Last updated 12/20/2018

N-7171Z Minion Aerostar Aurora S51A (1996) 62,000 cu ft Owner/Pilot Keith Sproul EMail ksproul@skychariot.com

Picture History of N-7171Z

9/22/2018 Adirondack Balloon Festival Glens Falls, NY Picture from Adirondack Post Star

Picture from Adirondack Post Star by Jill Joftus

Picture from Adirondack Post Star by Karl Sanford

Picture by Shelia Moyer

3/25/2018 Minion Envelope Bag finished and full Made by Keith Sproul

12/27/2017 Hot Inflation for Pictures for the FAA Picture by Sue Bender

10/9/2017 Cold Inflation Inspection Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta

Pictures by Debbie Sproul

Pictures from previous owners

November 2009 Miracle on Main Street Belen, NM Picture by Cathy Blanchard

Enlargement of above picture

Picture by Tonya Bush

November 17, 2007 Turkey Flight Los Lunas, NM

December 2006 Red Rock Balloon Festival Gallup, NM

It's there, look for it... Center of screen

Church Rock in the back ground

Red Rock Balloon Festival Gallup, NM Picture from FaceBook, Peter Procopio

Picture from 2002, Location unknown Picture was taken from a reflection on a window

Minion Special Shape Hot Air Balloons

Minion Blimp

Home Built Minion Hot Air Balloon www.specialshapes.nu/specialshapenews2015.html

"For once you have tasted flight you will walk the earth with your eyes turned skywards,
for there you have been and there you will long to return."
- Leonardo da Vinci

"It is possible to fly without motors, but not without knowledge and skill."
- Wilbur Wright

"Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the number of moments that take our breath away."
- Anonymous