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| Hot Air Flights |
| 02.12.09 (1:39 am) [edit] |
| Did you know that the earliest recorded un-tethered hot air balloon ride with human passengers occurred in Paris, France, in 1783? I know that hot air balloons aren’t very fascinating to most people, but I love them. After all, I’m a pilot and am addicted to soaring through the skies. My favorite part of the hot air balloon story has got to be the information we have about the king. You see, King Louis XIV was the king of France during that time. And, as the ever so compassionate man that he was, he decreed that the trial balloons would be piloted by condemned criminals! I thought that was a fabulous idea. However, Jean-François de Rozier and Marquis Francois d'Arlandes persuaded the king to allow them the honor of going up instead. I guess I know how they felt. When it comes to my plane, I want to be the one flying, not the one watching from the ground. I put my heart and soul into that plane, buying avionics supplies and taking it in for aircraft avionics repair whenever it experiences a hiccup. I couldn’t even imagine putting time and effort into planning the first flight and then being left on the ground. Unthinkable. James Bunter |