Patrick Cannon - INCUMBENT

• Current President of the Balloon Federation of America


• Past At-Large Director of the BFA


• National FAA liaison and member of the BFA Call to Action Committee


• Ballooning for 43 years


• Flying both airplanes and helicopters since 1967


• Army helicopter pilot serving in Vietnam 1968/1969


• 22000 hours of flight time with 1500 in lighter-than-air aircraft


• Holder of ATP airplane single and multi-engine land, commercial single-engine sea, helicopter, LTA, instructor airplane single and multi-engine, instrument


• FAA Designated Pilot Examiner since 1973 and FAAST Team Member since 1974


• Holder of the FAA Wright Brothers Award for 50 years of flying


• Holder of the Ed Yost Master Pilot Award for 40 years of ballooning


• 2-time U.S. National Champion


• 3-time U.S. National Senior Champion


• 16 top ten finishes at the U.S. Nationals


• 2-time World Championship competitor - U.S. Team.