Annual Lake Travis Balloon Flights
List of pilots for the first 20 years
1st 1988
Lloyd Cates/Joe Reynolds - Austin
David Smuck - Austin
Wayne Lohmeyer - Austin
Teresa Owens - Austin
Dwayne Osborn - Austin
Brett Miller - Austin
Kenny Fredrichs - Austin
Terry Hendrix - Austin
Jeff Carrol - Austin
2nd 1992
Lloyd Cates - Austin
Joe Reynolds - Austin
Nick Stanko - Austin
Phil MacNutt - Austin
Bruce Lavorgna - Austin
Brett Miller - Austin
Dave Koenig- Houston
Tisha Griggs - Houston
Helen and Dave Veir - Houston
3rd 1993
Lloyd Cates - Austin
Joe Reynolds - Austin
Fred Edmiston - San Marcos
Phillip MacNutt - Austin
Dave Koenig- Houston
Phil Byrant - Houston
John Sponberg-Houston
Tisha Griggs - Houston
4th 1994
Lloyd Cates - Austin
Joe Reynolds - Austin
Rusty Kaim/Fred Edmiston - Austin
Henry Seeman - Austin
Nick Stanko - Austin
Bret Miller - Austin
Dee Crabtree - Austin
Joe Hall/Phillip MacNutt - Austin
Dave Koenig - Houston
Tish Griggs - Houston
Phil Byrant - Houston
Robert Parvin - College Station
Bruce Woods - Houston
5th 1995 no flight
Lloyd Cates - Austin
Joe Reynolds - Austin
Dee Crabtree - Austin
Fred Edmiston - San Marcos
Nick Stanko - Austin
Rusty Kaim - Austin
Phillip MacNutt - Austin
Lowell and Leah Linney - Austin
Henry and Cheryl Seeman - Austin
Phil Bryant - Houston
Jim Bruce - Angelton
David Daviss - San Antonio
Tish Griggs - Houston
Joe Hall - Sugarland
Dave Koenig - Dickinson
Steve Sprague - San Antonio
Austin Young - Houston
6th 1996
Lloyd Cates - Austin
Joe Reynolds - Austin
Phillip MacNutt & Leah Linney - Austin
Nick Stanko - Austin
David Smuck - Austin
Rusty Kaim - Austin
Henry Seeman - Austin
Dee Crabtree - Austin
Dave Koenig - Houston
Tisha Griggs - Houston
Jim Bruce - Angelton
Phil Bryant - Houston
Bruce Lavorgna - Austin
Austin Young - Houston
7th 1997
Lloyd Cates - Austin
Joe Reynolds - Austin
Fred Edmiston - San Marcos
Dee Crabtree - Austin
Phillip MacNutt - Austin
Leah Linney - Austin
Brett Miller - Austin
Rusty Kaim - Austin
Karyn Lohmeyer - Austin
Jeff Carrol - Austin
Dave Koenig - Houston
Jim Bruce - Angelton
Dave Bair?
Bruce Lavorgne - Austin
8th 1998
Lloyd Cates - Austin
Joe Reynolds - Austin
Brett Miller - Austin
Phillip MacNutt - Austin
Leah Linney - Austin
Rusty Kaim - Austin
Dee Crabtree - Austin
Jim Bruce - Angelton
Jerry Cheeks/Lowell Linney - Austin
Terry Cooper - Austin
Greg Shirley - College Station
David Bair - Austin
9th 1999
Lloyd Cates - Austin
Joe Reynolds - Austin
Phillip MacNutt - Austin
Nick Stanko - Austin
Dee Crabtree - Austin
Brett Miller - Austin
David Bair - Austin
Leah Linney - Austin
Teresa Smith /Lowell Linney
Phil Bryant - Houston
Austin Young - Houston
Jim Bruce - Angelton
Steve Sprague - San Antonio
Tisha Griggs - Houston
Jerry L
10th 2000
Lloyd Cates - Austin
Joe Reynolds - Austin
Phillip MacNutt - Austin
Nick Stanko - Austin
Dee Crabtree - Austin
Rusty Kaim - Austin
Leah Linney - Austin
Davis Smuck - Austin
Dick Goss - Austin
Brett Miller - Austin
David Bair - Austin
Kelly Hale - Austin
11th 2001
Lloyd Cates - Austin
Joe Reynolds - Austin
Brett Miller - Austin
Dee Crabtree - Austin
Dick Goss - Austin
Fred Edmiston - San Marcos
Dave Bair/Greg Winker
Brenda C- Beaumont
Doug Watson - Fredricksburg
Sam Wiley - San Marcos
12th 2002
Lloyd Cates - Austin
Joe Reynolds - Austin
Brett Miller - Austin
Rusty Kaim - Austin
Phillip MacNutt - Austin
Greg Winker - Austin
Sam Wiley/Fred Edmiston - San Marcos
13th 2003
Lloyd Cates - Austin
Joe Reynolds - Austin
Brett Miller - Austin
Rusty Kaim - Austin
Phillip MacNutt - Austin
Greg Winker - Austin
Fred Edmiston - San Marco
Davis Smuck - Austin
Leah & Lowell Linney - Austin
Nick Stanko - Austin
Sam Wiley - San Marcos
Brian Critelli - Houston
Kevin Kalbak - Dallas
Jerry Holmes - Dallas
14th 2004
Lloyd Cates - Austin
Joe Reynolds - Austin
Rusty Kaim - Austin
Phillip MacNutt - Austin
Greg Winker - Austin
Fred Edmiston - San Marcos
Lowell Linney - Austin
Nick Stanko - Austin
Kevin Kalbak - Plano
Jerry Holmes - Plano
Lance - Plano
Sam Edwards - Austin
Jeff and Steve Jones - Belton
Debbie Rice - Houston
Jimmy Bruce - Angleton
Bill Broker - HomeDepot
Dick Goss - Austin
Joe Calabnete(sp) Plano
Dave Folz - Plano (did not launch)
Nigel Quinn- Austin
15th 2005
Lloyd Cates - Austin
Joe Reynolds - Austin
Rusty Kaim - Austin
Phillip MacNutt - Austin
Leah & Lowell Linney - Austin
16th 2006
Lloyd Cates - Austin
Joe Reynolds - Austin
Rusty Kaim - Austin
Phillip MacNutt - Austin
Brett Miller - Austin
Fred Edmiston - San Marcos
David Smuck - Austin
Adam Reinstein - Austin
Jeff Jones - Belton
17th 2007
Lloyd Cates - Austin
Joe Reynolds - Austin
Rusty Kaim - Austin
Phillip MacNutt/Leah Linney - Austin
Fred Edmiston - San Marcos
Nick Stanko - Austin
Brett Miller - Austin
Dick Goss - Austin
Philip Bryant - Houston
Sam Wiley - San Marcos
Jerry Holmes - FtWorth
Cheri White - Austin
Bruce Lavorgna - Georgetown
Gary Sertich - Austin
18th 2008
Lloyd Cates - Austin
Joe Reynolds - Austin
Rusty Kaim - Austin
Phillip MacNutt - Austin
Fred Edmiston - San Marcos
Dick Goss - Austin
Jerry Holmes - FtWorth
Bruce Lavorgna - Georgetown
Dale Tibodeau - Houston
Ann Kirby - Houston
Cyndi - Austin
19th 2009
Lloyd Cates - Austin
Joe Reynolds - Austin
Rusty Kaim - Austin
Phillip MacNutt - Austin
Cheri White - Austin
Dale Tibodeau - Houston
20th 2010
Lloyd Cates - Austin
Joe Reynolds - Austin
Rusty Kaim - Austin
Phillip MacNutt - Austin
Bruce Lavorgne - Georgetown
Nick Stanko - Austin
Cheri White - Austin
Phillip Bryant - Houston
The Annual Lake Travis Hot Air Balloon Flight and Picnic
by Lloyd CatesBalloons launching from the old Steiner Ranch homestead.
Photo by Lloyd Cates