| Tips and hints on hot air ballooning | | | | kids as young as 5 while a few have the cut off age |
| Remember high school physics – What has high | | | | as high as 12. |
| school physics got to do with taking a ride in a hot | | | | Afraid of height? – If you are not comfortable |
| air balloon you might ask? A lot; just remember that | | | | with height, inform this to the pilot. He will hover near |
| temperature decreases by an average of | | | | the ground initially and will increase the altitude only |
| approximately 3.5 degrees centigrade for every 1000 | | | | when you feel comfortable. As someone who has a |
| feet of altitude. A balloon might go up to a height of | | | | fear of heights myself, I can say that it’s |
| 3000 feet. You will feel cold. Take sweaters, jackets | | | | possible that you won’t even know when you |
| and other warm clothes with you or you’ll spend | | | | leave ground. The weather conditions are studied |
| your time shivering instead of enjoying the view. | | | | diligently before a balloon ride and you should not |
| Check for health restrictions – Some health | | | | expect any turbulence. |
| restrictions do apply when you are going for a balloon | | | | And the most important advice that I would give to |
| ride. Check these properly before alighting. Inform the | | | | anyone going u in a balloon; enjoy yourself. Take |
| company of any knee, hip, leg or back problem and | | | | your friends and family along. Snap a lot of |
| also of any recent illness, medication on pregnancy. All | | | | photographs and soak up the experience. It is not |
| these factors may influence either your being allowed | | | | something that you will get to do everyday so delve |
| in a balloon or the time and altitude that you scale. | | | | into it completely. We are sure you’ll fall into love |
| Are kids allowed? – Check beforehand whether | | | | with it. |
| kids are allowed in the balloon. Some operators allow | | | | |