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I don't like flying. I'm a bit scared of it and don't enjoy the whole experience.

Flying might not be all plain sailing, but the fun of it is worth the price.

Flying solo, you have a fair workload. I'm not only flying the balloon but doing the navigation, communications, repairing the burners, taking care of the equipment.

And I've always loved playing solo.

Mostly, my flying has been solo, but the preparation for it wasn't. Without my husband's help and encouragement, I could not have attempted what I have. Ours has been a contented and reasonable partnership, he with his solo jobs and I with mine. But always with work and play together, conducted under a satisfactory system of dual control.

It is cool to make a pilot because you get to do all the fun stuff, and then you get to leave when all the tough stuff starts.

I hate flying, flat out hate its guts.

Even if it is difficult playing with other people - sometimes it's great, sometimes it isn't, but that is kind of the point of it. It loses its point playing solo.

I mean, I really, really love playing solo. Definitely, it's like a labor of love, it's not a huge career. It's not that successful, but it's something I love so much that I'll do it regardless.