INTERESTING THINGS YOU MAY NOT KNOW ABOUT THE HOT AIR BALLOON

Have you ever searched, been known or been shared specific and useful information about a hot air balloon? Do you feel curious about the travel form of the hot air balloon tour along with the special experience for visitors? Ballooning media will provide detailed information for you.

WHAT IS A HOT AIR BALLOON?

The balloon is an air vehicle and operated by the hot air.

The size of a hot air balloon has an average diameter 22 meters, a length 28 meters and containing cubic meter of air 3000 meters.

A medium sized of the hot air balloon can carry about four people.

The hot air balloon is operated by the direction of the wind, the pilots will estimate the wind direction and move the hot air balloon to the place they want.

The hot air balloon flies at the height from 200m to 1,000m (meters).

Hot air balloons operate at dawn (from 5 am) and sunset (from 17 pm).

The flying time of a hot air balloon is from 1 hour to 1 hour 30 minutes.

TYPES OF HOT AIR BALLOONS

Normal hot air balloon: Having the traditional hot air balloon design.

Special hot air balloon: Having a distinctive shape as a symbolic representation of the animal.

FORMS OF A HOT AIR BALLOON

Hot air balloons Tether Fly: that means that the hot air balloon is anchored in place and fly up and down at the height from 30m to 50m (meters).

Hot air balloon flying freely: The hot air balloon moves out of the airport, flies at the height from 200 meters to 1,000 meters and flies with a distance from 15km to 25km.

FUEL

• Each hot air balloon has 4 to 8 gas tanks.
• Each gas tank contains 20 liters of gas.
• There is also gasoline and oil viscosity for accessories such as fans, shuttle trucks, which take and pick hot air balloons.

CREW & TRUCK

• Each hot air balloon has pilots and assistants of the pilots, and there also has a sub – group of pilots to operate the hot air balloon better. The English name is Crew.
• A balloon needs:

  3 to 5 passengers for a normal hot air balloon

  4 to 8 passengers for a big size of a hot air balloon, primarily that is the special hot air balloon

• Crews should have:

Health

Communication in English.

A good discipline.

• A hot air balloon needs a truck to transport it. Truck drivers must be proficient in all of the roads in the flying area.
• For the hot air balloon flying free, an additional car with 7 seats is required to carry passengers.

HOT AIR BALLOON TRANSPORTATION FORM

There are 2 forms of a hot air balloon transportation:

• The transportation fee of the water freight is cheaper than the air freight, but the delivery time takes from a month to a month and a half.
• The transportation fee of the air freight is more expensive, the delivery time takes from a week to two weeks.

Pilots and assistants of the hot air balloons have to book air tickets two weeks in advance to ensure the arrangement of the airlines that is suitable with the duration of the hot air balloon flight.

SECURITY FORCE AND GUARD

Beside the local security forces keeps safety in the area, the festival also needs a security force always protects the property and safety of international pilots.

Rescue team:

– The firefighting team is always ready to prevent fire.
– The crane team has full of equipment and is always ready at the flying area to rescue if the hot air balloon has an accident
– The medical team is always ready: pay special attention to burn and bump situations
– The police traffic team is ready to open the way for big trucks to pick up the hot air balloon in time when it lands.
– Ensuring the quality of movable toilets for tourists and ensuring the team always keeps clean and clear in the festival area.

BALLOONS OVER HUE GOES TOGETHER WITH YOU IN FLYING HOT AIR BALLOONS

Every year, our company organizes for visitors to participate in flying with the hot air balloon.

Tourists will be observed the colorful sky as in the fairy tale. The colorful images of Hue’s romantic space will forever be an unforgettable mark for whom takes part in such attractive flights.

Along with your relatives and friends to experience on the hot air balloon on holidays, why not? Please believe in us, you will always remember these unforgettable memories