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This was a very special flight. Debi had called us all the way from
South America, wanting to take her friend Laura on a balloon ride
before Laura's wedding. It had been raining for three straight days,
but on the day of the flight, the skies cleared and the winds calmed.
Laura (l) and Debi (r) ready for take-off on their special flight. Debi had even ordered 
Wave, Debi!
Wave, Laura!
The winds were so calm that we flew an hour and twenty minutes, and only covered 
A gentle landing at the historic site of the first airplane flight in Nebraska, followed