Author: McClelland WILLIAM

My good friend Jack (from the UK) was traveling here in the U.S. and stopped in for a few days visit.

Jack was making the grand trip spending time in Pennsylvanian, Texas and Iowa. Seldom alone, his travel mate from England Bob (not to be confused with English Bob) stayed home and missed an excellent balloon ride.

~Susan

~ Susan

Anybody who knows me knows that Tennis is my other passion. When I get a chance to do Tennis and Ballooning it’s magic.

~ Susan

Here is a gallery of pictures of the CRB&T balloon. 

Good evening for Chris to do more “Solo” flying as he gets closer to his private pilot license.

We had a great place to launch from on the SE side of the city, we landed here last year and they had invited us back anytime. We’re Back!

 

~ Susan

We launched from one of our favorite take off spots Valley View Baptist Church.

~ Susan

Perfect Morning for the Test Inflation of the CRB&T at the Lindstrand Balloon Factory in Galena.

It’s a big beautiful balloon that will soon be flying over Cedar Rapids.

Attention Crew Members new updates to individual crew profiles require inclusion shoe imprints.

~ Susan

What a great day for a balloon ride. The weather has finally let us out into the sunshine and gentle breezes, which means its time to fly!

We took off from Butterfield Park in Marion and thought I should take along some of my fabulous crew. But instead I took Ryan and Julie.

Thing are not yet greening up, but should be taking off by next week.

It’s early in the balloon season and some of the crew get tired quickly.

Everybody “Ms Maggie” want in on the action of packing up the balloon.

We landed in the field just across from one of our favorite places to eat Edith Lucille’s as you can see in the background.

Thanks Crew! now let’s eat.

~ Susan

We tried to fly last Friday night. The wind did not want to cooperate. It was Mathew’s 17th birthday. So we celebrated at Edith Lucille’s

 

~ Susan

Mischievous Maggie and I were out and about today when we received photos from Lisa at the Lindstrand Balloons factory. She sent a couple of pictures of the new Cedar Rapids Bank & Trust balloon.

They were rigging the envelop and it needed to be partially inflated. Rigging is where they fasten in the parachute top, red line pulleys as well as the red line and load cables. The picture above is looking inside the balloon from the bottom.

Here is the outside of the balloon. It is really a big beautiful balloon that we are looking forward to flying over and around Cedar Rapids  SOON! darn weather.

Look for this and our other balloons.

~ Susan