On Wednesday morning, a hot air balloon skimmed above the homes on KLO Road near Benvoulin Road.
Minutes later, it would land in a large field near the backyard of a residence.
Hot air balloons descending on strange areas of the city from Orchard Park Mall parking lot to a Dilworth cul-du-sac are no longer a shock to many Kelowna residents.
The Capital News asked readers where they91裸聊视频檝e seen a hot air balloon land in Kelowna? And, the answers didn91裸聊视频檛 disappoint.
Jennifer Bartz commented, 91裸聊视频淪kimmed the roof of our house when we lived on Bryden Rd by Ben Lee Park. Scared our 6-month-old Shepard puppy so much that he ran into the wooden fence trying to get away. Ever since then he would bark and panic even when it was miles away.91裸聊视频�
Allison Millar remarked, 91裸聊视频淲oke up to this massive 91裸聊视频榳oosh91裸聊视频� sound, looked out my bedroom window and low and behold if it wasn91裸聊视频檛 landing at the foot of my driveway (which was in a cul de sac).91裸聊视频�
Capital News reader Dawn Pannell Douglas was given a balloon suprise one year when it unexpectedly landed in her parents91裸聊视频� front yard on her birthday.
A woman named Vicki claimed she saw a balloon land in Okanagan Lake a few years ago.
Nicole Desbiens said she has seen hot air balloons land in the backyards of neighbours on KLO all the time.
Dallas Zackodnki wrote, 91裸聊视频淒on91裸聊视频檛 know if it was this one but one landed in my elementary school field during lunch hour.91裸聊视频�
In 2018, the Capital News spoke with Okanagan Ballooning owner John Klempner who said crews checked the upper air patterns before flights but the winds change.
91裸聊视频淚f the winds stop, a road with underground power lines is a good enough place to bring a balloon down safety,91裸聊视频� Klempner said.
He said neighbourhood landings happen three to four times a year.
91裸聊视频淭hat91裸聊视频檚 just the whole sport of ballooning. We can91裸聊视频檛 control direction at all,91裸聊视频� he said.
Klempner claimed the weather is always changing, which makes landing unpredictable.
READ MORE: Colourful hot air balloon makes unexpected landing at Kelowna
READ MORE: Morning balloon landing at mall
Like us on and follow us on .
Want to support local journalism? Make a donation
