How
to Operate a Hot-Air Balloon
(Take-Off & Landing)
How
to Operate a Hot-Air Balloon
The first
thing a pilot will do will be to lay the hot-air balloon out across a large
area, downwind from the basket. Then he/she attaches the basket to
the bag. A large fan then blows air into the bag, half way inflating
it. The burner is then started. As the air heats, the balloon
rises, pulling the basket upright, the balloon is now standing right up
above the basket and burner. In order to lift off the pilot must
keep feeding fuel into the burner, to go higher he/she feeds the burner
with more and more fuel. When the pilot lands quickly, he/she will
use the cooling vent. Once landed the pilot pulls the rip panel to
deflate the balloon.
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