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A beautiful shot of the top of the new RBC balloon from the inside RBC as we inflate. |
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Here the latest RBC balloon is in flight over Kasson, MN during a recent event there. |
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Balloon Pilot Doug "twisting" preparing the envolope to go into the balloon bag. |
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Mayo 1 suddenly appeared out of nowhere! What a surprise! |
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Flying over Rochester, MN |
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Flying away from the Rochester Balloon Company trailer. |
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The "Moonglow" feature on the Rainbow Twist during a flight on a sunny day. |
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Pilot Doug Schmidt at the Fairbault Balloon Rally's 'Ring of Fire" |
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During this flight Doug had a "bright" idea. The balloon is behind the sun. |
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The new RBC balloon is inflated along side Mike Lesmeisters balloon in Kasson, MN |
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This is a shot of the burner of Rainbow Twist on landing. Pretty cool huh? |
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(left to right) Remax of Rochester, RBC of Rochester, & Lesmeisters. |
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D&R as we fly by it on a flight. |
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Pilot Doug Schmidt and 2 passengers |
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Pepsi Cola Bottling Co. of Rochester, MN during a flight |
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This is Rainbow Twist getting ready to be put into the bag. |
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Reflection of Rainbow Twist on a truck. |
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Kids line up next to the balloon. |
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Picking up the balloon to prepare for the snake. |
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The snake has begun moving its way towards the basket. |
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The balloon was big, how could it fit into that ittle bag? |
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Snaking the balloon into the bag. |
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Compressing the balloon more to make it fit. |
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Near the end of "snaking" the balloon into the bag. |
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Stuffing the balloon into the bag. |
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Whoever wants to be a balloon pilot raise your hand. Wow. Everyone! |
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Most of the kids there "trying" to move the balloon bag near the truck. |
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If you have photos of Rainbow Twist and you would like to share them, please
send them to
kyle@rochesterballoon.com. We would love to see your photos of our balloon!