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 for instruction or for their own personal use. 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. Contact a club officer (officers@wasballoon.org) if you’re interested in learning more.
All newsletters have been moved to the “Members Only” section of the website, which is currently NOT password protected.
Upcoming WAS Meeting Topics:
- January 18th: ABC: All ’bout checkrides
- February 15th: How to Dawn Patrol
- March 8th: Safety Seminar!!
- April 26th: 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.
