ALBUQUERQUE BALLOONISTS ALBERT LOWENSTEIN NOW HAS THE MOST PRESTIGIOUS GIVEN BY THE FAA. CHANNEL 13 NEWS REPORTS THAT LOWENSTEIN WAS AWARDED THE WRIGHT BROTHERS MASTER PILOT AWARD, WHICH GOES TO PILOTS WHO HAVE SUCCESSFULLY AND CONTINUOUSLY FLOWN FOR 50 YEARS OR MORE. HE’S NOW ONE OF 53-HUNDRED PILOTS TO BE GIVEN THE AWARD.
LOWENSTEIN SAYS HE STARTED HIS PILOTING CAREER WHEN HE WAS EIGHT YEARS OLD.
