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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.

New? Lost? Confused? Don’t worry – we’ve all been there. One way to get in contact with a bunch of balloonatics in the area is by joining the West Coast Hot Air Balloon Enthusiasts Facebook group.

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 rental rate is $150 per day. Become a member today and fill out a renter application to get started!

Click here for rental program details!

May 2025

All newsletters have been moved to the “Members Only” section of the website.

Upcoming WAS Meeting Topics:

  • Dec 7th: Holiday Party
  • Feb 15th: How to dawn patrol.
  • March 8th: Safety Seminar
  • April 12th: Trailer setup and wheel bearing / fan maintenance party.
  • May 17th: How to Crew
  • June 14th: 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

Upcoming Balloon 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.