About Balloons Over Letchworth

As a ten year old, Sean Quigley read about the newly invented hot air balloon in Popular Mechanics Magazine.  He decided then that when he grow up he wanted to fly balloons.  Now he knows he couldn't do both!   In 1987 Quigley fulfilled a lifelong dream when he purchased his first balloon.  An F.A.A. licensed commercial pilot, he has logged over 2000 accident free hours. 

Sean has flown in festivals and races from Florida to Quebec as well as a world cup race in France.  He has piloted his balloon over the brim of Niagara Falls several times and once flew a 114 mile distance race placing him 9th in the U.S.  In 1993 he began flying from Letchworth Park and made his hobby a full time profession.  He has been the subject of many television and newspaper stories in the Rochester and Buffalo areas, as well as a national television feature on PBS. 

At Right - Sean and Denise Quigley in Chateau D'oex