In late February, we had the unique opportunity to take part in the “Al Ula Skies 2022”, a balloon meeting hosted by the Royal Commission for Al Ula at Mada’in Saleh, Saudi Arabia. The balloon part was perfectly organised by Rien Jurg Promotions BV from the Netherlands – and so, exactly five years after our [...]

Just the day after our sensational flight at Filzmoos, we drove to Zell am See to take off from the airport for a jump over the lake. Winds were not too strong that day… but whoa, just look at the views! :-) [...]

Back to Filzmoos! After we had had so much fun there mid-January, a most welcome opportunity turned up one month later… and oh what a stunner that was! The Dachstein mountains surely are a great sight to behold… thank you Flaggl Ballooning for this amazing chance to fly there =) [...]

It had been a dream, nourished for years: An Alpine Crossing with my D-OSBK, the first balloon I bought back in 2010. In the meantime, it is 20 years old and has got over 650 hours in the book – an outstanding example for the excellent quality produced by Kubicek Balloons! In early February, a [...]

Next stop: HOME :-) After the balloon meetings at Tannheim and Kaiserwinkel have been officially cancelled, we’re enjoying flying at home with many many friends – and FOUR special shapes today! Thank you Kubicek Balloons Deutschland for hosting this spontaneous gathering ;-) [...]

Sometimes, one day is worth more than a week of ballooning. And the 19th of January was such a day! =) The stunning mountains in snowy white, the sky blue as can be, and we right in the middle of all that, on a wonderful one hour flight from Filzmoos towards Schladming. The celebrations afterwards [...]

Just another perfect winters day in our lovely region… wonderful flying with friends, from Lechbruck to Seeg, with many other balloons in the air! =) [...]

Our latest adventure led us to Sweden – with two gas balloons! =) Months ago already, we had reserved the last weekend of October for a Gordon Bennett qualification flight – and as the weekend approached, the weather models showed that a flight to the north would be possible. We informed Austrian fellow pilot Wuzi [...]

Another incredibly beautiful week of ballooning is over. Again ten flights in and around Kirchberg / Tyrol… how lucky can you be? :-) It is indeed difficult to name a highlight of this week, but our sunrise flight to Waidring and the two flights to Zell am See and Saalfelden surely do stand out! The [...]

Oh, how blessed we are! Normally, in September, weather is supposed to be rather ghastly in Kiel… but we were so lucky! Ten flights in one week… truly amazing. Thank you so much to all our friends up there for that unforgettable week! =) [...]