Hot Air Balloonist

05/16/2026

We have a new envelope listed in the equipment 4Sale section. Check out the Kubicek 210 Envelope now for sale.

2013 Kubicek BB60Z 2013 Kubicek BB60Z ENVELOPE ONLY 210,000CF Asking $12,500 ENVELOPE ONLY 2013 Kubicek BB60Z. 220 hours, may have 5-10 more hours at time of sale. No panels ever replaced. Kevlar lines, turning vents, smart vent, 2 rows of nomex. Hyperlife Valve Getting new envelope from Kubicek....

03/30/2026

Sign me UP Thank you for your interest in the Digital Online Wavier. Just so you understand, when you sign up for our "Digital Waiver" service we use YOUR waiver. You do not need to use our wavier. We take your actual waiver that you are currently using and digitize it. We then place that digital ve...

01/03/2026

Calling all RE/Max pilots! Did you know that Balloons-andBeyond.com has a custom balloon cup with a RE/Max balloon on it! Great for your after flight ceremony and a fantastic souvenir for your RE/Max agents and local offices. https://balloons-andbeyond.com/.../custom-balloon-cups.../

11/05/2025

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Light The Night At Blood Cancer United's, formerly LLS, Light The Night we gather as a community to celebrate, honor, and remember those touched by blood cancers. Friends, families, schools, corporate teams, and sponsors join together to bring light to the darkness of cancer. The funds raised by thi

09/30/2025

HERE IT IS! The Complete Guide on using a Drone to read the winds!

Charts, videos, step by step instructions on how to read the winds aloft with a drone. You can slowly get away from using your helium balloons. Even if you still wish to use a small helium balloon to read the winds the visibility charts and climb rates in this presentation will give you a better understanding about how high and how far you are actually seeing your pi-ball. A small drone can give you better, more accurate winds aloft than you can get from any other source. This download includes a power point presentation. A PDF version and the Speakers notes on each of the nearly 40 informative slides!
https://balloons-andbeyond.com/product/pi-ball-by-drone-presentation/

09/23/2025

The big one is coming! Do you have cups for the after flight champagne toast?

We now have several versions of the Custom Balloon Cup. Please look over the selections below and choose the cup version you wish to purchase.

07/29/2025

Check out the Aviation-Ranch site. Also read about what they are doing for our young and upcoming pilots. https://aviation-ranch.com/maverick/

11/06/2024

Balloon Friends! With the loss of the RUC winds many of you are relying on using a drone to get your winds aloft. Even that process has changed! WE have produced a new video to walk you through the procedure. Watch the video at no cost on the Balloons-andBeyond site. Here is the link.. https://balloons-andbeyond.com/product-category/tutorials-files-downloads/

Fly well, Have FUN & BE SAFE.

We are excited to now offer 3 NEW sets of custom balloon cups. All are available in the store. Quantities are limited so choose the cup that you like most and order today.

10/10/2024

We are unharmed! But what a mess! We are on generator power. We lost power about 2:30 am. At around 4:30 we had a break in the rain so I went out and plugged in the generator and fired it up. We are surrounded on three sides by water. We received 12inches of water and the lake was already flooded. We had the top of a pine tree next door break off and land on our roof. The top of a cypress tree broke off and landed on our little fishing boat. We had a large tree fall accross our driveway. Gina and I tied a tow strap and have pulled it out of our way so we can get out of the driveway. We had a couple of fences fall in the back yard and we will have to replace. Our burn can that we use to dispose of our yard waste is under water so that will not be used for a while.

BUT ! ! !...
WE are all unharmed and from what we can tell there is no damage to our home. I have enough propane to keep the generator running for a few days. So now we just need to start cleaning up.

10/10/2024

Jeff Thompson
Well we are just after Midnight here. Our power has gone off and back on twice now. Airports around us are reporting wind gusts of 76-79 MPH. It is raining (HARD) and the wind off the lake is pounding the back of our home. No idea of the scope of the damage outside since it is pitch dark out there. Currently there are millions (literally) of people out of power across central Florida. We are about two hours away from the worst, according to the forecast.

10/09/2024

It is going to be a long night!