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Ranch Boss
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First flight at 5 years old
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First flight at 5 years old
My wife and I were given a balloon ride as a result of buying a home from a realtor in...
Married into it!
I became involved in ballooning after going to my first balloon festival when I was 10, and having my first...
Helping with an event, got to be friends with pilots, then helped on a committee to keep an event going,...
Maxi Anderson introduced me to ballooning through his relationship with my dad. While I attended the first Balloon Fiesta in...
Took a flight
This guy named Tommy forced me to fly one of those Kubicek balloons and now I’m not sure if I’m...
Albuquerque....loved ballooning for 52 years!
Long time ballooning
Went to a local event, helped an out of town pilot and got hooked. 37 years later, we’re still flying.
I've been in love with hot air balloons since I was a child. In 1989 I was in Albuquerque for...
I was working as the news director at an ABQ radio station and met the President and BalloonMeistern for Balloon...
This girl
My spouse went out to crew and he was hooked. He told me I needed to come out to see...
30+ years in ballooning with family
This little adventure started long, long ago. Not enough space for that story.
Took a ride, instantly hooked!
I met a balloon pilot the day after I moved to St. Louis in 1989 who said "Come here! Hold...
I grew up crewing for Charlie Schobel
Fixed wing pilot and crew for balloons on the side!
Adirondack Balloon Festival. Volunteer turned pilot
30+ years as a crew, crew chief, student pilot
My dad is a pilot and crewed for him forever then i bought a balloon and became a pilot
Just recently got into ballooning. Received my commercial balloon certificate out in St. George Utah with Balloon The Rockies. Also...
I became interested in ballooning when I was a child. I saw balloons here in Michigan at the battle creek...
As a 6 year old kid taking a ride with Paul Stumpf.
Started out as crew at our local event in Ashland Ohio.
i have always loved ballooning, my first memory is being in preschool and we went outside to watch mike Hadley...
My son volunteered me when he was a toddler.
Tommy!
My uncle is a crew chief
Mom & Dad