Technical Hot Air Balloon Training Videos And Articles
Just starting ballooning? Go to the Balloon Academy
Stop Missing Landing Spots From Changing Ground Winds
Just starting ballooning? Go to the Balloon Academy
Don't have your license yet and looking to get training or ground school? The hot air balloon academy has you covered
3 Uncommonly Practiced Emergency Procedures
Stop Missing Landing Spots From Changing Ground Winds
Just starting ballooning? Go to the Balloon Academy
When was the last time you flew off your tank valve, lit you burner using a striker and liquid propane, or practiced a rip out landing?
Stop Missing Landing Spots From Changing Ground Winds
Stop Missing Landing Spots From Changing Ground Winds
Stop Missing Landing Spots From Changing Ground Winds
How many feet do you need to arrest your hot air balloon? In this video you'll get comfortable with using terminal descents. No more missed landings!
Fast Landings In Small Landing Spaces
Fast Landings In Small Landing Spaces
Stop Missing Landing Spots From Changing Ground Winds
It's always nice to have a large field when your flying at 20+ knots. Know what to do when all you have are small landing spots?
Powerline Contact. What To Do Now?
Fast Landings In Small Landing Spaces
Powerline Contact. What To Do Now?
Hopefully you do not get in this situation by doing a rip out landing. In this video you'll see a non fatal powerline contact that did not follow protocol. Very lucky.
Better High Wind Inflations
Fast Landings In Small Landing Spaces
Powerline Contact. What To Do Now?
Come over a hill and start dropping like a rock? Learn how to recognize drafts and what to do
Handling Wind Shears, Rotors, And False Lift
Handling Wind Shears, Rotors, And False Lift
Handling Wind Shears, Rotors, And False Lift
Strong wind shears at altitude cause your balloon to double it's cooling rate. Discover common places you'll experience a shear
Having A Great Flight In A New Area
Handling Wind Shears, Rotors, And False Lift
Handling Wind Shears, Rotors, And False Lift
Flying in new places is exciting and challenging. Use skills in this video to take advantage of local knowledge
All You Ever Wanted To Learn About Crewing
Handling Wind Shears, Rotors, And False Lift
Pre Flight Briefing. How well do you prepare your passengers?
This site has a great step by step explanation of each process specifically for crew members and crew chiefs
Pre Flight Briefing. How well do you prepare your passengers?
Pre Flight Briefing. How well do you prepare your passengers?
Pre Flight Briefing. How well do you prepare your passengers?
Is there anything missing from your passenger briefing? Watch this great briefing. Do you cover rare emergencies?
Having Great Landowner Relations
Pre Flight Briefing. How well do you prepare your passengers?
Land Where You Plan to. Advanced Flight Planning
We are chatting with an App developer that created an application that allows you to see every land owners name. Yup. Your about to become a relations ninja