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PARR, RICHARD - RACING VENTURE BALLOON
Richard Parr will be flying Racing Venture in his 4th Field of Flight Hot-Air Balloon Competition this year in Battle Creek. Richard started flying in 1959 and took up ballooning after retirement and...
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NUTTING, ROB - WICKED BALLOON
Rob Nutting, from Carlisle, IA, will be competing for the first time in the Battle Creek Field of Flight Hot-Air Balloon Championships in his Wicked Balloon. At age 5, Rob had his first hot-air balloon...
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NELS, ANDREW "AJ" - ASTRO RACER BALLOON
Returning to Battle Creek for his 4th year, Andrew 'AJ' Nels, from Atlanta, Georgia will be flying his new balloon called Astro Racer in the Field of Flight Balloon Competition. His old balloon was...
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NELS, AL - TIME FLIES BALLOON
Al Nels launched his first hot-air balloon at age 11 followed shortly thereafter with a hydrogen balloon. Those first balloons were made from dry-cleaning bags, the former powered by birthday candles....
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MOORE, MICHAEL - SHENANIGANS BALLOON
Michael "One Burn Too Many Mike" Moore is from Augusta, Michigan. He got into ballooning by crewing for Dale Wilson, Lori, his wife, actually is the one that named my balloon, Shenanigans. After...
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MITCHELL, STEVE - OLD CAT BALLOON
Steve Mitchell is from Streetsboro, Ohio. Steve grew up in Battle Creek and was a 2003 graduate of Lakeview High School and 2008 graduate of Michigan State University. His parents, Jeff and Mary...
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KING, JEREMY - HBC SPECIALIZED CONTRACTING
Jeremy King was born and raised in Indianola Iowa, where the National Hot-Air Balloon Championships used to be held, so he has been around the hot-air ballooning world all his life. He started as a...
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KIMBALL, JAYSON - OUT OF THE BLUE BALLOON
Jayson Kimball is from Napa, CA and is the owner & operator of Napa Valley Aloft Balloon Rides in Northern California and will be flying his Out of the Blue Balloon. A second-generation balloon...
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KERBER, RICK - MICHIGAN CAT BALLOON
Rick Kerber is from Wayland, Michigan. Rick came from a family of balloonists. He started flying hot-air balloons when he was 16. He has been a licensed balloon pilot since 2002 with over 510 hours as...
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KAMP, KEVIN - LINN-"AIR"-EA BALLOON
Kevin Kamp has been a licensed hot-air balloon pilot since 2002, but has been around the sport since 1986 when a friend asked him to come crew for Susan Stamats, another long time participant in the...
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JAQUES, TYLER - POST CUTTING EDGE BALLOON
Tyler Jaques is from Battle Creek, Michigan. He has been a licensed balloon pilot since 2007 and has over 230 hours being pilot-in-command. This will be Tyler's 8th year competing in the event but he...
View ArticleHEFFRON, MIKE - BRIGHT IDEA BALLOON
Mike "Hef" Heffron will be competing for the first time in the Battle Creek Hot-Air Balloon Championship flying his Bright Idea Balloon. He has been involved in hot-air ballooning since 1983. His goal...
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FOELSKE, AARON - THE HUMMINGBIRD BALLOON
Originally from Indianola, IA, Aaron Foelske joins us from Channonhon, IL and will be flying in the Battle Creek Field of Flight Hot-Air Balloon Competition in his balloon called The Hummingbird...
View ArticleDICKERSON, WESTON - POST SUGAR BEAR BALLOON
Weston Dickerson is from Battle Creek, MI and will be competing for the first time in the Battle Creek Hot-Air Balloon Championships flying the Post Sugar Bear Balloon. Wes started flying hot-air...
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COOK, DEVEN - EVEN HIGHER BALLOON
Battle Creek, Michigan's own Deven Cook will be participating in this year's Field of Flight Hot-Air Balloon Competition with his Even Higher balloon. He has been around hot-air ballooning since the...
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COAN, LARRY - SUPERFLUOUS BALLOON
Larry Coan is from Livonia, Michigan. He is an engineer for the Ford Motor Company. He is married to his wife Amy and together they have two children, Teri and Robin. Larry has been involved in...
View ArticleCHRISTIAN, BRET - RESURREXION BALLOON
Bret Christian is from Indianola, IA and will be flying for the first time in the Battle Creek Field of Flight Air Show & Balloon Festival. His balloon is RessureXion. He owns and operates Serenity...
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CAMPBELL, CRAIG - HOT ZIGGITY BALLOON
Craig Campbell is from right here in Springfield, Michigan.He has been flying since 2000 and has owned his Hot Ziggity Balloon since 2010. He has been a licensed balloon pilot since 2013 and has flown...
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BOUSSELOT, MATT - POINT AFTER BALLOON
Matt Bousselot is from Marion, Iowa and has been flying since 2012. He'll be flying the Point After Balloon. Battle Creek is one of his favorite places to fly because of the wonderful people! Joining...
View ArticleBLOOM, BRANDEN - ROYAL RACER BALLOON
Branden Bloom will be joining the Battle Creek Field of Flight Air Show & Balloon Festival this year for his first time. He is from Indianola, IA and will be flying his Royal Racer Balloon. He is...
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