What is the maximum wind for flying a hot air balloon?
Since the balloon envelope is so big (65 ft tall and 55 ft in diameter) it very easily catches the slightest wind gust. So during inflation and landing very light winds are required. We will never fly in winds greater than 10-12 mph on the surface and we much prefer winds in the area of 6-9 mph. Sometimes winds aloft can be higher and we may be moving along at 15-20mph once over 1,000 ft or more. But at the surface the winds must be light at launch and forecast to be light by the time we land.
