Chris is from Roanoke IN and is a commercial pilot. He and his wife Amy own a ride business called Dream Catcher Balloon Team serving the NE area of Indiana. He is also a hired pilot for Re/Max of Indiana flying mainly jobs in the northern third of the state. When not doing rides or flying for Re/Max, he will occasionally compete in his ZL-70 named Dream Racer. He has been a pilot since 1992 flying passengers and doing county fairs, and started competing at the national level in 2009 at Battle Creek.