As an on-going commitment to hot air ballooning, especially in the West Country, Aerosaurus invited Dave Seagar-Thomas to come down to its Exeter base on Saturday to help increase safety on privately owned balloons by renewing their C of A’s (Certificate of Airworthiness). A C of A has to be carried out on a balloon […]
The Aerosaurus Balloons team has expanded even further! We are pleased to welcome our newest commercial pilot, John Dee Shapland. After flying in Dubai for the last two ballooning seasons and with a wealth of over 20 years of being a hot air balloon pilot, we are proud to welcome him to the team. We […]
Due to an increase in demand for private and exclusive small balloon flights, Aerosaurus has decided to upgrade its smallest balloon. The balloon will be used to provide champagne hot air balloon flights in the Devon and Cornwall area at our standard flight meeting locations as well as Dorset, Somerset and Wiltshire. Before it was […]
Due to a increase in demand together with the need to constantly be keeping the fleet up to date, Aerosaurus Balloons have taken delivery of a additional 317,000 cubic foot, 16 passenger, Hot Air Balloon, Registration G-CFFL. Major Component Suppliers For Hot Air Balloon Baskets The balloon’s basket was made in Spain by Ultramagic, the […]
After having spent time in Spain and Austria flying and studying. I’ve now taken all my exams for my PPL (private pilots license). There were 5 exams in total, Navigation, Meteorology, Human Factors, Ballooning Systems and Air Law all of which have 20 questions (except for Human Factors, which has 10). In the end the […]
The new flying season for Aerosaurus Balloons has started with the first flight taking place on a slightly chilly Thursday morning on the 3rd April. With last year being a poor summer, all the Aerosaurus team are looking forward to a good summer and lots of flying (especially the pilots who felt a tad grounded […]
Once again this young PUT (Pilot Under Training) is lucky enough to be abroad ballooning. I’m currently in Spain at the Ultramagic Academy in Igualada attending a course on Hot Air Ballooning. The end aim being that I pass all my exams and successfully fly one solo flight. This then will mean I’ll officially be […]
After settling into my new home for the next 2+ weeks, the previous night, I prepared for the task ahead of me: Passing 5 CAA exams (Navigation, Meteorology, Human Performance, Ballooning Systems and Air Law) as well as a tether and one solo flight. A daunting aspect for any mere mortal! My First Day At […]
The last day of the fiesta was today (18th January), so we were keen to get a flight in. Sadly however it was still snowing and the weather had only got worse. Low cloud was now all around us and visibility was less than 500 metres meaning there was no chance what so ever of […]
Another disappointment today, the snow had fallen during the night and was still falling. So with flights once again cancelled, David and myself went for a coffee and cake and wandered the streets of Filzmoos. As disappointed as I was with the flights being cancelled it was a lovely day to walk around the village. […]
