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Morning flight -- Natasha and Barry join us for almost-in-the-corn fun!

6/14/2015

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What a beautiful morning! The flight covered about 5.5 miles, gentle, but exciting for Natasha and Barry, our passengers from Hickory. Charles eased the balloon over the woods and ALMOST into a lovely mowed field, but then, a slow right turn took the balloon over a large corn field, beautiful corn! He stepped it down to just hovering over the corn where crew Diane, Dusty, Cathy and Kristie carried it through the rows and back into the waiting field of grass. Didn't touch the corn! Didn't notice the CRITTER CROSSING sign next to the corn field will we were done! Oh, my! Excellent teamwork all around.
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It is JUST LIKE THIS at Big oh! Balloons, and I love Perrier!

6/5/2015

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Today in Ballooning History - Women take to the skies!                                            

6/4/2015

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On June 4,1784, Élisabeth Thible becomes the first woman to fly an untethered hot air balloon. Her flight covers 4 kilometres in 45 minutes and reached 1,500 metres altitude. You go, girl!
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    Kristie and Charles have been ballooning, it seems like forever, but really only since 1981. This blog is a running log of fun flights and adventures in and around the Greater Cool Spring International Balloon Port and Space Museum, our home. Enjoy!

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​399 West Page Hager Road
Cleveland, NC  27013

704-872-7761 office
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In the beautiful Cool Spring community
​in Central North Carolina!
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