Category – Hot Air Balloonist Story

Romance and ballooning go hand-in-hand. When the love of ballooning and the love of a good woman came together, Charles Page didn’t hav...

Marsha Lambertson is one of Statesville’s most famous and accomplished balloon pilots. She’s been flying around town since 1987. Her sto...

Sometimes, the love of hot air ballooning has a significant impact on your future. For Jack and Debbie Ponticelli, getting the flying bu...

It’s been said that you can’t take a bad photo of hot air balloons. Tony Colburn would, no doubt, agree. He’s been taking pictures of ...

Several of Statesville’s hot air balloon pilots are transplants from other parts of the country. Marc and Ursula Klinger are a couple of...

Drew Egerton is a second-generation hot air balloon pilot with an extraordinary resume. He was born into this sport! Buck and Louise E...

“Ballooning has always been a distraction from everyday stress. It’s fun and puts things in perspective!” says Daniel Sasser, hot air ba...

Making people’s dreams and wishes come true...meeting fun, adventurous people…traveling to beautiful places...flying where everything is...

For Patrick Grogan, it all started in Statesville at the National Balloon rally 30 years ago. “I was a chase crew volunteer for a Plano...

Debbie Swing retired in 2019, but unlike many, her dream-of-a-lifetime continues to keep her busy! “I saw a balloon flying the summer I ...

By Kristie DarlingDave Litton is a natural born teacher. He’s a handsome Teddy bear type of guy who teaches first graders at Celeste Hin...

Serendipity can be an amazing thing. For Duncan Dunavant, a chance happening upon a hot air balloon flying around Statesville, when Dunc...