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October 01, 2013

Gone West: Breezy Co-Creator Carl Unger

Unique Airplane Brought Flight To Thousands

Carl Unger, whose unique Breezy aircraft provided many thousands of flights to people over the past half-century, passed away Tuesday, September 24, at his home in Oak Lawn, Illinois. He was 82.

Two People Fatally Injured When The Aircraft Went Down In 2009

A New Zealand Coroner's report from an accident which occurred in 2009 indicates that a person giving flight instruction in a gyrocopter in 2009 was not qualified to teach in the aircraft. Both people on board the aircraft were fatally injured in the accident.

Ballooning's Voice Returns to The Magnificent ABQ Balloon Fiesta (And Boy... Do We Wish We Were There!)

The 42nd Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta launches its 9-day run on Saturday, October 5, 2013 with the theme “Enchanted Sunrise” and ANN’s Glen Moyer will be there at the center of all the action. Each morning from Saturday, October 5th through Sunday, October 13th, as many as 750 colorful floating orbs will dot the sky above Albuquerque, New Mexico thrilling hundreds of thousands of spectators over the nine-day event. For the 23rd year, ANN’s Glen Moyer will team with the event’s co-founder and former State Senator, Tom Rutherford, as public address MCs to describe all of the action during the larger-than-life lighter-than-air fan