARK


WED (Ground / Air Transport)
Bus transfer Manila – Clark 10:00AM
Aircraft flight Manila – Clark 11:00AM
Hotel check-in 2:00PM
General briefing 3:00PM
Equipment test, refueling & practice flying 4:00-6:30PM
Welcome party 6:40PM

February 11 FIRST FIESTA DAY


THURS
Hot Air Balloon Flight 5:30-7:00AM
Paragliding Exhibition 7:00-7:30AM
Ultra-Light Aircraft Formation Flying 7:40-8:30AM
Ultra-Light Bomb Dropping Audience Participation 8:30-9:30PM
Skydiving Exhibition 9:30-10:00AM
Kite Flying Exhibition 10:00-11:00AM
AOPA Light Airplane Balloon Bursting Competition 11:00AM-1:30PM
Sky Diving Exhibition 1:30-2:00PM
Army Jeep Club Demonstration 2:00-2:45PM
RC Demonstration Flying 3:45-4:30PM
Citation Mustang Jet Fly-By 4:30-5:00PM
Ultralight Formation Flying 5:00-5:20PM
Hot Air Balloon Fly-In 5:20-6:00PM
February 12 SECOND FIESTA DAY
FRI
Hot Air Balloon Flight 5:30-7:00AM
Paragliding Exhibition 7:00-7:30AM
Ultralight Aircraft Flyby 7:40-8:30AM
Aerobatic Flight Display 8:30-9:30AM
RC Helicopter Show 9:30-9:50AM
Fire Fighting Exhibition 9:50-10:20AM
Radio Control Aircraft Flying 10:20-11:00AM
Skydiving Exhibition 11:00-11:30AM
Ultralight Airplane Bomb Dropping 11:30AM-12:30PM
Choreographed Kite Flying Exhibition 12:30-1:30PM
AOPA-P Aircraft Flyby 1:30-2:30PM
AOPA Aircraft Balloon Bursting Competition 2:15-3:15PM
Aerobatic Show 3:15-4:00PM
Airplane Vs. Motorcycle race 4:00-4:30PM
Paragliding Exhibition 4:30-5:15PM
Hot Air Balloon Flights 5:30-6:00PM

February 13 THIRD FIESTA DAY


SAT
Hot Air Balloon Flight 5:30-7:00AM
Paragliding Exhibition 7:00-7:30AM
Ultralight Aircraft Flyby 7:40-8:30AM
Aerobatic Flight Display 8:30-9:30AM
Search And Rescue Flying Exhibition 9:30-10:00AM
Missionary Heliostol Aircraft Demo 10:00-10:30AM
Sky Diving Exhibition 10:30-11:00AM
Light Airplane Balloon Bursting Competition 11:00AM-12:30PM
Choreographed Kite Flying Exhibition 12:30-1:30PM
Ultralight Flying Display 1:30-2:30PM
Agricultural Plane Spray Demo 2:30-3:15PM
Skydiving Exhibition 3:15-3:45PM
Aerobatic display 3:45-4:30PM
Airplane vs. Motorcycle race 4:30-5:00PM
Ultralight Fly By 5:00-5:30PM
RC Airplane Flying Demonstration 5:30-5:45PM
Hot Air Balloon Flight 5:45-6:15PM
Hot Air Balloon Night Glow 6:45-7:30PM

February 14 LAST FIESTA DAY


SUN
Hot Air Balloon Flight 5:30-7:00AM
Paragliding Exhibition 7:00-7:30AM
Ultralight Aircraft Flyby 7:30-8:30AM
Missionary Heliostol Aircraft Demo 8:30-9:30AM
RC Helicopter Show 9:30-10:00AM
Helicopter Flying Exhibition 10:00-10:30AM
Sky Diving Exhibition 10:30-11:00AM
Light Airplane Balloon Bursting Competition 11:00AM-12:30PM
Choreographed Kite Flying Exhibition 12:30-1:30PM
Ultralight Flying Display 1:30-2:30PM
RC Airplane Flying Demonstration 2:30-3:00PM
Aerobatic Exhibition 3:00-4:00PM
Airplane vs. Car Race 4:00-4:45PM
Search and Rescue Exhibition 4:45-5:30PM
Hot Air Balloon Valentine night glow 5:30-6:45PM
Crew and Awards Night Party 7:30PM

Pilots will receive the following:


- Free Propane
- Free breakfast tickets for hotel in Manila and launch site during the fiesta
- Free dinner tickets for February 10, and 14
- Free official Fiesta T shirts Souvenirs and sponsor goodies
- Free competition maps and Flight information
- Free Land transportation transfers to and from Clark hotel to Manila
- Free chase vehicles with volunteer Crews and VHF radios. Fuel to be paid by pilot
- Free twin sharing hotel room in Manila, Feb. 9-10 and at Clark, Feb. 10-15 12:00
noon

Entry Fee: $950.00 USD


• Entry fee is for a crew of two. Any additional crew or participant will be
charged $750 per person.

We are going to get sponsorship for the freight for your balloons from UPS. UPS will
provide free round trip freight for 30 balloons ONLY. It will be on a “first come, first
serve” basis so please let me know at the earliest possible time if you are interested.

We would like to get the final numbers of participants by 10th of November 2009 and plan
accordingly.

If you are interested in joining us or would like to have more information about the fiesta,
please let us know. Please visit our website: www.philballoonfest.net

Thank you and we look forward to having fun flying with you in Clark during our Fiesta.

Soft Landings,
Joy Roa
Event Director
15th Philippine International Hot Air Balloon Fiesta
Hot Air Balloon Club of the Philippines
Air Ads Aviation Center, Domestic Airport
Pasay City 1300, Philippines

Tel. +63 2 833 3264


Fax.+63 2 831 4939
Email: joyroa@asianairsafari.com
Website:www.philballoonfest.net

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