First part of our adventure at this year’s Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett: Road trip from Las Vegas to the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta! Awesome time on Route 66 via Seligman, the Grand Canyon, Antelope Canyon, the Horseshoe Bend and the fantastic Arizona landscape. [...]

After we had participated in the Ballontage Toggenburg back in 2019, we were quite sure that we wanted to do that again! We had to wait a bit for our chance, but four years later, we finally made our way to Ebnat-Kappel, Switzerland again =) The event kicked off on Thursday, but the weather was [...]

After a pause of five years, we finally returned to the Grote Markt in Sint-Niklaas in Belgium for their annual celebration of peace – and oh what a weekend that was! =) On Friday, the evening flight had to be cancelled due to some rain showers, but the nightglow and all other flights could take [...]

Last weekend we spent at Weilburg, a lovely little town in a horseshoe bend of the river Lahn north-west of Frankfurt, Germany. The annual church anniversary celebrations had been the setting for a balloon meeting in 2019 already, and since then, we were waiting to come back! With a perfect organisation of the Balloon Sports [...]

We are safely back home from the 6. Horber Neckar-Balloncup while our Brithsh friends still have some miles to go! It was a great event again with wonderful weather, only the last flight on Saturday evening had to be cancelled due to thunderstorms in the area – but that finally gave us some time to [...]

Yesterday evening was a tricky one for our competition director: Almost no wind on the ground! The task setting he came up with, eight virtual columns oriented in a circle around Hochdorf, provided both fun and thrill: The best pilot would be the one who flew the greatest horizontal distance in all the columns together. [...]

Another cracking morning over Horb =) Early Friday came with five tasks and a lot of sunshine… amazing views of the Alps in the distance! [...]

Yesterday evening was a blast =) Two HNH (hare and hounds) targets and the most successful FON (fly on) of the flight! Good times :-) [...]

It was a magical morning today over Horb =) Competition flight two at the 6. Horber Neckar-Balloncup and the British Nationals. Great fun flying alongside some of the best balloon pilots of the world! [...]

Wait, what?!? you may think. Yes, we are indeed participating in the British National Hot Air Balloon Championship this year, which is traditionally held outside of Britain… because of the weather! :-D The event kicked of yesterday evening with a two task flight – and absolutely stunning views. Weather is looking great for the next [...]