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• Remote Automated Weather Sensor Tutorial - There's a giant network of government weather stations out there that aren't part of the aviation system. This brief online course tells how to find and use their data online. Free course narrated by Bill Hughes of Liberty Balloon School.
  
   
• Wind Riders Hot Air Balloon Simulation Kit for FS2002 - Hot Air Balloon Simulator add-on for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2002 finally makes this a reality! Even allows painting the balloon to match yours.
  
   
• FAA Private Written Test Questions - The complete list of questions the FAA draws from in making up the private written test. Includes questions for all aircraft types - relax, they won't ask you the helicopter questions.
  
   
• FAA Commercial Written Test Questions - The complete list of questions the FAA draws from in making up the commercial written test.
  
   
• Hot Air Balloon Simulator - Keep in shape and maintain your flying feeling and reflexes when the real thing is not available. Time, space and weather no longer limit ballooning because the Simulator is always flyable.
  
   
• How To Succeed as a Flight Instructor - Balloon Life article offering tips for instructors.
  
   
• LaserGrade Home - One of the independent agencies that administer FAA written tests. Here's how to find a location near you, schedule an exam, and determine the cost.
  
   
• Millersville University Weather Seminar - Specialized ballooning weather seminar presented by Dr. Richard Clark, Professor of Meteorology. Saturday March 4, 2006 in Millersville, Pennsylvania. The last time this was held (1993) it was the ballooning weather event of the decade. Cosponsored by the University and John Wise Balloon Society. Worth a long trip.
  
   
• Practical Test Standards - Commercial License - The FAA has clearly defined what skills a candidate for a commercial license must demonstrate. You can read or download your own copy here.
  
   
• Practical Test Standards - Private License - The FAA has very specifically defined what skills a candidate for a private license must demonstrate. You can read or download your own copy here.
  
   
• Waikato Hot Air Balloon Club - Waikato Hot Air Balloon Club located in Hamilton, New Zealand promotes safety and education, and provides a training arena for ballooning.
  
   
• Welcome to CATS -- Computer Assisted Testing Service - One of the independent agencies that administer FAA written tests. Here's how to find a location near you, schedule an exam, and determine the cost.
  
   
• Virtual Reality Lab: Hot Air Balloon Simulator - An incomplete project to build a simulator. Outlines techniques, problems and goals.
  
   
• The Internet Ballooning Database: Designated Examiners - A listing of Designated Examiners for hot air balloon pilots around the world.