What is it like to fly and land in a balloon? Is it scary?
We don’t think it’s scary at all. The balloon itself is very stable in the air. The only time you feel even a breeze is when the wind changes direction or speed. The closest description we have for how it feels is like standing on an exercise mat. It’s kind of squishy under foot. When we land, the balloon touches down nice and gentle, typically taking a couple of hops while it loses momentum. We should note though that weather forecasting is not an exact science. As a result, “high wind” landings do occur. During a “high wind” landing, the basket either skids along the ground, or may actually tip over in the direction of travel and drag along the ground for short distances as the balloon deflates. Don’t worry; you will be briefed about this before it happens. Believe it not, when it does happen, most of our passengers think it is incredibly fun and want to know if they can go again.
