I recommend you don't try any of this as a lot of what is shown is a great way for some with lesser skills to open their head on a rock. Fun to watch but, remember kids, don't try this at home.
I still think this is the way to go - easy way to get "Big Air" - just have the pilot turn up the gas.
I imagine seeing whitecaps from the gondola isn't a great thing.
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Wind is the most critical factor in safe ballooning; it effects every phase of a flight. More balloon flights are cancelled due to wind than for any other reason. Balloons fly best in light and stable winds of 4-6 miles per hour. Maximum safe winds are 8-10 mph. Here are the reasons wind is such an issue:
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Lastly, there is the landing. A balloon's speed across the ground will be the speed of the wind it is flying in. High wind speeds mean that the pilot needs a larger area to land in. A balloon relies on the friction of the basket dragging along the ground to come to a stop as balloons do not have brakes. In a high wind landing you are trying to stop 3-10 tons, all moving at the speed of the wind, without brakes - the basket will skip, drag and bounce along the ground. It will eventually layover on its side while continuing to drag along the ground. Again, impressive just not much fun.
But, hey, I'm an overly cautious sort of guy. When the kids played in the Mickey D's ball pit, we made them wear helmets and rib protectors; and sanitized their hands when they came out.
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--- The Arrogant Jerk: Crabby and irritable since 1998.
I enjoyed the video a lot. Just wondering why youtube followed it up with this video?
If you charge you drone with electricity made from wind turbines, isn't that really just recycled kiting?
--- The Arrogant Jerk: Crabby and irritable since 1998.
Speaking of drones and kiting...
(I recommend 1080 and full screen)
I recommend you don't try any of this as a lot of what is shown is a great way for some with lesser skills to open their head on a rock. Fun to watch but, remember kids, don't try this at home.
I still think this is the way to go - easy way to get "Big Air" - just have the pilot turn up the gas.
What happens in a black hole stays in a black hole.
I imagine seeing whitecaps from the gondola isn't a great thing.
But, hey, I'm an overly cautious sort of guy. When the kids played in the Mickey D's ball pit, we made them wear helmets and rib protectors; and sanitized their hands when they came out.
--- The Arrogant Jerk: Crabby and irritable since 1998.