# The Great Ongoing Aviation Thread (general and other) (Part 2)

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [June 14, 2026, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-ongoing-aviation-thread-general-and-other-part-2/1030892 "2026-06-14T14:38:05Z")\
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**Author:** ![Spiderman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiderman/32/230_2.png) [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\
**Post date:** [September 20, 2026, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-ongoing-aviation-thread-general-and-other-part-2/1030892/435 "2026-09-20T02:51:40Z")

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> [@puzzlegal](#):
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> I think what you are saying here is that you’ve created an AI generated image, and I’m not actually certain from what you posted whether it represents a real event or not.
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> Please tell people unambiguously when you are posting AI images

You think wrong! Capital A & lowercase L as in Al, short for Allen, & yes, he really did a top walk at the festival 10 days after 9/11. Here is a story about it as [proof](https://www.adirondackexplorer.org/adirondacks-almanack/dont-take-adirondack-balloon-festival-for-granted/)

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