2009 New York State Festival of Balloons
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The 28th Annual event, located at the municpal airport in Dansville, NY. Labor Day Weekend, September 4 thru 7, 2009. There were FIVE special shapes, a few cloudhoppers and chariots this year. Photos are from Friday evening, Saturday morning and evenings, and ONE "rogue" balloon from Sunday morning (the rest did not inflate).
Pilots/Balloons include:
• Emelia Bernava in Dreamworks
• Lynee Bixler in Sublime
• Niklaus Blaser in Nik's
• Ron Broderick in Dream Star
• Gene Bernstein in Clipaway
• Michael Caccavale in Pricilla Queen of the Skies
• Ron Cassidy
[Twohy & Loafer were listed, but I think I only saw Highland Harmony, so it might have been Sue in the basket]
• John Cavin in Purple People Eater (special)
• Raymond Chase in Pinwheel
• John Cottrell in Poppa 1
• Jeffrey Davis in Mystique
• Paul Depew in Endeavor
• Mario DiStefano in Abraxas
• Joesph Doerer in Dream Chaser
• Mark Donahue in Family Affair
• Jack Edling in Blue Dragon
• Stephen Essler in Bloomin Balloon
• Kris Goodrich in Pokey (special)
• Dan Greathouse in Kilroy
• Bill Hand in Sundancer
• Alan Jones in Old McDonald's Farm (special)
• Rick Kohut in Windtrek
• Susan Korosa in G-M
• Uli Krahenbuhl in Blaser
• David Kramer in Windrifter
• Ken Krieger in Gone With the Wind
• David Williams in Guntown Hawk
• Greg Livadas in Yeowza
• Robbin Loesser in Spirit in the Sky
• Bill Matkowsky in Venture-I
• Nick Mazzocchi in Quarter Life Crisis
• Gregory Miller in Endeavour
• Kevin Morris in The Phoenix
• Jim Oliver in Up-C-Daisy
• Rick Piendel in Kodachrome
• James Regan in Reflections
• David Reineke in Bud E. Beaver (special)
[Used to be "Mr. Potato Head" before an "Extreme Makeover"]
• Kathy Remley in Kaleidoscope Too
• David Robinson in FryGuy
• John Ross in Funtastic
• Walt Rudy in Indicision
• George & Nancy Spohn in Spohn-Taneous
• Maurey Sullivan in Road Trip
• Robert Swinton in Pinwheel
• Carroll Teitsworth in Re/Max
• Daniel Trucotte in Piko (special)
& De Saint-Jean-Sur-Richelieu
• Paul Ward in Blue Diamonds
• David Williams in Dylan's Delight
