The weather on January 1st, 2020 was so lovely that we simply couldn’t resist beginning the new decade with yet another beautiful flight! :-) [...]

On the 30th of December, conditions were finally perfect for the first flight of the new Stuttgarter Hofbräu gas balloon of the Ballonsportgruppe Stuttgart e.V.. Beautifully designed by members of the club, respecting the brand manual of the sponsor, the new balloon is also an homage to one of its predecessors, featuring the same red [...]

Mid-December didn’t really bring flyable weather… but the day after Christmas, the waiting finally paid off: Liftoff for our second Alpine Crossing this season, this time even with my parents on board. The weather couldn’t have been better… a wonderful four hour flight with fantastic views. Truly uplifting! ;-) [...]

Autumn and winter is typically the time when we do some nice long distance flying along the Alps. Unfortunately, we didn’t yet have the perfect weather pattern for a really long distance… but duration flights can be fun too! So, this Thursday, weather was just too fine to stay at home… Seeg to Bad Tölz [...]

We don’t fly that often in November… but when we do, it’s a blast! =) Fantastic conditions yesterday over the Swabian Alb at the Next Generation Workshop of the Ballonsportgruppe Stuttgart e.V.. Good times! [...]

We are looking for a little gas balloon basket to improve our equipment! Needs to be from Ballonbau Wörner GmbH for proper certification. Sleeping flap & size 4 mandatory, sports edition (lightweight) optional. Maybe you know somebody who knows somebody who…? ;-) Thank you Bob B. for allowing us to use your photos :-) [...]

Last weekend, during our annual visit to Kubicek Balloons, we had the pleasure to attend “Poslední Kříž” – the so-called ‘last cross’ in the Czech balloon competition year. Although the sun hid behind a thick layer of clouds, it was a funny flight – not to forget the party afterwards at Balónový Hotel Radesin! [...]

The odds were not really in our favour for a Gordon Bennett training flight last week – but we did it nevertheless. As the new gas balloon of the Ballonsportgruppe Stuttgart e.V. is not yet registered, the Freiballonverein Augsburg was friendly enough to charter us their D-OFVA – a huge thankyou for that guys! :-) [...]

Yet another beautiful autumn flight with Bavaria Ballonfahrten last Sunday morning… [...]

Another lovely autumn weekend lies behind us, and we’re enjoying this season to the fullest! =) Saturday brought a wonderful flight from Eglofs to Seeg with friends – thank you Bavaria Ballonfahrten for the balloon, Ballonfreunde Allgäu for the launch site, Daniela for the organisation and Christian for a perfect retrieve! ;-) [...]