Hot air balloon pilot Doug Gantt at Balloon Fiesta Park on Sept. 14. Gantt is retiring after this year’s Balloon Fiesta and is selling his hot air balloon, a flying pig named Ham-Let.
After nearly 40 years of hot air ballooning, pilot Doug Gantt says it’s time to retire. Gantt is selling his signature balloon, a 115-foot-tall flying pig named Ham-Let, after its final appearance under his ownership at the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta this week.
“It’s a lot of ham to heat up and fly away,” Gantt said.
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