In the picture: balloons take off during the 1st International Balloon Meeting Castello di Masino, Caravino, Italy, November 1-4, 2007. In foreground the Thunder-Colt 77 I-RIKY piloted by Nello Charbonnier, a pioneer of the Italian balloon movement and winner of the National Championships in 1998, 1999 and 2001. (Aeromedia)
(Aeromedia, November 2007)