Willamette Aerostat Society Balloon Club
Welcome to the Willamette Aerostat Society Balloon Club! We are a Hot Air Balloon Club located in Oregon. We have members from across the country including Washington, Nevada, South Dakota and more. We publish a newsletter each month that covers a variety of topics, including upcoming ballooning events, reports on recent events and other topics of interest to the ballooning community.
We also have a hot air balloon club members can rent. Modeled after many airplane flying clubs, members in good standing are able to rent the balloon system on a daily basis. The club is still hashing out the rental rate for 2025, but we expect the rental fee to be approximately $150 per day.
Click here for rental program details!
All newsletters have been moved to the “Members Only” section of the website.
Upcoming WAS Meeting Topics:
- April 12th: Trailer setup and wheel bearing / fan maintenance party.
- May: How to Crew
- June: Grey Matter: What is considered commercial flying?
Join WAS and enjoy the following benefits:
- Current and previous issues (back to 2010) of the WAS Newsletter, Aerostats
- Local Green zone maps (places that welcome balloons!)
- Rental of the club balloon, Morning Glory
- Resources for instructors
- Comradery / meet others interested in balloons
- Invitations to fun, local balloon community events
Shari has designed a flyer to promote WAS and the new balloon!
Don’t be ashamed to print a copy and post where you deem appropriate. Click the image below to download and print it.
