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Consummate symbol of fire prevention. >> its a lot of fun. we all have a grand time doing it. its a good excuse to be a kid again. and at the same time preventing fires. >> but during a 2004 flight at the albuquerque international balloon fiesta, ironically its the friendly face of smokey bear at the center of a catastrophe. >> well, it was like any other day. it was the last day of the fiesta here. the weather was as predictable as it could be. they had predicted calm breezes, and thats the way...

On flight aware as well. the flight comes in from the northwest. this is the way it came in from this direction. it flies along the coast. once it makes its way to san francisco it spins around and banks to the left and approaches the runway from the southeast. >> it generally does that because of the potential wind shears or just because of the topography there? >> im not an expert on this but part of it is the lay out. you can see how they brought out the runways in this direction. there is a ...

Forester with the u.s. forest service. for the past 15 years, hes piloted a hot air balloon modeled after smokey bear, the consummate symbol of fire prevention. >> its a lot of fun. we all have a grand time doing it. its a good excuse to be a kid again. and at the same time preventing fires. >> but during a 2004 flight at the albuquerque international balloon fiesta, ironically its the friendly face of smokey bear at the center of a catastrophe. >> well, it was like any other day. it was the las...

Consummate symbol of fire prevention. >> its a lot of fun. we all have a grand time doing it. its a good excuse to be a kid again. and at the same time preventing fires. >> but during a 2004 flight at the albuquerque international balloon fiesta, ironically its the friendly face of smokey bear at the center of a catastrophe. >> well, it was like any other day. it was the last day of the fiesta here. the weather was as predictable as it could be. they had predicted calm breezes, and thats the way...

For the past 15 years, hes piloted a hot air balloon modeled after smokey bear, the consummate symbol of fire prevention. >> its a lot of fun. we all have a grand time doing it. its a good excuse to be a kid again. and at the same time preventing fires. >> but during a 2004 flight at the albuquerque international balloon fiesta, ironically its the friendly face of smokey bear at the center of a catastrophe. >> well, it was like any other day. it was the last day of the fiesta here. the weather w...

We had what you call microbursts or wind shears that just come out of nowhere. a sudden wind that just fouled everything up that morning. >> a spectator on the ground captures the moment when the smokey balloon is driven off course by a 60-mile-an-hour blast of wind. >> theres smokey up there. >> despite bills desperate efforts, theres no way to avoid a 700-foot radio transmission tower. >> my first thought was to get over it. i had no option except to go up. cant steer a balloon. >> bill fires ...

We all have a grand time doing it. its a good excuse to be a kid again. and at the same time preventing fires. >> but during a 2004 flight at the albuquerque international balloon fiesta, ironically, its the friendly face of smokey bear at the center of a catastrophe. >> well, it was like any other day. it was the last day of the fiesta here. the weather was as predictable as it could be. they had predicted calm breezes, and thats the way it started. >> bill has two young passengers in his ballo...

Consummate symbol of fire prevention. >> its a lot of fun. we all have a grand time doing it. its a good excuse to be a kid again. and at the same time preventing fires. >> but during a 2004 flight at the albuquerque international balloon fiesta, ironically its the friendly face of smokey bear at the center of a catastrophe. >> well, it was like any other day. it was the last day of the fiesta here. the weather was as predictable as it could be. they had predicted calm breezes, and thats the way...

Modeled after smokey bear, the consummate symbol of fire prevention. >> its a lot of fun. we all have a grand time doing it. its a good excuse to be a kid again. and at the same time preventing fires. >> but during a 2004 flight at the albuquerque international balloon fiesta, ironically its the friendly face of smokey bear at the center of a catastrophe. >> well, it was like any other day. it was the last day of the fiesta here. the weather was as predictable as it could be. they had predicted ...

>> its a lot of fun. we all have a grand time doing it. its a good excuse to be a kid again. and at the same time, preventing fires. >> but during a 2004 flight at the albuquerque international balloon fiesta, ironically its the friendly face of smokey bear at the center of a catastrophe. >> well, it was the last day of the fiesta here. the weather was as predictable as it could be. they had predicted calm breezes and thats the way it started. >> bill has two young passengers in his balloon, 14-...