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About our Team
Clint Silverman, our PIC earned his commercial balloon pilot certificate in 1997, and now has 300
hours as pilot in command.
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| Clint Silverman, Serenity Pilot |
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| Claudia Silverman, Crew Chief |
Here's Claudia Silverman, the Crew Chief of Serenity. On the ground, she is truly the "boss". However, to
fly a balloon requires lots more than a Pilot and a Crew Chief. It truly requires a dedicated team. We have just
that team. It consists of about 20 - 25 crew people that come out regularly or semi-regularly. But, at the heart
of our team are some truly special people, and we'd like you to know who they are.
Suzan Gutierrez has been crewing with us for several years, and now has embarked on becoming a balloon pilot herself.
She currently holds a student pilot's license, and is actively working towards obtaining her private pilot certificate.
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| Mike Vandenberg |
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| Suzan Gutierrez, Student Pilot |
Mike Vandenberg has been an important part of our balloon team since he joined us on the fourth anniversary
of Clint's check ride (Fathers' Day, 2001). He provides a 4x4 chase vehicle, he is an extremely versatile crew member,
and he is a great photographer and 4x4 driver! What more can you ask? He has ballooned with us in Perris, Palm
Springs, Ripon (CA central valley, near Modesto), Sonoma, Las Vegas, and Albuquerque.
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| Vicki Vandenberg |
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| Janel Ritchie |
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| Manny Gutierrez, Crew Member and Crew-Chief-in-Training |
Larry Vandenberg has been with us since our first balloon flight in Perris (early 1997). At that time
he was an experienced crew chief and Claudia and Clint were just starting instruction in how to handle a hot air balloon.
We were fortunate in having Larry "adopt" us early in our balloon career.
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| Larry Vandenberg |
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You should look at our poster, and, if you are new to ballooning, or new to come out with us, look at our balloon
tips, which will give you an idea of what to expect and how to get out to our local ballooning site.
click here for our balloon tips, which includes a short video to give you an idea of what to expect
You can view our poster here.
New for 2009...Liability Release Form: These are new forms. As we
do every year, we update our release forms. We now have two different forms. The first is
for adults. If you plan to join us, even if you do not desire to fly, you MUST print, read, understand, and sign this
form in order to participate with us. If you are bringing a minor with you, you must also print, read, understand, and
sign the second form. This form must be signed by the minor's parent or guardian, not a friend, neighbor or relative.
Please bring the signed forms with you. Should you forget, we do have blank forms at the field, but GREATLY appreciate
your taking this action beforehand. Both forms are valid until the end of calendar year 2009.
Click here for adult release for 2009
Click here for release for a minor for 2009
You can contact us by phone, by email, by snail mail, or through our website.
Clint & Claudia Silverman
8272 Le Conte Drive
Huntington Beach, CA 92646
home 714.842.0583
cell 714.749.0595 (We DO NOT keep our cell on all the time, but it is turned on flight mornings at about 4:30 am)
cc.silverman@verizon.net
Serenity Balloon Team
Clint & Claudia Silverman
Huntington Beach, CA
714.842.0583
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