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Originally Posted by admin
After my GoTD yesterday I should explain why I was in Stroud. After 3 years of hassle and cancellations my wife finally got her balloon ride that I bought for her 60th. There aren't many companies that offer wheelchair flights so choice was limited.
Having said all that the flight yesterday was very enjoyable as we flew from the car park (really) at Frome bridge Mill and landed near Furze Wood. The landing was rough due to the wind picking up.
Would I book a balloon flight again. Probably not as the uncertainty of when the flight would happen is frustrating.
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Yeah had a few hot air flights, up at the crack of midnight to catch the still wind periods at around 4am, they let a small helium balloon go and watch its upward journey and if it is not to their satisfaction they tell you all to go home and wait for another likely day. The conditions they can launch and safely land a hot air balloon are so tightly controlled, and we all know what British weather is like, but some countries have more stable conditions than we do.
The alternative in UK is the still period at dusk when the wind also drops.... not good news for wind farms because dusk is probably peak demand for electrickery and 'solar has already left the building'