Today Matt and I did some war games maneuvering throughout the Morgantown (Pa) valley area. We (unbeknownst to Matt) decided that he'd be the aggressor and I, the defender of freedom and hot air balloon flying. I started following him around and decided later, again unbeknownst to him, that I'd followed him around long enough to run him out of the area and returned to our LZ to prepare for grub time.
The air was a bit trashy but it still made for a fun day of flying. There were three balloons initially when we took off, but I've no idea where the third one ended up going. I guess Matt Matt shot it down. I hope you enjoy the video and come back or more later.
Hi!, I’m Shane Watts and have been involved in the aviation community for 25+ years. I began my aviation career as an Air Traffic Controller serving in the United States Air Force. I truly enjoyed the time served and the opportunities I had along the way. I did see the world, sometimes with 80 pounds of gear with the 1st Combat Communications Group, and sometimes in Bermuda shorts and flips flops. I served as an air traffic controller, and simultaneously began flying in September of 1997. I soloed on my fourth training day. When I had made up my mind to learn to fly, I flew every single day, and sometimes twice. This strategy seemed to work and 3 weeks later I successfully flew my checkride. During my career I held Pilot-Controller Liaisons (PICLs) duties and was lucky enough to get rides in T37's, T38's, UH-1's, UH60's, T43's, and an F16! All in all 21 hours worth; now I have 1200+ hours and I love to fly and I try to get airborne as often as I can. The amazement of flying has never subsided in me. Recently (Aug 2010), I began Powered Paragliding and have met another long lived dream. I'm still flying fixed wing, but now I have an additional vehicle to get airborne.
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Today Matt and I did some war games maneuvering throughout the Morgantown (Pa) valley area. We (unbeknownst to Matt) decided that he'd be the aggressor and I, the defender of freedom and hot air balloon flying. I started following him around and decided later, again unbeknownst to him, that I'd followed him around long enough to run him out of the area and returned to our LZ to prepare for grub time. 
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