Category : 2020
What a year it has been! Never before have we received so many disappointing news concerning our lovely passion. Almost all events cancelled, long distance flights to foreign countries: impossible. The freedom to roam the world at will, which we enjoy so much: shattered. But we have also learnt: It doesn’t have to be fast [...]
237 years ago on November 21st, the famous Montgolfier Brothers sent the first men into the sky in one of their hot air balloons – the dawning of manned aviation. Our lives would be no doubt very different if it wasn’t for these brave guys! What better to celebrate this day in the air? The [...]
A fantastic weekend lies behind us! The beautiful weather on Saturday was perfect for a long flight along the Alps with enough time to play around. One balloon, two pilots and a lot of fun! And with every flight, I’m finding it harder to complain about 2020… ;-) [...]
Fantastic first Alpine Crossing of the season this Thursday! We took off at Füssen at 7 in the morning and gently landed north of Treviso 4 hours later. Wonderful views… the majestic mountains never fail to show us how small and insignificant we are. Hopefully, the governments will allow more of these crossings this winter! [...]
It was a rather unexpected message: On Wednesday afternoon, September 16th, Ben sent a trajectory screenshot to our group chat, suggesting a gas balloon duration flight over the weekend. Takeoff would be just two days later, on Friday evening, from our launch site at Stuttgart. We started monitoring the weather. Would it be possible to [...]