15 January 2013

Canberra RAAF Balloonist featured on the Disney Channel

15 January 2013 | By johnboy

This little gem has gone up on YouTube:

Meet Lisa, Kate & Emma from Canberra – whose dad is hot air balloon pilot!

For more ‘What a Life’ episodes keep watching Disney Channel.

http://www.disneychannel.com.au

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Jivrashia3:59 pm 16 Jan 13

Dazzlar said :

Excuse my ignorance but why are there balloons in the Air Force?

In the old old days before Wright brothers, balloons and airships were used in wars to terrorise the enemy by dropping bombs from up high where bullets from the ground wouldn’t reach.

Guess that was probably the start of the Air Force.

Primal12:44 pm 16 Jan 13

Dazzlar said :

I want a dad like that!! Excuse my ignorance but why are there balloons in the Air Force?

Budget cuts. Those Super Hornets cost an absolute bomb compared to these babies.

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johnboy2:03 pm 16 Jan 13

The 18 man squadron crew on the other hand is not going to be cheap at all.

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AAMC12:30 pm 16 Jan 13

Dazzlar said :

I want a dad like that!! Excuse my ignorance but why are there balloons in the Air Force?

Australia’s Last, Last, Last line of defence

poetix12:13 pm 16 Jan 13

Dazzlar said :

I want a dad like that!! Excuse my ignorance but why are there balloons in the Air Force?

To take on the fiendish Hun and his Zeppelins.

Dazzlar11:54 am 16 Jan 13

I want a dad like that!! Excuse my ignorance but why are there balloons in the Air Force?

Comic_and_Gamer_Nerd6:54 am 16 Jan 13

Haha when I read the title with sleepy eyes I thought it was about captain raaf being on the Disney channel.

Dude in some parts looks freakishly like j k Simmons.

Deckard5:46 pm 15 Jan 13

Haha, balloona eclipse!!

GardeningGirl5:28 pm 15 Jan 13

That was great, loved it!

pink little birdie4:12 pm 15 Jan 13

That’s pretty cool. The segment is aired in Australia and New Zealand on the Disney Channel. They have had some NZ hot air Ballooning parents on this segment so advertising Canberra could be a good thing.

Scrumpox4:01 pm 15 Jan 13

Where’s Gilly?