Have you ever wondered why you only see Hot Air Balloons early in the morning or evening?
Balloon flights are normally timed to launch around “sunrise” or a couple of hours before “sunset”.
During the day, the sun heats Mother Earth sending large columns of rising warm air.
As the air rises, it is replaced with currents of cooler air that descend from higher altitudes. These cyclical events create thermal winds which are extremely undesirable for a safe Hot Air Balloon ride!!
Read MoreHow big is the balloon?
Now here is a little more info for that trip to the water cooler! Many regular shaped Hot Air Balloons are over six stories high and measure more then 50 feet in diameter.
A little larger then when us BEES decide we are going to swarm… eh!!”
Read MoreHey, do know the 3 essential components of a Hot Air Balloon?
Okay, you first have an Envelope that contains the heated air, then a Burner fueled by propane
used to heat the air and a Wicker Basket in which to carry fuel, passengers and pilot… COOL EH!!
Have you ever wondered what a ‘Chase Crew” has to do with Hot Air Ballooning?
Well my little adventurists, since there is no mechanical means of steering a Hot Air Balloon you never really know where you are going to land, hummm…
Forget about landing in the exact place you launched from! Your “Chase Crews” skillfully track your flight path from the ground allowing for a successful retrieval and returns you to your starting point (following a traditional ‘Champagne Toast’…of course!!
Read MoreHave you ever wondered how a hot air balloon works?
Well, as we all know, hot air rises…right! So, allowing this simple fact of nature is to allow the magic behind Hot Air Ballooning.
By increasing the temperature of air in the Balloon envelope, maintaining it or allowing it to cool, the Pilot can climb higher, fly level or descend.
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