Austin Albers was a pilot at the hot air balloon event in Arkansas.
Albers was interviewed on the scene by KHOZ’s Spree Hilliard. Hilliard is a cohost on Around The Table. Albers said his father-in-law got him into piloting hot air balloons. “It’s tranquil and feels very surreal,” Albers said when talking about what piloting a balloon in the air is like.
The full interview with Albers is on Around The Table’s Facebook Page.
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