International Balloon Festival Pilots
The opening flight for the International Balloon Festival at Albuquerque was flown by "Chili Flight." They are based at Double Eagle Airport west of Albuquerque. They were:
Flight Lead John "Vyking" Nystrom
#2 (Left Wing) Steve "Boo" Booher
#3 (Right Wing) Chris "Goat" Nelsen
#4 (Left Outside Wing) Mike "Zap" Rehberg
#5 (Right Outside Wing) David "Stogie" Otero