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Balloon Pilot of the Year: The pilot of a large Hot Air Balloon carrying 13 pax threaded the needle between trees and set down precisely in someone's back yard in Temecula, CA. See, here's the thing about balloons. You do not really "steer" them, you go where the wind takes you. You have some control over ascents and descents, so to drop this one into a residential back yard between trees is unreal. The pax stopped at Wally World on the way home to buy new underwear. https://apnews.com/video/mind-if-we-drop-in-hot-air-balloon-with-13-aboard-makes-emergency-landing-in-california-backyard-c562174384e34748bc9a06108e694a9a