{"id":4110,"date":"2021-08-21T12:26:55","date_gmt":"2021-08-21T12:26:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/greatforestparkballoonrace.com\/?page_id=4110"},"modified":"2023-07-28T18:11:30","modified_gmt":"2023-07-28T18:11:30","slug":"pilots","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/greatforestparkballoonrace.com\/pilots\/","title":{"rendered":"Pilots"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"4110\" class=\"elementor elementor-4110\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a0be2da elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a0be2da\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container 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The beautiful new PNC Bank hot air balloon named &#8220;Bank on It&#8221; is the \u201cHare\u201d and leads the pack, getting a head start at launch time and landing first. The other balloons, called &#8220;Hounds&#8221; launch in waves shortly after in pursuit of the &#8220;Hare&#8221; balloon.&nbsp;Once the&nbsp;Hare balloon lands, the pilot and crew lay an \u201cX\u201d out on the ground as a target.&nbsp;&nbsp;The pilot who drops their birdseed\/bean bag nearest the center of the target is the winner!<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; margin-bottom: 0px;\">Wind direction on Race Day will determine where the balloons fly and land. In the past, balloons have landed in all corners of the St. Louis metropolitan area and surrounding communities. 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