Ireland’s first female hot air balloon pilot returns to the skies for family-filled championships
Ireland's first female hot air balloon pilot Carol Davis during a flight in one of her hot air balloons (right).
Carol Davis has always gone wherever the wind takes her, which is not surprising, given that she was Ireland’s first female hot air balloon pilot.
Thirty-six years after making history as the first woman to receive a balloon pilot licence, the 64-year-old is looking forward to another milestone: Taking to the skies with her family for the 54th Irish Hot Air Balloon Championships.




