Taiwan International Hot Air Balloon Carnival

[I saw Wout Bakker’s tall back]

[The commander-in-chief behind Taitung Luye hot air balloon]

“Wearing a blue pilot polo shirt, tall and straight figure, and cool expression, people will always feel a bit distant when they meet for the first time, but in fact, he is a good foreign friend who supports the development of hot air balloons in Taiwan the most. Hot Air Balloon Carnival Flight Chief ⸺Wout Bakker

From the Netherlands, Bakker has served as the flight director of the entire event since the opening of the Taitung Hot Air Balloon Carnival in 2012, now in his 12th year.

He said: “I have been flying hot air balloons for more than 20 years. The most favorite challenge for pilots is to fly to different places in the world. So when I heard that hot air balloons were also available in Taiwan, I became very interested.” Unexpectedly , fell in love with Taitung, and shouldered the difficult challenge of flight commander. ”

Wout Bakker said: But in Taitung, people are willing to line up in the dark in the middle of the night just to buy a tethering experience ticket. And as soon as most people take off, the first thing they do is take selfies and then take pictures with the pilot. Try to seize the short 5 minutes and hope to leave more photos. “It feels really good to see so many people crazy about hot air balloons.”

The one I took only took 3 people,

Thanks to the lady from the previous batch who took the photo of the three of us,

I also remembered in an instant that I also took happy photos of many foreign friends

Thanks to the female pilot from Malaysia who took the hot air balloon,

He was very kind and controlled the hot air balloon and took many photos for us!

He also chatted with us cordially.

In addition to Taitung’s scenery and enthusiasm, Bakker and other foreign pilots are willing to travel thousands of miles to come here every year!