Bill Meadows has a lifetime of incredible memories from his career in hot-air ballooning.
There was the time he nearly buzzed the tower at Charlotte Douglas International Airport and — with the permission of air traffic controllers — brought his balloon in for a perfect landing between two jets at Gate 12.
He also remembers taking Gov. Bob Scott for a 45-minute flight that ended unceremoniously in a city dump, much to the amusement of the governor and the consternation of his staff…