2010 Pellissippi State Hot Air Balloon Festival
October 1-2, 2010
Our pilots make the entire festival fly. Literally. From the local pilots who participate year after year to those who visit from other states, our pilots do everything from balloon education to tethered rides and the popular evening balloon glow.
We already have a terrific line-up of pilots. Keep checking back as we add more!
Pilots participating in the 2010 Pellissippi State Hot Air Balloon Festival:
Roger Beebe – Michigan
* David W. Bristol – Georgia
* Danny Campbell (Tethered Rides)– Iowa
Buddy Carter – North Carolina
Bonnie Clevinger (Tethered Rides) – Virginia
Drew Egerton – North Carolina
Jim Falls – North Carolina
* Wayne Fortney – Tennessee
Tim Hampton – Ohio
Jim Hendershot – South Carolina
Jimmy Hood (Flight Operations Group) – Tennessee
Eric Howard – Tennessee
Mary Makhlouf – North Carolina
Ed McDaniel - Virginia
Tom Mullinax – South Carolina
Wayne O'Shields – South Carolina
John Paisley – North Carolina
Rick Reisert - Georgia
* David Robinson – Pennsylvania
Tom Roush (Flight Operations Group) – Tennessee
* Charlie Schobel – Georgia
Anthony Seeger – South Carolina
Roy Smith (Flight Operations Group) – Tennessee
Wayne Warren – Michigan
* Updated with Most Memorable Flight story
*New this year*
Meet the Pilots Session
Saturday, October 2
2:00 – 4:00 p.m.
The can't-be-missed opportunity to meet some of our pilots personally. Ask questions, chat, hear piloting stories…this one is especially fun for the kids.