Among the almost hundred balloons flying this weekend, look out for the Irish Spirit. It’s pretty easy to spot with its blue colored first half and primarily green with stripes of yellow, red and orange for the rest.
Jason Smith has been the pilot for the Irish Spirit for almost a decade. Smith said he wanted to overcome his fear of heights, so he took a flight in a balloon called the Kearney’s Mistress back in 2009. After that first flight, Smith was hooked on ballooning.
He then crewed for a few years before getting his pilot license…