Searching for Hot air balloon rides in Lafayette? Welcome to the spot! Finding a company to provide Hot air balloon rides is easy. Also, you can check our ride guide, or look in your yellow pages.
Enjoying Hot air balloon rides is something anyone can enjoy, but it is also a popular way to get married! When you speak with the pilot you are considering flying with, be sure to ask how many passengers will be flying with you.
When it is time for your charter, your company will offer to let you help with the assembly and inflation of the balloon. Go ahead and do it - it adds to the fun!
How do you steer a balloon?
Balloons simply float with the wind. The pilot can control the balloon's altitude to find a wind going in the desired direction, but you cannot fly upwind or crosswind.
Preflight planning insures the pilot knows which way the balloon will be traveling, and the pilot makes sure there are plenty of suitable landing sites downwind. You'll be amazed how the pilot is able to steer the balloon during your balloon ride!
Famous Balloon Quote:
These vehicles can serve no use until we can guide them. I had rather now find a medicine that can cure an asthma. — Dr. Samuel Johnson
Why don't balloons fly in the middle of the day? Balloons fly early in the morning, right after sunrise and late in the day, right before sunset. This is when the wind is calmest since the sun is low in the sky.
