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Figjam moment today. Half way through the flight I told my ground crew I was planning to land the place I landed on Tues...
10/22/2026

Figjam moment today.

Half way through the flight I told my ground crew I was planning to land the place I landed on Tuesday.

Turns out I was off by about 10 feet.
My crew chief pointed that out to me.
This particular land owner now has 3 entries in the owner appreciation draw.

You know you're an old balloon pilot when you can't remember if this is engagement couple 53 or 54.I tell all the prospe...
10/18/2026

You know you're an old balloon pilot when you can't remember if this is engagement couple 53 or 54.
I tell all the prospective proposers that you better be sure they'll say yes because there is no place to go if they don't.
(So far they've all said YES)
Cal took the clear pic and I took the shiny 1 at pretty much the same time.
The pic of Gull Lake and Sylvan Lake was taken from 5280' ASL... but I was reluctant to tell them that we were a mile high.
Perfect flight for this time of year

Sometimes I get frustrated with Red Deer weather. Then I have a day like today. Flew a family who drove from different p...
10/15/2026

Sometimes I get frustrated with Red Deer weather.
Then I have a day like today.

Flew a family who drove from different parts of the province.
It was Grandma's 91 and a half birthday.
Showed them the lakes (Sylvan, Gull), talked about maybe a little spash and dash or some bush whacking, but ultimately just decided on a stand up landing NE of town.
Nice flight.
The landowner was known to me and entered into the ticket draw like all landowners, but mentioned that the last time he flew was with a fella named Ken Kanton. Maybe 30 years ago.
Red Deer has a very long balloon history in Canada.
I'm lucky enough to have benefited from the good vibes my predecessors have left me, and I try to do the same.

"Leave only footprints"

10/05/2026

I would like to ask anyone who has flown with me or worked with me in a professional manner to do me a favour and give me a facebook recommendation.

My troll is pi***ng me off.

For 10 years my FB approval was 100% until this person. 1 person.
Unfortunately this 1 person was able to use multiple accounts to trash my rating to 63%.
Obviously this is a failure of my marketing skills.
I never saw this as vulnerability so I never asked anyone to leave "recommendations"

So now I am.

Good, bad or indifferent please leave one.
I feel like I'm a solid 4.5 stars and open to improvement so please leave a recommendation.

So would it blasphemy to post these pics and say "as above, so below" when launching from a church yard ?(Asking for a f...
10/05/2026

So would it blasphemy to post these pics and say "as above, so below" when launching from a church yard ?
(Asking for a friend)
Nice flight today.
Happy people.
That's why I do this.

10/05/2026

Well after all these years I have my first troll!
A Ukrainian lady (I use that word lightly) has decided that she doesn't like it when she gets canceled due to weather, doesn't like it when other passengers do get to fly, and for some reason doesn't like it when she does get to fly.
A week after she was flown she has decided to put ugly faces on everything.
Multiple different names are leaving bad reviews and there is a proliferation of bots hijacking conversations.
On the bright side they're advising people not to deal with me in Calgary. I'm ok with that.
With all the bots (I'm assuming they're Russian) swirling around this woman, perhaps it's time to look a little deeper into her reason for being in this country.
Just saying.

Today's I spy with my little eye highlights are RDP, Freshco (their sign is a pretty green), and our never ending hospit...
09/28/2026

Today's I spy with my little eye highlights are RDP, Freshco (their sign is a pretty green), and our never ending hospital construction. They're making progress.

Bit of a sporty flight this morning.Top speed 56kmh and landing speed 15kmh.It's been an interesting weather year.
09/27/2026

Bit of a sporty flight this morning.
Top speed 56kmh and landing speed 15kmh.
It's been an interesting weather year.

Nice flight today but passengers never listen. I yelled and said look here and this is what I got.
09/20/2026

Nice flight today but passengers never listen.
I yelled and said look here and this is what I got.

Oh jeez. 4 flights in September. I've exceeded my 2026 monthly quota. 😤Tomorrow I'm going for 5.
09/18/2026

Oh jeez. 4 flights in September.
I've exceeded my 2026 monthly quota. 😤
Tomorrow I'm going for 5.

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