Zilele trecute, la câţiva kilometri de Aerodromul Clinceni, echipa lui Dan Chiriac (47 de a n i , f o t o ) , u n u l dintre cei mai experimentaţi piloţi în acest domeniu, a pregătit balonul ce avea să ne poarte peste localităţile ce mărginesc Capitala. Nacela e dată cu grijă jos din remorcă, iar arzătoarele sunt verificate în detaliu. Minutele trec, iar balonul prinde contur. Urcăm în nacela ce poate găzdui trei persoane, în afara pilotului, şi ne luăm zborul. Senzaţia de libertate ne dă un fior rece, dar plăcut. Câmpurile şi casele devin tot mai mici de la cei 500 de metri, la care ne aflăm. Zeci de puşti de la o şcoală pe care o survolăm ne fac cu mâna, în timp ce privesc miraţi la “uriaşul” din aer ce a costat 48.000 de euro şi care ne-a adus teferi la sol după două ore. “Nu costă o avere… E cam cât meniul la o nuntă: maximum 120 de euro de pasager. Vine lumea din curiozitate, ţin minte că a venit o fată direct de la petrecerea burlăciţelor, a doua zi urma să se mărite”, îşi aminteşte cu plăcere pilotul Dan Chiriac.
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