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- City, Country:
- Battle Creek, Michigan
- About Me:
- I'm the oldest of 4 kids in my family. I'm a senior at Michigan State University studying Packaging Engineering. Thanks to my brother's interest in becoming a pilot, he talked my dad into buying a new FireFly 77 that he named "Summer Glow". My brother James and my Dad Jeff both have their Private license. I'm currently attending an LTA ground school and preparing for my written. My brother hopes to have his commercial completed by the spring so I can start my training.
Living in Battle Creek when I was younger made it pretty easy to get involved in ballooning. My family's house was about a mile south of the airport so we've always had balloons flying over, taking off, or landing on our 60+ acres of land. I remember one of the first balloons to ever land on our property was one of the Four Seasons balloons "Sunny Boy". I will never forget how excited I was that day.
While I was attending Battle Creek Lakeview High School, one of my football coaches told our team about volunteering at the Balloon Festival and Air Show. Everyone I knew that volunteered helped out with parking, but i signed up to be a volunteer crew member. I was the first person in my family to personally get involved with ballooning..... even though my brother James (who you all know) might claim otherwise. He was the first one in the family to get his private License at the age of 18 so I'll give him that. I helped crew for Norah Ormerod and the "Eyes of Horus" balloon. I crewed for her again the following year, and when she asked if I knew of anyone else that wanted to get up at 4:30 am to help out, I told her My Brother! I knew it was his dream to get involved with ballooning and someday become a pilot himself. This was his first opportunity and he never looked back from there.
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My name is Susan Bennett and I crewed for Norah many, many years ago in Mass. I went with her to Battle Creek one year and was in a cast and on crutches. Have you kept in touch with her? Last time Norah and I emailed I believe she was in the Midwest but I've lost touch.
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