I WAS FLYING HIGH YESTERDAY!

StangFlyer · 06-18-2001, 11:29 AM

Well, I've done a lot of cool stuff, which includes racing, flying in planes, and even skydiving. However, over the weekend I did something I had never done before and it was totally cool... I went hot air ballooning! I went up in a small (ha ha!) 70,000 cubic-ft balloon with a 150 lb. three passenger basket (pilot, plus two) in the northern part of lower Michigan. Check it out. I'm standing on the right helping the pilot's wife to hold the mouth of the balloon open while we initially inflate it with an air blower. In the lower left pic you can then see him filling it with hot air using the balloon's burner.

I took a girl I've been dating to do this as a weekend excursion...

We also went horse back riding (something else I had never done) and canoeing at a ranch. Man, I'm hurting! I used muscles I didn't know existed in my legs trotting the horse through the trails... *ugh*

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Dan McClain, Editor
The Mustang Works Magazine
ICQ: 2937586 - AIM: DMcClain91GT
1991 Mustang GT - NOVI Supercharged 377 Stroker
1999 Ford Lightning SVT - 2000 Prototype updated by Roush

[This message has been edited by Dan McClain (edited 06-18-2001).]

joe4speed · 06-18-2001, 12:03 PM

Wow... I'll bet that was cool... did you get any points with the date??

It must be so quiet and peaceful way up there!

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Joe! 1988 GT, 167,000 miles!!! 13.58@105mph Check out my listing! Click here! Or my website:www.joe4speed.com
99 Ninja ZX-6R:10.32@135mph!
1993 Olds Eighty Eight LSS 16.40@88.8mph

NoSlow5.0 · 06-18-2001, 12:10 PM

HEY HEY DAN, YOU SLY DOG YOU!! I'll have to remember that one for later. Sounds like lots of fun.

Light Em Up!!

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My 87 GT....Marbles

AIM: Marbles87Fox
Light Em Up!!!

Girls can too · 06-18-2001, 08:23 PM

WOW! I wouldn't say I'm afraid of hights, but I doubt I'd have the nerve.

Sounds like it was a GREAT weekend for ya! You definitely deserved a break from us! hahaha! Glad you made it down safely!!

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Nicolle Douglas
Girls Can Too, Editor
The Mustang Works Magazine
1993 Mustang GT - Supercharged 306
483.6 rwhp / 472.1 torque @ 7 psi

StangFlyer · 06-18-2001, 10:19 PM

Well, I wasn't particularly trying to win any brownie points, but we both really enjoyed it... It was a lot of fun, and I'd definitely recommend it to anyone. Here's a picture of our balloon floating through the sky taken from the other (bigger 250,000 cubic-ft) balloon that's pretty cool...

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Dan McClain, Editor
The Mustang Works Magazine
ICQ: 2937586 - AIM: DMcClain91GT
1991 Mustang GT - NOVI Supercharged 377 Stroker
1999 Ford Lightning SVT - 2000 Prototype updated by Roush

MTU 50 · 06-18-2001, 10:39 PM

Kick *** . Its always nice to get the hell out of the city and enjoy nature and peace and quiet. And its twice as good when you have someone special with you.

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1991 GT, AOD, Moroso Cold Air, 3.73s, Pulleys, 3-chamber(the left one fell off-NO time+No Money=College), FMS c-springs, and KYBs

Topless In Texas · 06-18-2001, 10:45 PM

Cool Dan!!!
My ex in-laws live in Albuquerque. I've been out to that Balloon Festival about 4 times. The last time I went, they had over 900 balloons!!! ITS AWESOME! They wanted about $100 for a ride. Never took one myself. What's really cool, is before daybreak, when it's still dark, and all the balloons go up, and light up. Incredible. They have all the special shaped ones too! You ought to go sometime. It's the first full week of October, (first 2 weekends) Makes for a great weekend. All you see (and hear) all weekend, is the blowers blowing them up. They have one laying over the other, one goes up, then the next, and so on,etc. If your ever interested in going, let me know, I'll get you some info.

Topless

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1994 GT.Convertible/Performance Red. Cold Air Ind.,K&N,H.P. Pulleys,OffRoad H-Pipe,Flows,3.55,Light bar,Custom HeadRests.Lotta Chrome

06-19-2001, 01:08 AM

D@mn that looks like fUN!!

Thats something I've wanted to try myself is riding a horse,and someday I'ma gonna

Mercury · 06-19-2001, 01:17 AM

Looks Fun, but I'm terrified of heights.

I get goose bumps just looking at the pictures.

StangFlyer · 06-19-2001, 10:36 PM

Topless, depending on how long the ride is that's not a bad price at all. Our ride was about an hour and a half, and it was $190 each.

MustangGuy, you should definitely do it. Riding the horse was cool as heck. I'd like to do it again some time soon. It was fairly inexpensive too. Like $25 for an hour plus trail ride. We had a group of five when we went is all too..

Mercury, don't be afraid to try it. It's not like what you may think. It's totally different than standing on a ladder or the roof of your house. Same thing for skydiving. My friend that went with me the first time I ever jumped did so partially because he is afraid of heights. He was hoping it would help him with it. However, after he did it he said it wasn't the same at all and he had no problem with it. So, it didn't help him much in that regard.

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Dan McClain, Editor
The Mustang Works Magazine
ICQ: 2937586 - AIM: DMcClain91GT
1991 Mustang GT - NOVI Supercharged 377 Stroker
1999 Ford Lightning SVT - 2000 Prototype updated by Roush

Power · 06-20-2001, 06:37 AM

I can't help but laugh and realize that we should'nt always take for granted what we can do. I was raised in the coutry and rode horses from the time I was little. I never stop and think that many many people never actually ride a horse.

But of course I had my things missed to. Where I lived there was no such thing as delivery for anything. I had my pigmy(sp?) goat eaten by a puma when I was about 9. All in all its a different life, the biggest mall I had been too until a few years ago consisted of about 30 stores. hehe

Yeah, yeah..........laugh it up with me......

[This message has been edited by Power (edited 06-20-2001).]

Mach 1 · 06-20-2001, 09:57 AM

$190 each! sounds a little pricey to me, i went skydiving for $150.00 and its a lot more involved, although not as time consuming.

oldman · 06-21-2001, 02:13 PM

WE got horses all over the place here and no I don't own one. I learned the heard way more times than not to never ride anything with a brain. Ever been on a hrose at a hundred miles an hour and it decides this is a good time to pee? Trust me the stupid thing ain't gonna ask if you're ready for a break. 100 to ZERO in three feet.
I always have wanted to do the ballon thing though. besides 190 ain't much more than a pair of nikes, shoes wear out, memories last forever

StangFlyer · 06-21-2001, 09:39 PM

Hey Power, you never told me you were from the back woods?

Oldman is right. Yeah, it was a little pricey perhaps, but more than worth it for the memories I'll always have of it. Not to mention I got some great photos and video from it too.

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Dan McClain, Editor
The Mustang Works Magazine
ICQ: 2937586 - AIM: DMcClain91GT
1991 Mustang GT - NOVI Supercharged 377 Stroker
1999 Ford Lightning SVT - 2000 Prototype updated by Roush

Power · 06-21-2001, 09:49 PM

Yeah Dan, I tend to keep those few facts under lock and key. Ive noticed a tendency to sterotype backwoods hicks into stupid people.

Did I mention my father was a machineing engineer??

The woods are a beautiful place and worth growing up in if you have parents that keep you balanced socially. It keeps you grounded and humble. Good family values type stuff....

moc · 06-23-2001, 08:48 PM

** Dan I no what you mean ...It is a coool Ride .Did it in Clovis New Mexico in 1978.. Good for you ,,,Next for you is Gliders

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1991 5.0 NotchBack,Black
as of 06/08/01 23,000 mi.
2001 LIGHTNING Black 800 mi.

Snakeman · 06-24-2001, 09:57 PM

i almost caught that much air in my stang!
i wasn't sipping champagne at the time, though!

looks like fun.
i'd want a parachute, though...I watch real tv!

hehehe!

StangFlyer · 06-25-2001, 01:50 AM

I have a parachute... But, I wasn't packing it that day!

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Dan McClain, Editor
The Mustang Works Magazine
ICQ: 2937586 - AIM: DMcClain91GT
1991 Mustang GT - NOVI Supercharged 377 Stroker
1999 Ford Lightning SVT - 2000 Prototype updated by Roush

paul302 · 06-25-2001, 09:04 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Dan McClain:
I have a parachute...

cool.. what canopy do you have? what container? how many jumps?

i have a stiletto 120 in a javelin j1. next month i'll make my 1,000th skydive!

i'm pretty stoked about that.
oh, i have a base rig lying around, too.

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94gt incon tt _ 11.66@124
455rwhp/476rwtq

68 stang 351w _ 12.99@106
my stangs

[This message has been edited by paul302 (edited 06-25-2001).]

06-18-2001, 11:29 AM	#1
StangFlyer Founder Join Date: Jun 1995 Location: Michigan Posts: 19,326	I WAS FLYING HIGH YESTERDAY! Well, I've done a lot of cool stuff, which includes racing, flying in planes, and even skydiving. However, over the weekend I did something I had never done before and it was totally cool... I went hot air ballooning! I went up in a small (ha ha!) 70,000 cubic-ft balloon with a 150 lb. three passenger basket (pilot, plus two) in the northern part of lower Michigan. Check it out. I'm standing on the right helping the pilot's wife to hold the mouth of the balloon open while we initially inflate it with an air blower. In the lower left pic you can then see him filling it with hot air using the balloon's burner. I took a girl I've been dating to do this as a weekend excursion... We also went horse back riding (something else I had never done) and canoeing at a ranch. Man, I'm hurting! I used muscles I didn't know existed in my legs trotting the horse through the trails... ugh ------------------ Dan McClain, Editor The Mustang Works Magazine ICQ: 2937586 - AIM: DMcClain91GT 1991 Mustang GT - NOVI Supercharged 377 Stroker 1999 Ford Lightning SVT - 2000 Prototype updated by Roush [This message has been edited by Dan McClain (edited 06-18-2001).]

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06-18-2001, 12:03 PM	#2
joe4speed He said Member...heh, heh Join Date: Sep 1999 Location: Jupiter, Florida U.S.A. Posts: 3,718	Wow... I'll bet that was cool... did you get any points with the date?? It must be so quiet and peaceful way up there! ------------------ Joe! 1988 GT, 167,000 miles!!! 13.58@105mph Check out my listing! Click here! Or my website:www.joe4speed.com 99 Ninja ZX-6R:10.32@135mph! 1993 Olds Eighty Eight LSS 16.40@88.8mph

06-18-2001, 12:10 PM	#3
NoSlow5.0 YOU HAVE NO MARBLES!!!!!! Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Jonesboro,Georgia,USA (Providence, Ri) Posts: 868	HEY HEY DAN, YOU SLY DOG YOU!! I'll have to remember that one for later. Sounds like lots of fun. Light Em Up!! ------------------ My 87 GT....Marbles AIM: Marbles87Fox Light Em Up!!!

06-18-2001, 08:23 PM	#4
Girls can too Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Dallas, Texas Posts: 364	WOW! I wouldn't say I'm afraid of hights, but I doubt I'd have the nerve. Sounds like it was a GREAT weekend for ya! You definitely deserved a break from us! hahaha! Glad you made it down safely!! ------------------ Nicolle Douglas Girls Can Too, Editor The Mustang Works Magazine 1993 Mustang GT - Supercharged 306 483.6 rwhp / 472.1 torque @ 7 psi

06-18-2001, 10:19 PM	#5
StangFlyer Founder Join Date: Jun 1995 Location: Michigan Posts: 19,326	Well, I wasn't particularly trying to win any brownie points, but we both really enjoyed it... It was a lot of fun, and I'd definitely recommend it to anyone. Here's a picture of our balloon floating through the sky taken from the other (bigger 250,000 cubic-ft) balloon that's pretty cool... ------------------ Dan McClain, Editor The Mustang Works Magazine ICQ: 2937586 - AIM: DMcClain91GT 1991 Mustang GT - NOVI Supercharged 377 Stroker 1999 Ford Lightning SVT - 2000 Prototype updated by Roush

06-18-2001, 10:39 PM	#6
MTU 50 GOT TORQUE ???? Join Date: Aug 1999 Location: New Hudson, Michigan, USA Posts: 689	Kick *** . Its always nice to get the hell out of the city and enjoy nature and peace and quiet. And its twice as good when you have someone special with you. ------------------ 1991 GT, AOD, Moroso Cold Air, 3.73s, Pulleys, 3-chamber(the left one fell off-NO time+No Money=College), FMS c-springs, and KYBs

06-18-2001, 10:45 PM	#7
Topless In Texas Not broken anymore! Join Date: May 2001 Location: La Porte, TEXASS :) Posts: 1,963	Cool Dan!!! My ex in-laws live in Albuquerque. I've been out to that Balloon Festival about 4 times. The last time I went, they had over 900 balloons!!! ITS AWESOME! They wanted about $100 for a ride. Never took one myself. What's really cool, is before daybreak, when it's still dark, and all the balloons go up, and light up. Incredible. They have all the special shaped ones too! You ought to go sometime. It's the first full week of October, (first 2 weekends) Makes for a great weekend. All you see (and hear) all weekend, is the blowers blowing them up. They have one laying over the other, one goes up, then the next, and so on,etc. If your ever interested in going, let me know, I'll get you some info. Topless ------------------ 1994 GT.Convertible/Performance Red. Cold Air Ind.,K&N,H.P. Pulleys,OffRoad H-Pipe,Flows,3.55,Light bar,Custom HeadRests.Lotta Chrome

06-19-2001, 01:08 AM	#8
Mustanguy Guest Posts: n/a	D@mn that looks like fUN!! Thats something I've wanted to try myself is riding a horse,and someday I'ma gonna

06-19-2001, 01:17 AM	#9
Mercury The Redneck James Bond Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Fayetteville NC Posts: 1,707	Looks Fun, but I'm terrified of heights. I get goose bumps just looking at the pictures.

06-19-2001, 10:36 PM	#10
StangFlyer Founder Join Date: Jun 1995 Location: Michigan Posts: 19,326	Topless, depending on how long the ride is that's not a bad price at all. Our ride was about an hour and a half, and it was $190 each. MustangGuy, you should definitely do it. Riding the horse was cool as heck. I'd like to do it again some time soon. It was fairly inexpensive too. Like $25 for an hour plus trail ride. We had a group of five when we went is all too.. Mercury, don't be afraid to try it. It's not like what you may think. It's totally different than standing on a ladder or the roof of your house. Same thing for skydiving. My friend that went with me the first time I ever jumped did so partially because he is afraid of heights. He was hoping it would help him with it. However, after he did it he said it wasn't the same at all and he had no problem with it. So, it didn't help him much in that regard. ------------------ Dan McClain, Editor The Mustang Works Magazine ICQ: 2937586 - AIM: DMcClain91GT 1991 Mustang GT - NOVI Supercharged 377 Stroker 1999 Ford Lightning SVT - 2000 Prototype updated by Roush

06-20-2001, 06:37 AM	#11
Power Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Oregon Posts: 420	I can't help but laugh and realize that we should'nt always take for granted what we can do. I was raised in the coutry and rode horses from the time I was little. I never stop and think that many many people never actually ride a horse. But of course I had my things missed to. Where I lived there was no such thing as delivery for anything. I had my pigmy(sp?) goat eaten by a puma when I was about 9. All in all its a different life, the biggest mall I had been too until a few years ago consisted of about 30 stores. hehe Yeah, yeah..........laugh it up with me...... [This message has been edited by Power (edited 06-20-2001).]

06-20-2001, 09:57 AM	#12
Mach 1 Registered Member Join Date: May 1999 Location: Georgia Posts: 3,866	$190 each! sounds a little pricey to me, i went skydiving for $150.00 and its a lot more involved, although not as time consuming.

06-21-2001, 02:13 PM	#13
oldman Registered Member Join Date: May 2001 Location: Amarillo, Texas, 79107 Posts: 78	WE got horses all over the place here and no I don't own one. I learned the heard way more times than not to never ride anything with a brain. Ever been on a hrose at a hundred miles an hour and it decides this is a good time to pee? Trust me the stupid thing ain't gonna ask if you're ready for a break. 100 to ZERO in three feet. I always have wanted to do the ballon thing though. besides 190 ain't much more than a pair of nikes, shoes wear out, memories last forever

06-21-2001, 09:39 PM	#14
StangFlyer Founder Join Date: Jun 1995 Location: Michigan Posts: 19,326	Hey Power, you never told me you were from the back woods? Oldman is right. Yeah, it was a little pricey perhaps, but more than worth it for the memories I'll always have of it. Not to mention I got some great photos and video from it too. ------------------ Dan McClain, Editor The Mustang Works Magazine ICQ: 2937586 - AIM: DMcClain91GT 1991 Mustang GT - NOVI Supercharged 377 Stroker 1999 Ford Lightning SVT - 2000 Prototype updated by Roush

06-21-2001, 09:49 PM	#15
Power Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Oregon Posts: 420	Yeah Dan, I tend to keep those few facts under lock and key. Ive noticed a tendency to sterotype backwoods hicks into stupid people. Did I mention my father was a machineing engineer?? The woods are a beautiful place and worth growing up in if you have parents that keep you balanced socially. It keeps you grounded and humble. Good family values type stuff....

06-23-2001, 08:48 PM	#16
moc Registered Member Join Date: Mar 1999 Location: Ocean City , Maryland Posts: 344	** Dan I no what you mean ...It is a coool Ride .Did it in Clovis New Mexico in 1978.. Good for you ,,,Next for you is Gliders ------------------ 1991 5.0 NotchBack,Black as of 06/08/01 23,000 mi. 2001 LIGHTNING Black 800 mi.

06-24-2001, 09:57 PM	#17
Snakeman Registered Member Join Date: Apr 1999 Location: Grass Valley, CA, USA Posts: 1,389	i almost caught that much air in my stang! i wasn't sipping champagne at the time, though! looks like fun. i'd want a parachute, though...I watch real tv! hehehe!

06-25-2001, 01:50 AM	#18
StangFlyer Founder Join Date: Jun 1995 Location: Michigan Posts: 19,326	I have a parachute... But, I wasn't packing it that day! ------------------ Dan McClain, Editor The Mustang Works Magazine ICQ: 2937586 - AIM: DMcClain91GT 1991 Mustang GT - NOVI Supercharged 377 Stroker 1999 Ford Lightning SVT - 2000 Prototype updated by Roush