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Article #200: Hot AIr Ballooning, the only way to fly

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Who would believe that a simple wicker A flight in a hot air balloon is a unique
basket, the whoosh of hot air burners and experience. Maybe you want to plan a
200 years of history could leave such a romantic surprise, celebrate a special
spell on you? Be it floating over the anniversary or launch a product. Whatever
city sky or the lovely patchwork of the the occasion, the actual flight lasts
wine regions. These majestic aircraft approximately an hour; the memories last
hark back to an unhurried era; yet offer a lifetime...
the safest and most memorable sightseeing Hot air ballooning has captured the
in today's world. imagination of people everywhere.
Over the past 20 years, we have assembled Listed below are comments from some of
a dedicated team to ensure the best the passengers who have flown with us
ballooning tours experience available over the years
today, and have carried over 60,000 - one of the most serene, enjoyable
passengers. activities I've ever experienced
Hot air balloons are based on the very - truly magical, marvelous time,
basic scientific principle that warmer brilliant, a truly splendid experience
air rises in cooler air. - the countryside is beautiful. Being in
A burner fuelled by propane gas is a balloon is just awesome!
positioned under an open balloon envelope - there's something incredibly
to heat the air and make the balloon adventurous about having the course of
rise. When the parachute valve at the top your
of the envelope is opened some to the hot - travels charted by the wind as you skim
air escapes, and the balloon sinks. The above trees and rooftops as if in a dream
hot air won't escape from the hole at the - I thought I had entered a paradise. On
bottom of the envelope because buoyancy a bright clear, September morning, woods,
keeps it moving up. farms, houses lakes and roads seemed
The colorful balloon envelope is usually transformed by magic into a fairyland
made of nylon or polyester, the same type - ballooning is Just Plain Fun
of cloth that parachutes are made of. - floating in a hot air balloon feels as
The balloon rides with the wind, and to if you're suspended in the wind.
move in a particular direction, the pilot - the perfect "special occasion"
ascends and descends to find the celebration
appropriate wind direction. Pilots call - I loved it! It's one of the best
the weather service to get a rough idea birthday presents I ever had
of which way the balloon will travel, and - the flight was even more magical than
how they should maneuver once they're in I'd anticipated. The ride was so smooth
the air. Members of the hot air balloon and the view amazing
crew follow the balloon by car to see - one of the most thrilling experiences
where it lands to collect the passengers of my life
and equipment, usually about 15 miles - floating over the beautiful countryside
from the launch site. was so serene...






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