Hot air balloon crash
Discussion
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-215844...
Grim.
The exact reason why I couldn't go on one. I know it's rare but even so, that is one nasty morning sight seeing end.
Grim.
The exact reason why I couldn't go on one. I know it's rare but even so, that is one nasty morning sight seeing end.
Jasandjules said:
TwigtheWonderkid said:
I wouldn't go in one here. Thousands of feet up in a picnic basket, surrounded by cannisters of gas and a huge flame.....I'll pass if it's all the same to you.
Indeed.And not just that, but without any realistic control either!?!?
Oops off to Egypt on the 15th
Hot air balloon already booked (with Sinbads hot air balloons) and paid for...
To be honest I think it will be a "decide on the day" thing and see what sort of condition the balloon is in, not like I would get a refund
Tragic accident for those killed though
Hot air balloon already booked (with Sinbads hot air balloons) and paid for...
To be honest I think it will be a "decide on the day" thing and see what sort of condition the balloon is in, not like I would get a refund
Tragic accident for those killed though
Tragic accident.
O/T. About ten years back Mrs Digga & I had the pleasure of being piloted by the lowest flyer at the Montgolfier ballon rally in Annonay. He was from Alsace and was an utter loony:
Day 1, first flight, just as it was grown dark we failled to set the balloon down in the planned field and had to 'hop' over a row of phone/power lines into the next field, where the three of us were decanted into the field with my wife on the bottom of the ruck. Apart from mourning the loss of a very expensive pair of (magled) my wife's sunglasses, we were all fine.
During the next few days he did various stunts including putting the gondola up a street, between apartments - people were waving to us as they breakfasted - but the crowning glory was stopping the traffic on this bridge: http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?hl=en&ll=45.2479... as we headed straight at it down the gorge.
I can see why it might not appeal to a lot of people, but personally found it very amusing.
O/T. About ten years back Mrs Digga & I had the pleasure of being piloted by the lowest flyer at the Montgolfier ballon rally in Annonay. He was from Alsace and was an utter loony:
Day 1, first flight, just as it was grown dark we failled to set the balloon down in the planned field and had to 'hop' over a row of phone/power lines into the next field, where the three of us were decanted into the field with my wife on the bottom of the ruck. Apart from mourning the loss of a very expensive pair of (magled) my wife's sunglasses, we were all fine.
During the next few days he did various stunts including putting the gondola up a street, between apartments - people were waving to us as they breakfasted - but the crowning glory was stopping the traffic on this bridge: http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?hl=en&ll=45.2479... as we headed straight at it down the gorge.
I can see why it might not appeal to a lot of people, but personally found it very amusing.
TwigtheWonderkid said:
I wouldn't go in one here. Thousands of feet up in a picnic basket, surrounded by cannisters of gas and a huge flame.....
Then you'll be even more reluctant to go in one of those other things. Tens of thousands of feet up in a thin aluminium tube, surrounded by thousands of gallons of fuel and four red-hot burners....Ozzie Osmond said:
TwigtheWonderkid said:
I wouldn't go in one here. Thousands of feet up in a picnic basket, surrounded by cannisters of gas and a huge flame.....
Then you'll be even more reluctant to go in one of those other things. Tens of thousands of feet up in a thin aluminium tube, surrounded by thousands of gallons of fuel and four red-hot burners....el stovey said:
Commercial aviation and airline operations in the UK are much more regulated than ballooning is, god knows what it's like in Egypt. UK Training checking and safety standards in ballooning are vastly inferior to those in any airline.
I've got professional ballooning buddies who'd disagree with you there.In what way do you think the "UK Training checking and safety standards in ballooning are vastly inferior to those in any airline"?
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