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Map app will help New Mexico balloon fiesta pilots

By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN
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Map app will help New Mexico balloon fiesta pilots

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Like invisible roadblocks, altitude restrictions clutter the skies above Albuquerque. The ground is its own mine field, with utility towers, busy roadways and plots of restricted land.

Finding the sweet spot has become a complicated ballet for the hundreds of hot air balloon pilots who are drawn to the city each October for the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta.

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