tonight soaring to new heights. we wanted to end this very busy and serious newsweek by highlighting his story that shows the beauty of the human spirit overcoming physical limitations. michael glen is the world s first paraplegic hot air balloon pilot, flying a specially modified balloon in festivals all around the globe. well, our own gary caught up with michael glen and what i consider to be the greatest place on the globe, my home state of new jersey. watch this. it s 6:15 on a friday morning, and 48-year-old michael glen is attending a weather briefing and getting ready to take flight at the new jersey lateral lottery festival of ballooning, alongside dozens of hot air balloon pilots. people have boats, rvs, we just happen to have but michael is doing it all
when he obtained his license in 2006, ten years after his accident, he became the world s first paraplegic hot air balloon pilot. just because i am in a wheelchair, doesn t make a difference. what makes a difference is how he flies most balloonists will like the bigger baskets because you are able to take multiple people. but this is me plus one. so, if you are getting to be and you leave your partner down on the ground. today, michael glen says he is one of five hot-air balloons three of them became pilots after meeting him. the well of my life, i m trying to strive to inspire one person. i know i probably have but, in general, i still just drive for that, just to make a difference and one person s life, to even give them a better day, to show them they can achieve anything. that is what i strive for. a history-making pilot encouraging others to soar to new heights. gary grumbach. nbc news, readington, new jersey.
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