Balloon

After your first balloon flight there is a initiation ceremony.  It goes back to the very first flight and goes like this. You kneel before your pilot (thank goodness it wasn't ISIS), a bottle of champagne awaits. Your pilot will say you have a choice to either drink or wear your champagne,  really what a choice, pop the cork and let's get to some celebrating...

Floating in a balloon takes quite a bit of prep.  You have to lay the balloon out, get it unwrapped, use a fan to start inflating the balloon before you ever turn on the heat. Once the balloon is upright you add some heat from propane burners that give it lift...

I've flown in many different airplanes in my life, but I've never floated in a hot air balloon.  I love getting my feet off the ground.  At a young age my grandfather would take me flying in a plane he designed and built.  I've been in stunt planes, even a B17...