Hot air balloons offer breathtaking sights and a sense of adventure. However, pilots can't just land them anywhere, and ...

Piloting a hot air balloon is like a team sport. It takes an entire crew, who usually loves early mornings, to set up and prepare a balloon for flight.It all starts with the basket, or gondola ...

Hot air balloons are made up of three major components: the burner, the envelope and the basket. Here's how they help the balloons take flight.

Hot air balloons might seem like magic, but there is a lot of physics at play behind their ascent. Once they get up in the air, how do you make them go where you want them to?

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INDIANOLA, Iowa — A 16-year-old Indianola native is a licensed hot-air balloon pilot.Landon Olson grew up being interested in hot-air balloons. His first time in a basket was when he was just ...