August 2007 To rise into the pristine Southwestern skies of the United States, silent as a bird, a hot air balloon is the desired mode of transport. And for Michael Glen, a T11-12 para, who says he's the world's first licensed hot air balloon pilot with SCI, this is the only way to go. "There's a sense of freedom ballooning gives you," he says. "You're up in the air and at peace. And since in a balloon you go only where the wind takes you, you have no set destination and you just enjoy the ...

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