Two generations of OK pilots represented at Balloon Fest

"MilkyWay," owned by Bill and Tiffany Kinser of Guthrie, is lit up during the balloon glow on Saturday, Aug. 8, at the FireLake Fireflight Balloon Festival. According to www.planoballoonfest.org, hot-air balloons use liquid propane gas in their burner systems, which shoot out a six- to eight-foot flame and produce up to 12 million BTUs per hour. The website also mentioned that the "envelope" (balloon) is made from rip-stop, flame-resistant nylon. Natasha Dunagan, Countywide & Sun
"MilkyWay," owned by Bill and Tiffany Kinser of Guthrie, is lit up during the balloon glow on Saturday, Aug. 8, at the FireLake Fireflight Balloon Festival. According to www.planoballoonfest.org, hot-air balloons use liquid propane gas in their burner systems, which shoot out a six- to eight-foot flame and produce up to 12 million BTUs per hour. The website also mentioned that the "envelope" (balloon) is made from rip-stop, flame-resistant nylon. Natasha Dunagan, Countywide & Sun

For two hot-air balloon pilots and their families at the FireLake Fireflight Balloon Festival in Shawnee, the call of flight is a family tradition. Bill and Tiffany Kinser, of Guthrie, and their son and daughter-in-law, Will and Elena Kinser, of Edmond, are two out of three generations to take up the sport.

W. Kinser said his grandfather, Pat Kinser, became a balloon pilot in his 20s, and his fathe…