Playing in the Pasture

Sitting down on the job...


Last night they divided the competitors, half flew into the field and half flew off. Had a squirrelly inflation with the gusty conditions. Landed in a pasture and had to go through three locked gates to fetch the balloon.

This morning we had a three part task to fly. Took off to the southeast of the field (in Milo) and flew in. First target was on a dike, second target was on the field, and the third was off to the northwest. We opted to land at the field since there are limited amounts of landing opportunities after the third target before the Des Moines airport.