A Norfolk Balloon Flight is an ideal way to view this county. It covers over two thousand square miles and has great geographic diversity. Today we were to end our flight in the north of the county. A steady breeze was coming from the south so Mattishall golf club was the ideal choice of launch site this evening. Aloft at 7.20 p.m. we were soon above the village and heading out towards North … [Read more...]
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Peterborough Sunday 14th June 2009
This was a lovely summer evening for our balloon ride over Peterborough. We greeted our passengers on the Ken Stimpson plying field behind Werrington sports centre. Most people were quite local; however we had the pleasure of flying the Grace family from Natal in South Africa who were enjoying a three week vacation in the UK. This adventure proved to be a perfect finale to the end of their … [Read more...]
Norwich and the Norfolk Broads Sunday 14th June 2009
A balloon ride over Norwich-Norfolk with views of the Norfolk Broads is always a gem. The flight this morning provided well balanced views of countryside and city. The one great advantage to flying early in the morning in the summer is that the air is normally very stable with light winds. Our passengers were very keen and arrived early. We soon prepared the balloon and completed the safety … [Read more...]
West Norfolk Friday 12th June 2009
This balloon trip over west Norfolk proved to be quite challenging from a pilots point of view. Our forecasts indicated that the wind would be very light this evening. Our passengers were all local to this part of the county so we launched from our base at Wendling. We were soon aloft at 7.20 p.m. on a lovely evening. Up to 1,000 feet we were heading 280 degrees at 10 m.ph. At 3,000 feet our track … [Read more...]
Views of Stamford and Rutland Water Tuesday 2nd June 2009
Hot air ballooning from Peterborough is an excellent choice of venue. The city is located in the county of Cambridgeshire, with an excellent road network; Werrington Centre is very easy to find the county boundaries of Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire and Rutland are very close by. So if you're looking for varied scenery this is the launch site that has it all. Perfect for a top quality balloon … [Read more...]
Peterborough Thursday 28th May 2009
We greeted our balloon flight passengers at Werrington sports centre, Peterborough at 6.15 p.m. It was a lovely evening with unbroken skies and a gentle breeze coming from the northwest. Quite a number of friends and family arrived to watch and help prepare the balloon and were very keen to join in on the ground retrieve. We were airborne at 7.20 p.m. climbing out to 2,000 feet. The visibility was … [Read more...]
Lincolnshire Sunday 24th May 2009
It was a pleasantly warm evening we met our ballooning passengers at Werrington sports centre Peterborough at 6.15 p.m. being a Sunday many members of family and friends were in attendance to watch and assist the balloon launch. We were aloft at 7.30 p.m. Up to 1,000 feet there was a gentle breeze that would take us in the direction of Helpston and Barnack. To get a better view of the city we … [Read more...]
Norfolk & Stanford battle area Saturday 23rd May 2009
A Norfolk balloon flight over Stanford battle area is a fascinating insight to what natural Breckland would have looked like beyond a century ago. Pre planning for this is quite involved as the airspace is controlled by RAF Lakenheath. A phone call confirmed that the air traffic controllers were happy for the launch to take place at 7.00 p.m. Also the area of D208 (Stanford battle area would not … [Read more...]
Norfolk balloon ride Sunday 10th May 2009
We arrived on site at 5.00 a.m. A sunrise Norfolk balloon flight is a wonderful time of the day to fly, the surface winds are generally calm and the air fresh with clear views. This morning ‘ticked all the boxes' Our passengers were all quite local from Norwich, Fakenham and north Norfolk. A very keen and enthusiastic group of people, helping the crew prepare the hot air balloon for … [Read more...]
Peterborough & beyond Sunday 26th April 2009
Today our balloon flight would be launching from the Ken Stimpson playing field at Werrington Sports Centre Peterborough. Our passengers arrived and were all very excited about the flight. It takes about an hour to get the balloon prepared for flight and conduct the safety brief for passengers and then family and friends who wish to follow. The wind was flowing a bit quicker than our forecasters … [Read more...]
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