This should be interesting. A Hot Air Balloon Festival in The Villages?
A few years back Ken Creely, Director of Golf at The Villages, sent very strong letters to all the balloon pilots in central Florida warning them that they shouldn't fly over the golf courses in The Villages or he would report them to the FAA. Ever since then, none of the area "balloonatics" (endearing term for the pilots and crew) will launch or land anywhere near The Villages.
So when the balloons launch at the polo fields for this festival (remember they are not steerable), I wonder how they will prevent themselves from flying near the Saddlebrook, Hawks Bay, Laurel Valley and Stirrup Cup Golf Courses to comply with Mr. Creely's edict?
I also want to know how Creely got ownership of the air above the golf courses.
Does that mean I can write to all the airlines and tell them not to fly their planes over my house?
This I gotta see.
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