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Having flown on one back in Australia, i can say it's quite an experience.
There is this huge thing just hanging in the air.
Then you are up into the air, floating in silence through calm sky.
No wind, no constant motor sounds, clear view straight down.
I'm 2 meters tall, so the basket's sides were uncomfortably low...
From up there, other balloons look like some overlay of a video game - oddly colorful geometric shapes sticking out of the plain landscape.
Interesting optical effects can be seen around your shadow.
Oh, and landings are fun too.
There is this huge thing just hanging in the air.
Then you are up into the air, floating in silence through calm sky.
No wind, no constant motor sounds, clear view straight down.
I'm 2 meters tall, so the basket's sides were uncomfortably low...
From up there, other balloons look like some overlay of a video game - oddly colorful geometric shapes sticking out of the plain landscape.
Interesting optical effects can be seen around your shadow.
Oh, and landings are fun too.