r/HotAirBallooning

This was on our bucket list and it couldnt have turned into a more interesting and memorable experience. The winds just werent cooperating so we had to land on the tarmac. Our pilot was great and was speaking to the tower the whole time. You can see the last photo I snapped during our approach…. We were waving to people unloading luggage at departures. It was hilarious. We honestly felt safe the whole time. The landing was a bit rough but we were completely fine. Staff, cops, etc were super cool. We took pics with everyone and got outta there. Best day ever.

.…difficult? I had no idea, this was a thing that people did until I watched this happen from the mountains above Lake Tahoe. At first I thought something was wrong and they were in trouble. In this case that boat is near the balloon ended up positioning itself underneath it and the balloon got curled up onto the deck. I imagine this must be a very difficult thing to pull off. Can any experienced ballooners talk about the challenges and sills involved?