He and Myers moved to Mohawk, New York[5] where they worked together designing and creating new styles of balloons[7] and airships.

[1] Before the flight, and feeling that her given name, Mary, was too simple, Myers adopted the moniker "Carlotta" for her public appearances.

Myers had already sent off her carrier pigeons, as part of a last-ditch attempt to lose weight and slow her descent.

She was noticed by a group of hunters, one of whom sent for help after jokingly asking why she "hadn’t found a taller tree to land in".

[15] During her performances, Myers would sometimes parachute out of the balloon[14] or act as an elderly woman attempting to seize control of it.

[16] She worked for hotels in Saratoga Springs, New York, taking people on sight-seeing trips in her balloons,[17] although she was reluctant to do so.

[25] Elizabeth also learned how to fly balloons and airships, and she once flew her father's sky-cycle at an indoor event for the Louisiana Purchase Exposition.

[7][23] Myers and her husband retired from professional balloon making in around 1909[14] or 1910,[8][3] and moved into their daughter's home in Atlanta, Georgia.

Myers took off from Franklin, Pennsylvania, but she reported that the gas valve had become stuck, preventing her from controlling the balloon's ascent.

[7] Myers lacked oxygen equipment,[21] and did not report symptoms of altitude sickness such as dizziness or loss of consciousness.

[18] In a 1966 article for the American Heritage magazine, Preston Bassett said in response to contemporary news articles focusing on her looks that Myers "had to estimate and control with split-second accuracy wind drift, rate of fall, and amount of sideways glide, and make them all come out even at just one point.

"[7] Myers also objected to the way she was viewed in the press, denying claims that she performed acrobatics in the balloon and wore circus-costumes.

[29] She was noted for her ability to control an untethered balloon,[8] so much so that she was meant to be able to plan her landing destination before taking off.

[7][21] By putting her weight on different sides of the basket, Myers could exert control over the balloon's flight path.