 | Aurora The Roman Goddess of Dawn
Pilots: Herb & Cheri Heriford
Flying since 1994
From: Jefferson City, Missouri
Balloon: The Balloon Works Dragonfly AX-7B 65,000 Cubic Feet - Mirage Burner
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 | Boomer
Pilot Gary Whitby
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 | Boone County Lumber
Pilot Pat Fogue
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 | Bright Idea
Pilot Ken Schroeder
2003 Show-Me State Games Bronze Medalist
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 | Budzilla
Pilot Andrew James
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 | Cherry Bomb
Pilots Theron Riley and Matt Riley
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 | Eyes of Horus
Pilot Norah Ormerod
2003 Show-Me State Games Silver Medalist
2002 Wildhorse Women's Shootout Champion
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 | Joseph's Coat
Pilot David Holmes
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 | Lucky Charm
Denis and Ellen Sutter
Hallsville, Missouri
- Soaring through the air looking down on all creations
- God joins with you in laughter as you experience all sensations.
- The sun shines through the colors bright
- The peacefulness goes on - life was never so wonderful as it is tonight.
- In all the world no one else can feel
- The way you do now, oh, how can this be real?
- Then it ends - you feel like you are still on high.
- You took the opportunity and flew into the sky.
- The people you met were so kind
- They treated you like a long lost friend - new friends are such a find
- Lucky Charm flew with grace; beautiful and bold
- And then came down to a resting place for everyone to behold. by Amanda Shocklee
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 | No Regrets The Balloon Works AX-7B - 65,000 cubic feet
Pilot Tim Graham
Crew Chief Renee Graham
Columbia, Missouri, USA
In 1993, the Grahams crewed for the first time and fell in love with ballooning.
Two years later they bought this balloon. When their first payment came due, they
asked themselves if they had done the right thing. They immediately agreed that they
didn't have a single regret. Today, they still have "No Regrets".
2003 Show-Me State Games Gold Medalist
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 | Quality Ford
Pilot Gary Sines
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 | Redbug
Pilot: Steve Foltz
Crew Chief: Sharon Foltz
From: Macon, Missouri
Balloon: The Balloon Works Firefly 7
"David Slice, from South Carolina, designed and had this balloon made.
Redbug is the name they use in South Carolina for chiggers. His thought
was that ballooning, like chiggers, get under your skin and make you
itch. We thought the name was very accurate, so, much to the late
Mr. Slice's glee, we kept it." — Steve and Sharon
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 | "Simple Gifts is a 69,000 cubic foot National that I purchased used from
a friend in Iowa last October. The name for the balloon is derived from
the old Shaker melody of the same name. The previous owner named her and
I just kept it, since I heard it is bad luck to change an aircraft's name,
and since I thought it was fitting given the simple gifts of friendship,
fun, and adventure that balloon brings to many of us." — Kelly Shaw
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 | Skydreamer
Pilot Lynn McVay
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 | Star Attraction Manufactured by The Balloon Works, Star Attraction
is an AX-8, holds 105,000 cubic feet of hot air, and can carry the pilot
plus four passengers. Roger is a commercial hot air balloon pilot
and instructor, and provides balloon rides for all occasions.
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 | Sundog
Pilot Liz Magee
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 | Sunshine Daydream Lindstrand 77A
Commercial Pilot James Tucker Smith, Columbia, Missouri, USA
Owners Nancy Tucker Cleaveland & James Tucker Smith
"Sunshine Daydream / Dancing with the tall trees / Going where the wind blows..."
Tucker was Event Coordinator for the 1997 U.S. Nationals and is an active member of the BFA and NABA Observer Corps.
The Sunshine Daydream Hot Air Balloon Team always flies for fun and sometimes profit.
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Pilot Jerry Tierman
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 | Tiger Paw Express The Balloon Works Firefly 7B
Pilot George Thomas
As graduates of the University of Missouri, we decided to take our love of the Tigers to new heights!
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Pilots Jim Wolters and Layne Wolters
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 | Yankee Doodle
Pilot Fred Schoening
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