BRET 4015 W. Marshall Ave. * Longview, Texas 75604
Phone (903) 297-0003 * Fax (903) 295-0444
(Certificated Repair Station B5RR779J)
guy@balloonrepair.com



'WORK IN PROGRESS'

Joe Paddie and Guy Gauthier chalk the nomex for the throat.

Micki Killingsworth sews all the panels into gores from bottom to top.

The art on the banners is glued before being sewn.

Lynn DeLeon sews the art to banners and trims the 'connectors'.

This is the first 3 gores, looking from the throat.

You're standing near the equator, looking down at the throat.

A close-up of what the seams look like.

A view of the turning vents.

The envelope is 1/2 finished, and this is the view from the throat.

The finished 1/2 envelope and a view from the crown.

The parachute is finished...

and tied in to place.

Lynn sews the pockets on the throat. And builds the envelope bag.

Joe installs the flying wires and scoop.

We finally get a chance to inflate the new balloon.

The parachute, looking up into the balloon.

The parachute, from the crown.

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