In the video, you see myself, my wife Alexandra as the main balloon artists. We also have our other balloon artist, Linda Brummett, who works with us doing face painting and balloons here in Naples and Fort Myers as well as on Royal Carribean Cruise Lines. Because the sculpture was so large, we brought in a couple of other helpers. Brian Getz, a balloon artist from Indiana, was flown in here to Naples to help out. We also employed, Joe Mahler, who has written numerous books on knots and is actually from here in Lee and Collier County. Why have a knot expert? Well, when you spend close to 100 hours on a creation and want to suspend it, you want those lines to hold! Finally there was Micheal Riva, who we pretty much brought in for the muscle. Although they are balloons, when you get them together, lifting them can be a big ordeal.
So now that I have told you about the cast, here's the video of the creation of America's Largest Balloon Biplane. Yeah, I know, that's a lot of hot air...