Rick Cusick

Lima, Ohio

 

Balloon Name: Arrythmia

Description: Black on top and bottom thirds of the envelope with rainbow colored horizontal stripes, green stripe make the heartbeat rhythm sign.

 

Crew Chief: Pat Cusick

Crew: Elizabeth Cusick Garver, Phil Garver

Would you like local crew assigned to you? No

 

Greatest Ballooning Experience: My greatest ballooning experience was during the 2005 Canton all of Fame Balloon Race. I was the designated “hare” balloon on Friday night. My daughter Elizabeth’s boyfriend, Phil, proposed to Elizabeth in the basket during the flight. Luckily she said yes otherwise I would have had to drop Phil out of the balloon over Canton. Bob Zanella was the only one to come close to me that night.

When did you start flying? 1985

Outstanding Achievements: Ranked 5^th place in the 2006 NABA rankings, 2005 1^st place at the Ohio Challenge in Middletown, 1^st at the 2005 Canton Hall of Fame Teams Competition along with Denny Welser and Jim Wannamacher.

How long have you flown Ashland? Not quite as many times as Bob Zanella

How did you name your balloon? The first owner named Arrythmis after a Pink Floyd album, Dark Side of the Moon. I liked the design so much that when the first Arrythmia wore out I had another one built.