Yesterday marked the opening of the annual North Carolina Balloon Festival at the Statesville airport. Visitors strolled between vans and trucks that held balloon baskets as pilots attended their pre-flight briefing. At five o'clock PM pilots and teams spread out their balloons, fired up the wingless aircraft, and floated silently into a cloudless, blue sky.
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Take-Off at NC Balloon Festival
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