This site is run by a regular pilot who just happened to prefer flying one man balloons rather than the bigger ones .Yes i did have them but they just arent so much fun. A cloudhopper is like a sports car in the sky. Small lightweight with no real mass so when you add hot air instantly you get a return , so you fly the thing with small regular inputs - akin to keeping a kettle boiling .

Now on my fourth Cloudhopper , i started with second hand stock and worked my way into it learning to fly them(and nearly breaking my ankle on my very first flight).

If you can drive a car you can fly a balloon .Once youve got a license on a regular one you can transfer those skills to one of these.

​

​

​