Year to Date Top Gun Rankings have been updated
The Year to Date Top Gun Ranking as of July 3, 2024 has been updated on the Standings page of the Top Gun Website! https://www.topgunballooning.org/competitors/
03Jul
28May
Don’t Miss Balloon Industry Updates with the FAA, Wednesday May 29, 2024, 6:00 – 8:00pm, Sid Cutter Building
Pilots in the Albuquerque (ABQ) area – Please join us for an FAA Balloon Industry Update on Wednesday, May 29, from 1800-2000 local time. Stop by to hear presentations from ABQ air traffic control, the ABQ Flight Standards District Office, and the Regional Administrator’s office. Discussion topics include: ADS-B On-Airport Launch Skydiving Communication with ATC Local Class C and D Operations ...
18Apr
Top Gun’s Letter of Agreement (LOA) with Albuquerque Air Traffic Control (AATC) Has Been Renewed for 2024-25
Top Gun's LOA with AATC has been renewed for 2024-25. The LOA is an agreement between AATC and Top Gun on behalf of its members that allows for flights within Albuquerque's Class C airspace without the requirement of an ADS-B transponder and excepts certain communication requirements to enter or operate within the Class C airspace. All Top Gun members who...
11Apr
Congratulations Shawn Speicher First Place March
Congratulations to Shawn Speicher for placing first in Top Gun's March Flying Event. Shawn has had two great events so far this year, and he smoked the field this month scoring 4,982 out of 5,000 points available. Shawn is preparing for US Nationals in June, and I think he may be just getting warmed up! Second Place went to Keith...
13Mar
Bubba’s 33, Rio Grande Classic, and Top Gun Fundraising
Bubba’s 33, Rio Grande Classic, and Top Gun Fundraising Please join Top Gun and the Rio Classic Team at Bubba’s 33 for great food and fun all day Tuesday, March 19th, 2024. A portion of your food purchase goes to support Top Gun. Printable PDF
07Mar
Congratulations Shane Shipman First Place February Top Gun
Shane Shipman Congratulations go out to Shane Shipman for placing first in Top Gun's February flying event. Pilots had 4 tasks to complete, and Shane scored 1,000 points on two targets, a 998, and a 797. Following Shane in close second place was Natasha Stanke. John Wilson finished third. We had 16 pilots registered and 12 who flew. The winds were...
06Mar
Pilot Registration is Open for the 2024 Rio Grande Classic
The 2024 Rio Grande Classic Event including the BFA/HACD sanctioned Southwest Regional Championship, and the New Mexico State Championship are coming up May 24-27, 2024! Our Event Director for this year will be Elisa Talbert! Our special thanks to Jessica Price for chairing this major balloon event! We want to thank ALL our sponsors for making this event possible! This...
07Feb
Top Gun 2024 Waiver Approved!!
We finally have a signed waiver issued to us from the FAA. Top Gun 2024 Waiver Package (1)
12Jan
2024 Top Gun Flying Events Schedule Posted
The 2024 Top Gun Flying Events Schedule has been posted to the Top Gun Website. Sunday, January 21, 2023 is our first event of the year. If you haven't renewed your membership and submitted your documents, now would be a great time to do that! Just go to the Top Gun Membership page at www.topgunballooning.org/membership/ . While your at it,...
08Jan
2023 Top Gun Champion – Trent Caldwell
2023 Top Gun Champion! Trent Caldwell Please join Top Gun in congratulating its 2023 Champion, Trent Caldwell. Trent was on point all year flying every weekend and every flyable task called with a high average of 990 pts. Great job Trent!