Plaid Pixie

01/22/2025

Plaid Pixie celebrates one of their own crew’s special day. Congratulations Porter and Maddie.

09/18/2024

Plaid Pixie will be in Murray, UT at Utah Hot Air Balloon Palooza this week. Look for us in the air starting tomorrow thorough Sunday!! If you see us don’t forget to 👋 and say hello.

There’s still time to volunteer if you’re interested in helping with these giant beauties and getting a hands on experience with hot air balloons. Or you can just come see us and we’ll put you to work too. 😜

08/07/2024

We’ll see everyone in just a couple of weeks at the Venal Dinah “Soar” Days!!
They’re still looking for more volunteers to help at the event so it’s not to late to sign up to get up close to the balloons.

Big shoutout to Shelena for flying with us!

08/07/2024

Can’t wait to be back flying at The Great Reno Balloon Race!! If you’re out at the event make sure to stop by and say hi. 💕

Introducing Plaid Pixie, flown by pilot Shelena Shamo! She is flying in from Orem, UT and will be sponsored by The Great Reno Balloon Race during the 43rd Anniversary! 🎈

Shelena's love of balloons began as a child at the U.S. National Championships in her hometown. Years later, volunteering at a rally reignited her passion, leading her and her husband to travel the country as crew members. After her first flight in 2017, she quickly became a pilot and now flies often, sharing the joy of ballooning with volunteers.

06/18/2024

The pilot (Shelena Shamo) made us proud.

06/16/2024

While we love to bring joy to our communities where ever we fly, we could not do it without our amazing crew. The Plaid Pixie Team wants to call out all those men (fathers) in our lives that makes each day a little bit easier every single day. We love you all.

06/09/2024

Springville starts our year off right with great weather and good memories with Art City Days. Thank You to all those who made this year special.

04/26/2024

Looking for a great way to celebrate your graduation from high school or college? We have openings in our flight schedule as soon as this Sunday for a sunrise flight and openings in May still as well.

Get our special graduation rate of $375 per person when you book your flight or get your gift certificate before the end of April.

04/13/2024

We want to congratulate two of our crew members Kason and Shaylee in their new journey together. They have been a joy to get to know and a ray of sunlight to all those that were blessed to know them. We love you both and hope the winds are favorable as your new adventure begins. You will always be apart of our Plaid Pixie Family.

03/09/2024

01/04/2024

What a great time we had flying in Safford at the Gila Valley New Year's Balloon Extravaganza!! It was our pleasure to meet Stacy and get to talk with her about hot air ballooning.

If you’re wanting to learn more about balloons this year or join a balloon crew let us know!! We’d love to help you get connected with a pilot in your area.

For any little girl who has seen hot air balloons in the sky and longed to see them up close or maybe fly one herself, Shelena Shamo says you can.