Wisconsin Pilots

Wisconsin is the 30th state to join the United States, having been admitted on May 29, 1848. Eleven Wisconsin Pilots scheduled to fly at Balloon Fiesta 2025


Pilot Name: Dumke, Ralph (Don)
Balloon Name(s): Flo
Banner Number: 535
Main Launch Site: T6
City, State, Country: Florence, WI, USA

Pilot Name: Eakin, Sean
Balloon Name(s): PALS
Banner Number: 347
Main Launch Site: M8
City, State, Country: Tomah, WI, USA

Pilot Name: Foxenberg, Robert (Rob)
Balloon Name(s): Tad Too High
Banner Number: 456
Main Launch Site: T6
City, State, Country: Black Creek, WI, USA

Pilot Name: Huppert, Lynn
Balloon Name(s): CZECH UP
Banner Number: 323
Main Launch Site: S11
City, State, Country: Ellsworth, WI, USA

Pilot Name: Keefe, Christopher (Chris)
Balloon Name(s): NIFTY GADGET TOO
Banner Number: 475
Main Launch Site: K9
City, State, Country: Cross Plains, WI, USA

Pilot Name: Klawitter, Clifford (Mike)
Balloon Name(s): Violet
Banner Number: 390
Main Launch Site: T5
City, State, Country: Hatley, WI, USA

Pilot Name: Koenig, David
Balloon Name(s): Hosana Pinwheel
Banner Number: 449
Main Launch Site: T5
City, State, Country: Menasha, WI, USA

Pilot Name: O’Brien, Robert (Bob)
Balloon Name(s): Seedquel
Banner Number: 573
Main Launch Site: T7
City, State, Country: Waupaca, WI, USA

Pilot Name: Ross, John
Balloon Name(s): Shootin’ the Breeze
Banner Number: 318
Main Launch Site: R2
City, State, Country: Appleton, WI, USA

Pilot Name: Walter, Ken
Balloon Name(s): Kay’s WindDancer II
Banner Number: 131
Main Launch Site: H9
City, State, Country: Waukesha, WI, USA

Pilot Name: Woller, Steve
Balloon Name(s): Buttercup
Banner Number: 717
Main Launch Site:
City, State, Country: Lake Tomahawk, WI, USA