Local students meet balloon pilots one-on-one

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – For balloon pilot Tom Kious, a big part of Balloon Fiesta is getting the chance to meet complete strangers and introduce them to the world of ballooning. When those strangers are elementary age, the chance to educate reaches a whole different level.
Kious and his crew were on hand at Dennis Chavez Elementary on Friday morning for the ABQ Aloft event. It’s an annual tradition before the kickoff to Balloon Fiesta where pilots inflate their balloons for school