Drive-by Photography: Emergency Ballon Landing
May 27, 2009
I had a unique experience over the weekend. While driving back from a fun evening out with the kids we espied a hot air ballon landing in a small field next to the highway. I made a quick exit and tracked back to the place where I saw it come down. It wasn’t too hard to find.
It turns out that it was a company that offers ballon rides in the northern Virgina area that was touching down with a basketful of tourists. What I found amazing was that the pilot was able to land the ballon in a 30′ by 50′ field that was boxed in by power lines, a busy highway, and a trailer park – an almost surgical operation.
The part I found amusing was that after paying a hefty fee for the ride, the passengers had to help pack it all up – a lot of heave-ho.
By briansrapier
Entry Filed under: Fun, Photography. Tags: Hot Air Balloon, Just for Fun, Photo, Photography.
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ghphoto | May 27, 2009 at 10:02 am
The last time I watched a hot air balloon land it was on fire and killed multiple passengers. This was in British Columbia almost two years ago. It wasn’t fun.
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myphotoscout | May 27, 2009 at 12:25 pm
Wow. Kudos to the pilot for pulling off such an amazing stunt and kudos to you for tracking it down like this.