2024 Pilot Bios



Terri Lynn

John (Brad) Chism

Fishers, IN

Sponsored by

The Hometown Savings Bank


Years Flying Balloons - 17


When you are not flying, what do you enjoy doing?


Bicycling, thinking about flying


Why did you become a pilot?


I had a pilot make a statement to me “ you know what’s nice about being a pilot ? I always get to go up “


What do you find is the most challenging about flying a hot air balloon?


Finding crew


Short description of something interesting that ballooning has allowed you to do?


International travel that’s all paid for by the events


What do you most want the public to know/understand about hot air balloons and flying them?


We are “ Landing , NOT crashing “ 😉