July 30th – A sunny but windy day

31 Jul 2021

Congratulations to the teams who are doing an admirable job. Everything started well with a magnificent flight at sunrise. Then the day passed with more heat, but still as much wind. At noon we received the new president of the Meuse department, Jérôme Dumont. The institution he represents is one of our faithful partners. The balloon with the colors of the department looks great. The President was able to visit the platform and meet the different actors of the event. We also had the pleasure of welcoming for the second time the artist Michel Granger, author of all Jean-Michel Jarre’s record sleeves. The crowd came en masse on this beautiful afternoon. It is true that many of them regretted that the flight could not take place, but as a well-informed public they understood that the wind was not going to allow an evening flight. They appreciated all the more the Burners’ Song. Let’s hope that the two remaining days before the end of this 17th edition will allow us to reconcile with the weather

Editorial – Philippe Buron Pilâtre : 

Honestly this year is the kingdom of incivility. Among the drivers, among the crewmembers, among the public. Of course, I’m not talking about all these different categories of people. I’m talking about a small number, but they make life impossible. These people who throw their garbage next to the garbage cans, these pilots who don’t respect the heights of animals overflight, who indulge in bad language. It seems that the pandemic has made people a little crazy and that they have lost the sense of living in society. Who think they are entitled to everything. We are only modest actors who wish to make life more beautiful, to make people dream, to give them hope.

 

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