Robert Mihaly

Lakewood, Ohio

 

Balloon Name: Boojum

Description: Black with red, yellow, blue, pink and green horizontal bands

 

Crew Chief: Marty Mihaly

Crew: Debbie Schneider, James Mihaly

 

Greatest Ballooning Experience: Flying over Northern Germany in summer of 1986 with World Championship Team we had crewed for at Battle Creek, MI

When did you start flying? 1986, when I started flight instruction

Outstanding Achievements: NOBPA champion in 1999 and co-champ in 1993

How long have you flown Ashland? 10 previous appearances

How did you name your balloon? Named for a mythical creature from the writings of Lewis Carroll. If you catch a Boojum, you disappear. Luckily for me, my crew members are mostly immune.