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Reason why they are still handy today and it's because of the fires in canada. they are still burning. when we look at these, 100 acres or so, we have more than 200 fires currently burning. when we look at the fires collectively through the country of canada, more than 400. 9.4 million acres have burned so far in canada, but that smoke goes -- it has to go somewhere. our atmosphere is treated like a fluid, so as far as the wind patterns are concerned, we have the surface smoke, that has created the pollution and unhealthy for us as humans to breathe and also have the high altitude smoke, and t...

And we will see -- we know that it's a domino effect. so when airlines start to get hit, especially in big hubs like new york, the deck of cards comes tumbling down. delays nationwide. >> you see the differences, jennifer gray had the map up. half mile, three quarters of a mile in new york, maybe three miles in d.c. but she was making the point that could flip over the next days as the wind patterns change. i was sitting there in my passenger seat today, instruments can see through this. >> yes. >> so the visibility is an added safety measure. it doesn't mean that the pilots are blind. >> no. ...

Uh-huh. so, tell me a little bit about the specific challenges of a landscape like this. so, what we see — up on the side of the mountains, there's a lot of snow, a lot of trees, but not a lot of roads. so you're having to land as close to a road as possible to make the retrieval of all the kits easy. the mountains also produce a different climate, so there can be a lot different wind patterns and things that develop around the mountains. it seems to be almost a lifestyle, this passion for ballooning. what is it that you love about ballooning? very much so, i mean, it's the tranquillity, as ...

On the side of the mountains, there's a lot of snow, a lot of trees, but not a lot of roads. so you're having to land as close to a road as possible to make the retrieval of all the kits easy. the mountains also produce a different climate, so there can be a lot different wind patterns and things that develop around the mountains. it seems to be almost a lifestyle, this passion for ballooning. what is it that you love about ballooning? very much so, i mean, it's the tranquillity, as well, up here. you know, aside from the helicopter, it's peaceful, there's nothing. and, you know, the views, yo...

Of a landscape like this. so, what we see — up on the side of the mountains, there's a lot of snow, a lot of trees, but not a lot of roads. so you're having to land as close to a road as possible to make the retrieval of all the kits easy. the mountains also produce a different climate, so there can be a lot different wind patterns and things that develop around the mountains. it seems to be almost a lifestyle, this passion for ballooning. what is it that you love about ballooning? very much so, i mean, it's the tranquillity, as well, up here. you know, aside from the helicopter, it's peacef...