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Dennis got involved in ballooning in the mid 80's
crewing for local pilots with his older brother. Back then there
were 8 or 10 pilots who would fly just about every flyable weekend in
the Tulsa area. It was a good group and they always a good
time! He even started training with one of the local pilots back
then but then let ballooning take a back seat to 'life'...marriage,
kids, a real job, etc.
Fast forward to the late 90's and he was driving home
one day and saw some of the pilots getting ready for the media flight
for the Tulsa Gatesway Balloon Festival. He went out onto the
field and saw what looked like an approachable couple (turns out he was
spot-on there!) and asked if they needed any crew. They said they
did, and the Shorts ended up crewing for them for the rest of the
weekend. That weekend not only got their family back into
ballooning but introduced them to their now great friends Carson and
Martha Lane. |
