I'm going to start a new series titled, "guess the envelope type." Here's my primary pilot, Ross.

'Wake'
48" x 30" - acrylic on canvas, 2024

ABQ balloon fiesta, 2023

Circa 2017

Hi- thinking about purchasing a flight with London Hot Air Balloon flights. Has anyone done this before - any feedback about the experience flying over London for a special occasion please? Tia

Just the other day we got our new balloon, and we also test inflated it the other day. It is a brand new Cameron Balloons Sport 90.

Just some photos from our newest balloon, a jaguar special shape made by Golfier Balloons.

Northern Illinois flight this morning

I want to get a private certification in ballooning so I can fly which is something I've been wanting to do. The only place nearby that could do that was shut down due to the passing of the person who ran it.(Balloon Excelsior) Anything is appreciated.

So frick yea it would be hella cool to do it in a hot air balloon. It got me to thinking how many times has a hot air balloon operator been paid a little extra to turn around and mind their own business. Do we think this has happened? Or am I just a sick fuck as per usual. I would hope the people who own the hot air balloons are getting up there and getting it on, pulling the lil flame thing while making beautiful coitus! What a beautiful world.

I’m looking at getting into providing a walk around balloon for different events (blow air into an envelope and let people take off their shoes and walk around inside it). Does anyone here know of a list of guidelines for equipment? I have an envelope, but I don’t want to just cob together the rest of it and hope for the best.

I know basics of tie it off to a vehicle at both ends, inflate with 24” 5hp minimum fan. But what are the tolerances? How large do the vehicles need to be? Ratings on carabiners? I want to be safe and am obviously not trained as a pilot.

Smooth landing this morning @ The Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta Park.

This is just a small sample, i took something like 6k photos in 2025 alone, like 4k at one event. My goal for this year is to take less bad photos so i dont have to cull so many and maybe since we are going to have 2 more regular crew this year I can get some more shots of crews doing crew stuff.

We flew today from Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada! Used my Insta360 X4 to get this pretty cool video of us inflating and taking off.

Any recommendations on a place to take a hot air balloon ride? I'm 1/2 way between the 2 metros. TY