A COMMERCIALLY RATED HOT AIR BALLOON PLT MADE 2 FLTS; AM AND PM; IN THE SAME AREA; ANNOYING AT LEAST 1 HOMEOWNER.

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IN SUMMARY: A COMMERCIAL HOT AIR BALLOON PLT RPTED ON 2 FLTS IN THE SAME AREA; ONE IN THE EARLY MORNING; AND ONE IN THE EARLY EVENING. BOTH FLTS WERE ON LOG ISLAND NEAR THE CTO ARPT THAT IS APPARENTLY CLOSED ON WKENDS. THE EVENING FLT LANDED NEAR WHERE THE MORNING FLT TOOK OFF; AN UNFORTUNATE HAPPENSTANCE. THE MORNING FLT TOOK OFF AT DAWN; WITHOUT PRIOR ANNOUNCEMENT; FROM A SITE THAT THE PLT HAD SURVEYED A YR BEFORE; GETTING THE PERMISSION AND NAMES OF THE NEIGHBORING HOMEOWNERS. A HOME OWNER FOLLOWED THE FLT 10 MI; AND 1 HR AND 15 MINS; TO INFORM THE PLT THAT ANOTHER HOMEOWNER WAS VERY UPSET WITH THE EARLY MORNING NOISE. THE PLT CALLED THE UPSET HOMEOWNER; GETTING THE PROMISE THAT THE PLT 'WOULD BE HEARING FROM HER.' THE SECOND FLT UNFORTUNATELY LANDED NEAR WHERE THE FIRST FLT TOOK OFF. THE PLT NOTICED THAT THERE WAS AN OBSERVER TAKING NOTES AS THE PLT WAS LEAVING THE FIELD. APPARENTLY; THE PLT USED ALL NORMAL TECHNIQUES IN HIS FLT TO MINIMIZE ANY ADVERSE EXPOSURE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC. ONE OF THE FLTS REQUIRED A LNDG TO CORRECT A PROBLEM WITH A ROTATION VENT. BOTH FLTS MADE A FEW APCHS TO LNDGS BEFORE A FINAL LNDG WAS MADE. THE PLT GAVE A VERY SHORT HOP TO AN INTERESTED HOMEOWNER AT THE END OF THE MORNING FLT; A VALUABLE LANDOWNER RELATIONS TOOL.