May 2010
1 post
Solar Balloon
Feeling creative and have a few spare black plastic bin bags lying around? Get some inspiration from this video!! Solar Balloon
April 2010
4 posts
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Fantastic footage here of Hot Air Balloons - a...
Satisfaction is Hot Air ballooning
If you are sitting at your desk, staring at your computer monitor while your eyes slowly dry out in the airconditioning, or vacantly resting your head in your cupped hand whilst you catch a microsleep as you procrastinate over making that phonecall, maybe its time to re-evaluate your job satisfaction.
Ballooning has its ups and downs. In fact, ballooning is the business of ups and downs. As a...
The language of ballooning
Have you heard two balloon pilots talking and wondered what language they were speaking? Maybe you are going on an upcoming balloon flight and want to understand a few of the terms that are used.
Here are a few of the main terms used in ballooning that will help you appear an expert when you meet your pilot on your upcoming flight:
Carabiner - d shaped locking metal clamp used to secure fly...
March 2010
12 posts
Have your photos found our Favourites gallery?...
Are you the next balloon designer?
Hot Air has arguably the most identifiable and unique balloon designs on our fleet in Australia. A quick flick through our website will show you iconic balloon photographs http://www.hotair.com.au Do you remember the balloon you flew on? Perhaps it was many years ago, maybe it was yesterday. Let us know which one YOU like the best so we can continue to have our balloon designs the most popular and...
Special mention to a Hot Air team member?
Want to thank your driver, pilot or crew for some special act of kindness, for that little bit of extra effort during your hot air balloon experience? Let us know via Facebook http://bit.ly/9oe0VY
Fashion and technology meet hot air ballooning
Romance, tranquility, peacefulness, champagne breakfasts; these are the natural ideas that enter into people’s minds when thinking of hot air ballooning. And of course you would be correct. However, there is more to ballooning than the romance and sunrise. Technology and high fashion are inexorably intertwined.
I was looking at the latest battle in the technology arena, that of the...
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In the bag
One of the most common questions asked by prospective passengers of our hot air balloon flights is “Can I take my bag?”. The simple answer is no, the more complicated one is, “well, you may be able to, what sort of bag do you have?”
Essentially, as part of Hot Air’s safety requirement, passengers must be able to assume the ‘landing position’ when the...
Welcome, 환영, 欢迎, 歓迎, Willkommen, Bienvenue, Добро...
A warm welcome to Blake, Hot Air’s newest pilot! Blake has many years experience flying commercial hot air balloons of the size that Hot Air operate on a daily basis and is familiar with the local area.
So if you find yourself in a basket piloted by a bloke named Blake, say gidday and welcome - in any language!
Look who's Business of the Month at the Discover...
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Look who's Business of the Month at the Discover...
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Hot Air Balloon Cairns
Download now or watch on posterous 12022010025_balloon_fest.mp4 (23128 KB) Cairns sees some of the largest commercial hot air balloons launching from the nearby Atherton Tablelands everyday! via Pixelpipe Posted via web from Cairns Hot Air ballooning | Comment »
Hydro-power in the Wet Tropics? Visit the Barron...
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Hydro-power in the Wet Tropics? Visit the Barron...
February 2010
3 posts
Liftoff!
Download now or watch on posterous 15022010043.mp4 (9965 KB) Calm and still, One of our balloons launches with two others in the background. Posted via email from Cairns Hot Air ballooning | Comment »
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Download now or watch on posterous 11022010017.mp4 (21842 KB) Two of our Koala balloons in shot. One is descending in the background whilst the one in the foreground takes off! Posted via email from Cairns Hot Air ballooning | Comment »