Please find attached the jury's response to the protest concerning Task 5.

Task 5 will be re-socred with any physical marks or electronic logger/marker #3 for all competitors that used a physical marker or a valid electronic mark and give those competitors a result.

Update: This will be rescored and made Official at 7 am on Sunday, July 5.

Please find attached:

- The complaint received from Competitor 2 regarding Task 5

- The response to the complaint from Competitor 2 regarding Task 5

- The task sheet from Flight 2 of the 2025 Canadian Hot Air Balloon Championship described in the response

Good afternoon / Bonjour,

Please find a copy of the official map, rules, as well as a written list of PZs. Veuillez trouver une copie de la carte officielle, les règlements ainsi qu'une liste de PZ.

• https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/jvuwdfhzy84b3p3ueq9bp/2025-CHABC-Maps-JPG-V2.0.zip?rlkey=py99h2srf2z2av3r7owtb32rf&st=66po5c32&dl=0

• https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/s2z6xsitj5ft9hf8jx4ls/2025-CHABC-Maps-Ozi-V2.0.zip?rlkey=gp8pb2zzslg9b4ud489lo06sk&st=4bulrg92&dl=0

• https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/0or8pfuc8dexc0lfmmdvc/2025-CHABC-Maps-PDF-V2.0.zip?rlkey=3sibwirt45qotcgtbucsn9t3z&st=o4x79all&dl=0
• https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/5l2tzhe9ggdouviu53lnm/2025-CHABC-Maps-PNG-V2.0.zip?rlkey=w64pb4sv5r8s06zc3v5a1juc3&st=l0ykf9t6&dl=0
• https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/t2jngrf2hesdwy3ge2euw/2025-CHABC-Maps-TIF-V2.0.zip?rlkey=1q95x1abau3ov6x4e3ygziiej&st=smcrjuy3&dl=0
• https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/ie1gxi73mcajp3esqt58g/2025-CHABC-Maps-TwoNav-V2.0.zip?rlkey=eolhb1rihxodtmiutqkbd8qu8&st=oazm3qp8&dl=0

Please find attached the notes relating to the event from the General Briefing.

Vous trouverez en p-j les notes liées à l'événement du Briefing général.

Jonathan

Please find the Official Participant List attached.

Veuillez trouver la liste officielle de participants en pièce-jointe.

Jonathan

Dear Pilots / Cher(ère)s pilotes,

The 2026 Canadian Hot Air Balloon Championship is nearly here! We look forward to giving you the most technologically advanced Canadians yet.

Schedule

Tuesday, June 30th, 2026

• 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.: Registration (a self-paced BLS training session will also be available if needed)

• 7:00 p.m.: General briefing **You must attend the general briefing in order to compete to the Canadian Championship

Wednesday, July 1st through Saturday, July 4th, 2026

• 5:00 a.m.: Morning flight briefing

• 5:45 p.m.: Afternoon flight briefing

Propane

We are pleased to have Mazout & Propane Beauchemin as the major Championship’s sponsor. They will provide propane to participants free of charge. Tanks will be filled at:

775 Gaudette Street, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, QC, J3B 7S7

Refueling Schedule:

After morning flights: 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.

After afternoon flights: 9:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.

Lunch and closing ceremony

The dinner and closing ceremony will take place on Sunday, July 5th, 2026 at noon, in a reserved room at the Holiday Inn Saint-Jean Congrès (725 Boulevard du Séminaire N., Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, QC). Various menu options will be available (Siam lunch menu, Sunday brunch, etc.). Meals are at participants' expense.

Balloon Live Sensor

Please check the following:

• the latest version of the Balloon Live app is installed (v2035)

• the Balloon Live Sensor has the latest firmware version (v4.19

• For further information and latest updates, please visit balloonlive.org

To test the Balloon Live app with a BLS connected, you will have to log in with your WatchMeFly-account. Then select the Championnat canadien / Canadian championship 2026 event to load the competition and flight data. Make sure to buy your token before the General Briefing.

On Tuesday before the General Briefing, two flights will be prepared for testing. To test that everything is running smoothly, start at least one flight recording and let the app record for a minimum of 5-10 minutes (the longer, the better). While recording this flight, please do also test dropping markers and declaring goals. Watch especially for a good reactivity of the system. Maybe you can also include a waiting time between the selection of the marker/goal number and the final drop. This creates a realistic situation and will help eliminate potential problems. Don’t hesitate to repeat the recording. You can record multiple practice flights.

Once you stopped the flight, you can find your flight data on WatchMeFly.net for download.

Until the General Briefing we will check if all pilots have done such a test recording.

Finally, please download and read the new "BLA and BLS Operation recommendations", available for download on https://balloonlive.org/downloads/

If you have any problem, please check the FAQ on balloonlive.org or ultimately contact support@balloonlive.org.

Best regards,

Jonathan Perron-Clow

Event Director