Pilot: Greg, who had been a fixed-wing pilot for 32 years, had no interest in hot air balloons. His wife, Susan, however, was an avid balloon fan who started crewing in 2007. In 2012, Susan faced a battle for her life against breast and ovarian cancers. After surviving the fight, Greg woke up one morning and realized Susan deserved to live her dream, so he bought a balloon for her and became a commercial lighter-than-air pilot. Determined to fully embrace the sport, Greg flew 100 hours in his first four months finding his new passion for ballooning and opening AZ Air Ventures. Three years later in 2019, Susan fulfilled her dream by also becoming a commercial hot air balloon pilot. Since June of 2016, Greg has reached over 750 LTA hours. The Lindsey’s now share the sky over their small town community in the Gila Valley of southeastern Arizona.

Balloon: A vibrant, panoramic Arizona sunset of gold, orange and red fills the sky above silhouetted mountains, desert cacti and flowing palm trees set at Apache Lake creating the perfect Floating Awaysis. Apache Lake—our peace and serenity. Mountains—the struggles and challenges we’ve conquered. Cacti—the tenacity and endurance we have. Sunset—the blessings and beauty of each day. Ocotillo—the memories and past that are always with us. Palm Trees—our travels and adventures.

Pilot: Susan and her husband, Greg, are both commercial lighter-than-air pilots from a small-town community in the Gila Valley of Southeastern Arizona. They enjoy flying the skies side-by-side as a husband and wife team. Susan started crewing for hot air balloons in 2007 but Greg, a fixed-wing pilot for 32 years, had no interest. Finally in 2016, Greg realized Susan, a breast and ovarian cancer survivor, deserved to live her dream. The couple bought a balloon and Greg became a commercial hot air balloon pilot. Determined to fully embrace the sport, Greg flew 100 hours in his first four months finding his new passion for ballooning and they opened AZ Air Ventures. In January of 2019, Susan fulfilled her dream by becoming a LTA pilot and earned her commercial LTA license in June of 2019. The Lindsey’s now share the sky in their two Adams balloons, a remake of their first balloon, Just Ducky, and Floating Awaysis, a custom artwork balloon depicting a lake scene with palm trees, cactus and the Arizona mountains during sunrise and sunset.

Balloon: Colors of the southwest adorn the top and bottom thirds of the envelope including yellow, red, orange, purple, and light and dark blues. These vibrant colors frame a bright yellow equator where eight silhouetted flying and swimming ducks rest on light blue panels on every other gore.