Phoenix Arizona | Hot Air Balloon Rides

Phoenix Arizona hot air balloon rides is not a city flight!

Phoenix Arizona hot air balloon rides are more than a city flight. Often our customers ask us if we fly over the congested city of Phoenix Arizona. The answer is simply no. We get you away from the city. Our idea of a beautiful flight is over the beautiful Sonroan Desert Preserve. Away from the… Continue reading Phoenix Arizona | Hot Air Balloon Rides

Project Excelsior | Ballooning History Pt.2

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Project Excelsior Main article: Project Excelsior Captain Kittinger was next assigned to the Aerospace Medical Research Laboratories at Wright-Patterson AFB in Dayton, Ohio. For Project Excelsior (meaning “ever upward”), a name given to the project by Colonel Stapp as part of research into high-altitude bailouts, he made a series of three extreme altitude parachute jumps from… Continue reading Project Excelsior | Ballooning History Pt.2

Balloon History | Part 1

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Hot Air Ballooning History-Facts-& Stories. Joe Kittinger, Balloon history, USAF, balloon facts Colonel Joseph W. Kittinger II (USAF) Joe Kittinger will forever be one of the largest contributors to the aviation history. Joe Kittinger -Balloon history-USAF-balloon facts Part 1. Known to his colleagues as “Red”.  Armed with a smile from ear to ear and the brightest… Continue reading Balloon History | Part 1

Arizona Balloon Classic | Balloon Classic 2017

Arizona Hot Air Balloon Classic located in Phoenix Arizona January 20-22 2017 The Arizona Hot Air Balloon Classic is a very exciting way to get close to the amazing hot air balloons you always see over the Phoenix, Glendale, Scottsdale, and Chandler Arizona area. Groups of Phoenix balloon enthusiasts flock to one location, to see… Continue reading Arizona Balloon Classic | Balloon Classic 2017

Sunset Balloon | Rides in Arizona

Our sunset balloon rides are back!

 Sunset Balloon Rides in Arizona  Our sunset balloon rides are back! Once again its that time of year!  Our sunset balloon rides are back.  The Senoran Desert Preserve has came to life during our monsoons, and the desert is beginning to cool.  Many people that fly our sunset balloon flights and once the touchdown, and… Continue reading Sunset Balloon | Rides in Arizona

Phoenix Arizona Balloon Ride | What to expect in an AZ balloon ride

What to expect with a Phoenix Arizona Balloon Ride. Many people have a sincere desire to fulfill a chance of a lifetime in a Hot air balloon in Phoenix Arizona. Folks never know what to expect with a Phoenix Arizona Balloon Ride. We love floating over our hometown, watching the sunrise from a hot air… Continue reading Phoenix Arizona Balloon Ride | What to expect in an AZ balloon ride