• Valerie Favicchio worked for the city of Loveland, Colorado for 11 years.
  
• She opened "Adventures Aloft" in 2002 and named her balloon "Pneuma."
  
• Once launched, balloons float with the wind current.
  
• There are 10,250 FAA certified balloon pilots in the United States.
  
• Valerie used her personal savings to buy the balloon.
  
• Valerie charges sightseers $175/hour.

Valerie Favicchio
Balloon Pilot; Owner Adventures Aloft
Adventures Aloft
Coeur d'Alene, Idaho
208-755-9421