Ray Chase and Dawn Chase

Father and daughter team

Ray took his first balloon ride in 1983 with Mike Fairbanks over his home town of Moscow, PA. Ray started crewing for a local pilot and in 1986 Ray became a private pilot. The same day he purchased his first balloon, Pinwheel. He became a commercial pilot in 2003 so he could teach his children to be pilots. Ray enjoys ballooning because it is a family activity.

Ray’s wife, Maureen is crew chief. His daughter Dawn is a private pilot while son Ray Jr. and wife Allison and grandson Henry help crew. Ray’s other son Brian is learning to be a pilot.

Bob Sparks dubbed the Chase’s as the “Original Chase Crew”

Ray enjoys traveling with his family around the United States and Canada to participate in balloon events. Whenever you are with the Chase’s you will always have an adventure.

 

With a name like Dawn Chase she must have been destined to be a balloon pilot. Dawn got into ballooning at the age 7 when her dad took a balloon ride over her home town of Moscow, PA. Dawn grew upon the launch field and never had to be asked twice to get in a basket. In 2007 she finally took the time to obtain her private pilot’s license. She is working on her commercial license and hopes to have it soon.

Dawn has been pleased to have wonderful family and friends that invite her to come all over the United State and Canada to participate in balloon events.