Kicker - Lofty aspirations

NICK EICHER, HOST: Up, up, and away in my beautiful balloon—maybe you’re too young to know that song.

Hamish Davis of Canberra, Australia, is too. And definitely too young to pilot a balloon, but that hasn’t stopped him.

Balloon pilot Dave Roberts says Hamish is more than capable.

ROBERTS: He’s as good as every one of our chief crew. He really helps out a lot. Definitely guaranteed a job with us, yeah. As soon as he gets his car license and balloon license, he can work with us for sure.

So how young is he? He’s 11. Eleven years old.

So right now, Hamish is working without pay because for him, it’s not a job, it’s a passion. And that love affair began at a very early age.

DAVIS: When I was 2 my parents took me to the Canberra balloon festival and I fell in love with them from there.

And by the time he has his license, he’ll already have quite a resume. He’s now made more than 120 flights.

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