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Wheelchairs
fly over Sonoma Wine County - Cruise with Bruce host Bruce Oliver interviews
Balloon Pilot Mike Kijak about Up & Away Ballooning & Sonoma Wine Balloon
Rides
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Balloon Pilot Mike Kijak talks with Cruise with Bruce radio
host about the Pegasus Project, the International Wheelchair Foundation,
and flying baskets fitted for wheel chairs over Sonoma California's
vineyards.
Cruise with Bruce radio host interviews Mike Kijak of Up &
Away Ballooning about the Sonoma Wine Country, Kendall Jackson Winery and
Balloon Rides for the disabled. Up & Away Ballooning becomes the first hot
air balloon operator in the United States to offer authentic
wheelchair-confined adventurers the opportunity to soar above the
magnificent hills and vineyards of Northern California’s Sonoma County.
The Pegasus Project’s specially-designed and crafted passenger basket,
shipped directly from England, will make it possible for those persons who
are dependent upon wheelchairs for mobility to literally float above the
Wine Country. Up & Away Ballooning ordered the specially-designed basket
from London. The easy access Lindstrand basket measures approximately 4
feet by 7 feet and can carry a wheelchair rider and up to three others.
Without wheelchair, it can accommodate six people. Modeled originally
after Lindstrand’s ‘Glass’ bottom basket system, its lowered rail makes it
possible for the seated passenger to enjoy more than180-degree visibility.
Mike and Patti Kijak, owners of Up & Away Ballooning made the decision to
purchase the wheelchair-accessible basket in response to numerous
inquiries from private individuals and travel agents with clients seeking
to experience Northern California’s picturesque Wine Country from this
breathtaking vantage point. “It’s a dream three years in the making,” Mike
confides of their plan to create an equal access outdoor adventure for
persons in wheelchairs.
Mike Kijak and his wife Patty have owned and operated Up &
Away Ballooning in Windsor (Sonoma County), California for more than 11 years. A
Sonoma County resident since 1991 he has been a certified commercial pilot for
18 years.
He began his career in the hot air balloon industry as a
crew member and earned his B.S. in Recreation and Leisure Studies from Fresno
State University.
Up & Away Ballooning made the decision to develop the
Pegasus Project in response to numerous inquiries from private individuals and
travel agents with clients seeking to experience Northern California’s
picturesque Wine Country from this breathtaking vantage point.
Join Bruce Oliver as he interviews Mike on this broadcast of the
Cruise with Bruce Radio program about the Pegasus Project, the Kendall Jackson
vineyards & winery, and Balloon Rides for disabled who are wheelchair bound. Check here for more information about
this seafaring man and his world wide adventures.
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Wheelchairs
fly over Sonoma Wine County - Cruise with Bruce host Bruce Oliver interviews
Balloon Pilot Mike Kijak about Up & Away Ballooning & Sonoma Wine Balloon
Rides
