A Weekend With the Breezy Rider Team
Albuquerque, New Mexico August 4, 2002



Pilot Tom reviews Student Pilot Faye's Check List



Student Pilot Faye Assembles the System



Student Pilot Faye Checking the System for Leaks



Discussion About Flying Weather (Brenda & Pilot Tom)



Unpacking the Envelope



Continue to Unpack



Discussion with Guests



Tabbing the Top



Working with the Top



Keeping My Old Balloon Away From Breezy Rider



Controlling the Crown Line



Last Minute Instructions to the Fan Person



Final Briefing (Rana, Walt, Tom, Faye)



Gently Applying Heat



More Heat



Full Blast on The Burner



Almost Upright



Inflation Complete



Ready to Fly



Flying Away



And Higher



Way Up There



Packing Up



Almost Complete



Squeezing Out the Last Bit of Air



Getting Ready For the Story Of Ballooning



Pilot Tom telling the Story of Ballooning



And Now For A Toast



The Crew Dumps on the New Passengers



Ah Yes, That Was Fun



Passengers Drying Off



Student Pilot Faye Pins Passenger, Oh Too High



Student Pilot Faye Pins Passenger



Pilot Tom Pins The Other Passenger



Pilot Tom Toasts Crew, Without Crew He Can't Fly



Tom(T3), Lois, Randy(Thumper), Brenda(Bud Lite),
Faye(Tigger) , Rana(R4), Walt(Bronco Billy), and Guests



Our Newest Crew Member Explaining The Finer Points of Packing Up



Rana (R4) and Guests



Owner of Enchanted Winds Balloon Company and his Passenger



The Speech Professionals Out For A Balloon Ride



Annie and Tom Go Back to 1982 When They Both attended Stuttering Workshop in Cheney Washington

August 4, 2002


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