Thanks to ATC - Atlantic Balloon Challenge
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Thanks to ATC - Atlantic Balloon Challenge
David Hempleman Adams is on his way in a balloon from St. Johns Canada across the Atlantic (somewhere in Europe landing we hope!). His ATC co-ordinator has issued a list of thanks, and here it is!
http://www.toshibachallenge.com
Air Traffic Control co-ordinator Kevin Stass is the finest ATC co-ordinator in the world so I asked him to work on the trip and this is what he has to say. Kevin said, “David asked me to join the Toshiba Transatlantic Challenge team to liaise with ATC, Aviation Authorities, Search & Rescue and work in Mission Control. Because he is such a nice bloke (and promised to buy me a pint or two if he breaks the record) I, of course, said yes! I worked with David’s team in 2003 when he flew from St.John’s, New Brunswick to Blackpool. I have also worked on a balloon flights with Richard Branson (my boss), Per Lindstrand and Steve Fossett. I also worked on the Virgin Atlantic GlobalFlyer flight as Mission Control Director. My day job is working for Virgin Atlantic as Route Planning Manager in Flight Operations. One of the great things about being involved with these flights is the teams you work with. These are not only the Mission Control, Launch and Sponsorship teams working with the project itself, but also the ATC centres and aviation authorities all over the world. They are just as important. They have also given fantastic support to the balloon flights I have worked on. I would like to particularly thank the following for their support of the Toshiba Transatlantic Challenge. Canada – Tom Young, Chris Mouland, Dave Rose, Dave Rome, Jim Vey, Alain Piche, Ron Carter, Bob Grant, Dale Lahey, Pierre Laroche, Deborah Martin, Dave Wall, David Soucy, Keith Whalen, Tony Mason and Bob Lavers. UK - Dave Grove, David Miller, Steve Horton, Ian Davis, Steve Patterson and Willie Muir. France - Frederic Bousquet, Eric Vernede, Ghislaine Delorme, Marcel Le Bouedec, Edwin Etheve, Bernard Puil and Oksane Chaure. Netherlands – Kees Spaamer, Kemal Tasdelen, Bart Meijer, Dave Vrielink, Gloria Bonnet and Marcel Hartman Iceland – Helgi Bjornsson, Haukur Einarsson and Arni Baldursson Ireland - Garrett MacNamara, Terry Treanor and Terry O’Neill Santa Maria – Henrique Nunes Falmouth MRCC – Steve Huxley. The other great thing about working on these flights is meeting people like David. He has done so many fantastic things (too many to list here) but he is so down to earth. He’s the sort of bloke you could be having a beer with in the pub and he’d say, ‘I fancy flying a balloon across the Atlantic in a ridiculously small balloon, fancy being part of my team?’ I’d say, ‘Yeah, all right’ and he’d say, ‘Ok, get the beers in and I’ll have a bag of pork scratchings.’ God’s speed mate
http://www.toshibachallenge.com
Air Traffic Control co-ordinator Kevin Stass is the finest ATC co-ordinator in the world so I asked him to work on the trip and this is what he has to say. Kevin said, “David asked me to join the Toshiba Transatlantic Challenge team to liaise with ATC, Aviation Authorities, Search & Rescue and work in Mission Control. Because he is such a nice bloke (and promised to buy me a pint or two if he breaks the record) I, of course, said yes! I worked with David’s team in 2003 when he flew from St.John’s, New Brunswick to Blackpool. I have also worked on a balloon flights with Richard Branson (my boss), Per Lindstrand and Steve Fossett. I also worked on the Virgin Atlantic GlobalFlyer flight as Mission Control Director. My day job is working for Virgin Atlantic as Route Planning Manager in Flight Operations. One of the great things about being involved with these flights is the teams you work with. These are not only the Mission Control, Launch and Sponsorship teams working with the project itself, but also the ATC centres and aviation authorities all over the world. They are just as important. They have also given fantastic support to the balloon flights I have worked on. I would like to particularly thank the following for their support of the Toshiba Transatlantic Challenge. Canada – Tom Young, Chris Mouland, Dave Rose, Dave Rome, Jim Vey, Alain Piche, Ron Carter, Bob Grant, Dale Lahey, Pierre Laroche, Deborah Martin, Dave Wall, David Soucy, Keith Whalen, Tony Mason and Bob Lavers. UK - Dave Grove, David Miller, Steve Horton, Ian Davis, Steve Patterson and Willie Muir. France - Frederic Bousquet, Eric Vernede, Ghislaine Delorme, Marcel Le Bouedec, Edwin Etheve, Bernard Puil and Oksane Chaure. Netherlands – Kees Spaamer, Kemal Tasdelen, Bart Meijer, Dave Vrielink, Gloria Bonnet and Marcel Hartman Iceland – Helgi Bjornsson, Haukur Einarsson and Arni Baldursson Ireland - Garrett MacNamara, Terry Treanor and Terry O’Neill Santa Maria – Henrique Nunes Falmouth MRCC – Steve Huxley. The other great thing about working on these flights is meeting people like David. He has done so many fantastic things (too many to list here) but he is so down to earth. He’s the sort of bloke you could be having a beer with in the pub and he’d say, ‘I fancy flying a balloon across the Atlantic in a ridiculously small balloon, fancy being part of my team?’ I’d say, ‘Yeah, all right’ and he’d say, ‘Ok, get the beers in and I’ll have a bag of pork scratchings.’ God’s speed mate
