Following developments by Ed Yost in the United States, members of the Bristol Gliding Club decided to create their own hot air balloon.
On May 27, 2007, Yost died of a heart attack at the age of 87 at his home in Vadito, near Taos, New Mexico.
Fielding H. Yost | Ned Yost | Yost Ice Arena | Elwy Yost | Ed Yost | David Yost | Paul A. Yost, Jr. |
Piccard Balloons, along with Raven Industries (founded by Ed Yost), SEMCO, and The Balloon Works (now Firefly Balloons), was among the first manufacturers of hot air balloons.