On Wednesday morning, a hot air balloon skimmed above the homes on KLO Road near Benvoulin Road.
Minutes later, it would land in a large field near the backyard of a residence.
Hot air balloons descending on strange areas of the city from Orchard Park Mall parking lot to a Dilworth cul-du-sac are no longer a shock to many 91大黄鸭 residents.
The Capital News asked readers where they鈥檝e seen a hot air balloon land in 91大黄鸭? And, the answers didn鈥檛 disappoint.
Jennifer Bartz commented, 鈥淪kimmed the roof of our house when we lived on Bryden Rd by Ben Lee Park. Scared our 6-month-old Shepard puppy so much that he ran into the wooden fence trying to get away. Ever since then he would bark and panic even when it was miles away.鈥�
Allison Millar remarked, 鈥淲oke up to this massive 鈥榳oosh鈥� sound, looked out my bedroom window and low and behold if it wasn鈥檛 landing at the foot of my driveway (which was in a cul de sac).鈥�
Capital News reader Dawn Pannell Douglas was given a balloon suprise one year when it unexpectedly landed in her parents鈥� front yard on her birthday.
A woman named Vicki claimed she saw a balloon land in Okanagan Lake a few years ago.
Nicole Desbiens said she has seen hot air balloons land in the backyards of neighbours on KLO all the time.
Dallas Zackodnki wrote, 鈥淒on鈥檛 know if it was this one but one landed in my elementary school field during lunch hour.鈥�
In 2018, the Capital News spoke with Okanagan Ballooning owner John Klempner who said crews checked the upper air patterns before flights but the winds change.
鈥淚f the winds stop, a road with underground power lines is a good enough place to bring a balloon down safety,鈥� Klempner said.
He said neighbourhood landings happen three to four times a year.
鈥淭hat鈥檚 just the whole sport of ballooning. We can鈥檛 control direction at all,鈥� he said.
Klempner claimed the weather is always changing, which makes landing unpredictable.
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