After a week of beautiful Summer weather, we balloonists were getting frustrated as along with the sunshine came the wind meaning it was too windy for ballooning. We flew last Monday and then had to wait until Sunday…
With Bristol’s Big Green Week starting on 15th June, we thought it would be good to talk about how we recycle our balloon envelopes. The ‘envelope’ is the is the ‘balloon’ bit, and is made of a coated ripstop nylon. Our balloon envelopes generally last 5-8 years, depending on how…
On Monday night we flew from Royal Victoria Park, Bath and landed at Theale on the Somerset Levels, near Wookey Hole. We travelled 21 miles, which is the longest distance we have been in a hot air balloon with our passengers so far this year, cruising at 22 knots…
Fly with us tonight! Seeing Bath from a hot air balloon – we think is a ‘must do’! Just take a look at some of these photos to see why! The world famous Royal Cresent. Taking off…
We had some spectacular hot air balloon flights over the last Bank Holiday week-end. We also saw some strange things from the balloons-see below! On Sunday evening we flew directly across Bristol, flying directly over the SS Great Britain, Queen’s Square with the Teepees for the EatDrinkBristol Fashion, and even…
World renowned artist Patricia Piccinini shocked onlookers with a rather unusual new art installation. The international artist unveiled her new project, named
Some photos of our air hot air balloon flights over the Bank Holiday week-end. So lucky to have some glorious and warm sunshine over this week-end! Remember you can book your balloon flight now as well and for the Bristol Balloon Fiesta!
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We were with Michel Reichenbach, the president of the Chateau d’Oex Balloon Fiesta which happens every January in the Swiss Alps. After a sunny day filled with amazing balloon flights floating amongst the snow-clad mountains, Michel said we would celebrate with a traditional Champagne toast. Michel decided to open the…
Without our hot air balloon crew we would not be able to fly our balloons! They are an essential part of hot air ballooning! Here are some of our ground crew with Carol Kirkwood, weather presenter for BBC Breakfast. The crew role includes: Welcoming the passengers, Helping set up…
