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Welcome to Bella Balloons Hot Air Ballooning for 2009. This Cincinnati hot air balloon ride  and advertising flight took place on Tuesday, February 24th. We launched at about 5PM with a student pilot from Montgomery, Ohio, headed to the northwest at about 9-10 knots in clear skies. Initially, we crossed over I71 and 275 and continued our flight over Mason, OH at rush hour. As we continued to the northwest, we climbed to over 1,000 ft AGL (above ground level) passing over old West Chester, Ohio. Next, we crossed I75 and Cincinnati-Dayton Road we began searching for our landing site. At 5:45PM, we continued our flight over Liberty Township, OH, and informed the Crew that we intended to land off of Princeton Road near Hamilton, Ohio. We selected a large, dry grassy area and drifted to a soft landing at a private residence at 6:15PM. The land owner quickly granted us permission to pack up the hot air balloon, and was also nice enough to allow us to drive on the hard grass.

Aside from being cold (about 32 degrees), we commented that the Cincinnati hot air balloon flight was conducted completely over heavy rush hour traffic, which was ideal for advertising. We flew over 3 busy interstates, and highly populated side-streets and neighborhoods. What a great way to begin the balloon ride and advertising season!

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