These images are all of the early days of Global Ballooning which was -at the time – called Balloon North West. I had purchased Balloon North West from three Tasmanians from Davenport in 1991 along with VH-JSD a Kavanagh 105. This became my first passenger balloon which I began flying in Mansfield and then in…
This is my first ever balloon – A 21000 cu/ft cloudhopper which I used to get my hours up for my commercial balloon pilot’s licence. It was registered VH-WEE and was at the time the smallest balloon Flying in Australia. As you can see from the picture it is a backpack balloon – this means…
1989 Saga World Hot Air Ballooning Championships was one of the most extraordinary ballooning experiences of my life. I was invited to be a part of the event in Japan by our sponsors Elgas and by my pilot and mentor Asbjorn Damhus. He had wrangled an invitation to attend by representing Denmark in the Championships.…
Picton is near my family home in Camden. This image was done for Good Weekend in Sydney as a double-page spread on my life as a sole balloonist. My first publicity. This is my first ever balloon – A 21000 cu/ft cloudhopper which I used to get my hours up for my commercial balloon pilots…
