Cherry Bomb Balloon

06/11/2024

Good luck to Team Iowa- we are slightly biased towards Grant Pfeifer and With a Twist Balloon Team.

Let the games begin! Competition that is. Day one, at The Great Texas Balloon Race. Good luck to the Iowa-ish (born/raised or forever tied) pilots; good luck to ALL the pilots, can't wait to see many of you in Iowa next month!

05/20/2024

Happy Birthday Holly Jean Pfeifer

04/14/2024

Great post from the National Balloon Classic!

It's National Look Up at the Sky Day! Today kicks off our series of weather-related hot air balloon facts! Stay tuned and share our weekly weather-focused posts with your friends as you prepare to fully immerse yourself in the awe-inspiring beauty of hot air ballooning this summer during the National Balloon Classic!

Wind conditions are CRUCIAL in determining whether our pilots receive the green light to fly.

04/05/2024

Great Ballooning video from a few years back featuring our brother Grant Pfeifer and With a Twist. Ballooning in Indianola is part of who we.

02/14/2024

To our Cherry Bomb Supporters we want you to know you are the Bomb! 🎆 Happy Valentine's Day!

02/13/2024

February Kappa Photo shoot.

09/08/2023

It was a great week we learned a lot and had a great time. Northam is covered in Cherry Bomb Balloon cards - thanks National Balloon Classic. Holly Jean Pfeifer and her team made ourselves known. We are so proud to represent Indianola Iowa and the long Balloon history. Thanks to all the people who help us get here we know we made you proud.

Team Cherry Bomb

Holly Grant Amy Bill and Jenn

09/08/2023

It was a great experience for everyone and we learned a lot. The women pilots were fun to watch and great competition.

09/08/2023

Hanging out waiting for evening flight

09/08/2023

Wish Nate a Happy 13th Birthday! Happy Birthday from Australia!

09/07/2023

09/06/2023

First part of Thursday Am flight

09/06/2023

First evening flight in Australia!

09/06/2023

Cherry Bomb Balloon front and center.

09/06/2023

Not every morning you land with pet Emu.

09/06/2023

Wednesday Morning common launch point. Combo of pilot declared and Hz.

09/05/2023

Tuesday Morning. It was a good old Midwest flight with 45 MPH winds. A judge declared, Pilot declared and a Hz waltz. We made it to all.

09/03/2023

First morning competition task common launch point as you can see we had rain approaching so morning task cancelled. Poland is happy because their systems are still in quarantine. We seem to enjoy rainbows!

09/03/2023

Master briefing.

09/02/2023

Parade of Teams!

09/02/2023

Opening Ceremony

09/01/2023

Practice flight Sept 2nd. Electronics are fun said no one ever.

09/01/2023

First Practice flight briefing starts at 5 am this morning!

09/01/2023

4 am and we are setting up with the ride balloons so we can borrow a fan. The first flight in Australia was successful!

08/31/2023

The balloons made it today to Northam. They had gotten held up in customs and had a complete inspection. The shipping guys said our basket was the last one inspected and it took the least time so all the scrubbing Torey and Mia did to the cover paid off.

08/31/2023

On the local radio this morning talking team Cherry Bomb and Team USA.

08/29/2023

We made it to Northam with only a few Hiccups. Driving in Perth with no Wi-Fi is no fun. We are staying near downtown Northam along the river.

08/27/2023

Sunday starts the trek to Australia. Thanks to everyone who made this happen. There are a few shirts available for sale at the hardware store! Watch for updates as we represent Indianola and the US at FAI Women's Worlds!

08/04/2023

Good morning Indianola

08/04/2023

It's a Cherry Bomb Moon tonight.