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Somebody’s Having Fun ,,,,,,,
forgemonkey
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Caught this one through the trees ,,,,,
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I would be in the bottom of the basket, soiling my britches!!!!!!!!!!!! I have trouble even contemplating how they even get steel off the ground ,with those tiny engines.
You sure it's not Chinese in disguise? 😯
Odds are, it was built in China ,,,,,,, 😯
My wife and I got a balloon ride as a wedding gift, it was darned cool. I love flying and I really love flying slow and low, the balloon ride was amazing .............................. the landings are scary and pretty much a roll of the dice. I'd definitely do it again.
I built this balloon. I worked for 3 years at Mike Adams Balloon Loft in Atlanta. We were an FAA licensed aircraft manufacturer, with 4 employees including Mike.
Good looking balloon.
So, Allen, were you a member of the seamsters union!😀
Yes there is a lot of sewing in a balloon. There are 16 panels. A panel is called a "gore." A gore might be 5 feet wide, and 18 feet long. You set 2 gores side by side and feed the joint into a big sewing machine that sews the 2 panels together. Miles of thread in a hot air balloon.
I also did a lot of work on the baskets, the gondolas. Fun job.
Odds are good it's the people in the basket.
And fiery auto crashes
Some will die in hot pursuit
While sifting through my ashes
Some will fall in love with life
And drink it from a fountain
That is pouring like an avalanche
Coming down the mountain