Hot Air Balloon Flight Record - 24Jul2021
David and Margaret

Saturday forecast looks calm and dry, between wind and rain on Friday and Sunday. So many crew and balloons are out of town this weekend, but with Rhonda's help we came up with crew for 2 balloons.

I arrived first and started to setup before Rudi. We took off just as he was starting the fan. Tried to stay as low as possible to allow Rudi time to catch up. We were almost to Stow Center when we saw Rudi above the tree tops.

Continued low, dropping over Fletchers Pond near Carver Hill Orchard and reversed to the tree line. Tried to loop south and drop again but no reverse that far into the pond. Continued low to the bend in the Assabet River west of Crow's Landing, hoped to turn and follow the river but it didn't happen. Climbed to spot Collings but couldn't turn enough right to get in. Continued south to Main St, targeting businesses on the south side.

Aimed for a building labeled BORG, couldn't get into the left side parking lot so we landed behind the building, part of Organic Mulch. Jason? got out of the front loader to help walk the balloon to the parking lot for deflation.

Timelapse Video captured on a static mounted Sony HDR-AS100VR:

• Saturday Morning, July 24 David and Margaret