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Thu 12 Dec 2009Balloonist ready for the open skies
BALLOONING:ALL BALLOONIST Tom McCarthy wants for Christmas is some light easterly winds so he can take his hot air balloon for a flight over Dublin city – the one day of the year that Dublin airport is technically closed.
“You can fly on other days – always remembering that flights need permission from the Irish Aviation Authority - but with less chance of the airport being used, the conditions are more favourable for balloonists,” he said.
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