Take your first steps to your first balloon launch!
Alluring and romantic, ballooning is the oldest form of manned flight. Balloons are mysterious and magical, but riding the wind demands more mastery than magic. Flying and landing a 7-story tall aircraft demands knowledge, skill, and precision.
HOT AIR BALLOON GROUND SCHOOL guides you through your first steps to becoming a hot air balloon pilot and introduces you to basics required on every flight.
- Eligibility - meeting requirements for a pilot's certificate
- Aircraft Systems - knowing standard operations and emergency procedures
- Aeronautical Decision Making - mitigating risks at any stage of flight
- Communications - contacting air traffic control and nearby aircraft
- Weather - understanding atmospheric conditions and pilot/aircraft limitations
- Weather services - translating weather reports into sound GO/NO-GO decisions
- Code of Federal Regulations - understanding laws which govern aviation
- PLUS medical factors, instructing, and much more
Legal and safe are different standards. Every pilot must meet and exceed both. This book provides the fundamentals and 'ho-tos' to start you on your path to becoming a safe pilot. Understanding the basics of flight builds a solid foundation for a lifetime of safe flying and prepares you to take the Lighter-Than-Air Private Pilot Knowledge Test.
