Hot air balloon makes unplanned landing in Vernon parking lot | 24CA News
Residents of a Vernon condominium constructing had a shock land on their doorsteps Sunday when a scorching air balloon made an emergency cease of their car parking zone.
Pilots of two balloons had taken off for his or her annual New Year’s Day flight close by however rapidly discovered there wasn’t sufficient wind to get going.
The first pilot opted to land the place he began, at Kal Tire Place. The second balloon operator, nonetheless, discovered himself within the car parking zone of an condominium constructing.
There was a floor workforce that responded however a few of the folks watching the ordeal additionally ran in and helped the balloon land safely. Noth they and the pilot took all of it in stride.
“We didn’t go far. We went to 27th (Street) and back. (There’s) not much, wind it’s all over the place today,” David Gleed, one of many scorching air balloon pilots.
“I prefer getting somewhere. We saw a lot of the north end of Vernon that’s for sure.”
The pilots usually take part within the Vernon Winter Carnival.
“It just kept changing on us,” pilot Evan Erickson stated, referring to the wind.
“We do our best with what we’ve got and we’ve got these nice lines in our baskets in case we ever need people to just pull us to a safe spot.”
The concern, Erickson stated, was whether or not they would hit a roof or a automotive. Luckily, they didn’t.
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