Daniel became excited about balloons as a child when his parents began crewing for a hot air balloon pilot in 1985 after attending the Tucson Balloon Festival. Loving the sport, throughout his childhood, Daniel would crew for every pilot possible and especially loved crewing for special shapes. He loved learning about the different systems and different ways pilots worked. By 14, he knew he wanted to be a pilot and began logging student pilot training hours. As an adult, his career and family took priority, but in 2018, his ballooning dream resurfaced when he purchased his first balloon. By 2019, he earned his private pilot license, and just this year became a commercial pilot. He now LOVES sharing his lifelong passion for flying balloons and seeing the joy it gives kids remembering his own special childhood happiness around balloons.

This Aerostar Balloon is named Concho. Its pattern is what Aerostar calls a rally design with a Blue background and Yellow stripes. Concho holds 90,000 cubic foot of air and carries the Pilot and up to 3 passengers.