We began producing Hot Air Ballooning videos in the late '80's. Our Crew training video "From the Ground Up" is used by pilots and ballooning events around the globe. All our videos are now being released by download. The video's include a digitally re-mastered Crew Training production with a condensed training segment to help new crew get a quick start, as well as clips that may be used by Aerostar and FireFly balloon pilots to train their crew in more detail. Contact
Our thanks to Dan Sherrill for suggesting we include hot air ballooning in our video work. Also, we greatly appreciate the Central Texas Balloon Association, whose members have participated in many of our videos.
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Hot Air Balloon Crew Training
"From the
Ground
Up"
Produced
at the request of & in association with experienced balloon pilots & crew, this
tape takes you through the entire process of setting up, launching, chasing,
recovering & packing balloons. Instructs persons on the components, safety precautions
and skills necessary to successfully crew for hot air ballooning. This is the
second edition of the tape first produced in 1989.
"From
the lighthearted overviews to the step-by-step instruction, this video provides
a clear explanation of crew training techniques." Donna Cook Eastman, Ballooning
Magazine
Now available by download! This production has been used for years to give crew knowledge in setting up, launching, chasing, deflating and packing a hot air balloon.
The Crew Training video is now only available by download. We have two sizes. The small file for phones and a large size for higher resolution. Please note: Only the order for the larger file includes the 4 extra clips.
ORDER (higher resolution - 480mb)$7.95
"From the Ground Up" Hot Air Balloon Crew Training video - (21 minutes - 480mb)
32 minute video produced balloon pilot Rusty Kaim's of the largest hot air ballooning event in the world. Downloadable video includes clips of the 2002 America's Challenge Gas Balloon Race; the Mass Accession; a huge moon glow and a glow featuring special shapes; a fireworks show; many special shapes; Remote Controlled Hot Air Balloons; beautiful shots set to soaring music. This is the video many have asked us for and are now able to provide thanks to Rusty's work!
Order Rusty's Albuquerque Hot Air Balloon Fiesta Download 770mb 32 minutes $6.95 + s/h
Fiesta Download
32 minutes
Sunrise Sunset Series
SPECIAL DISCOUNT!
All four Sunrise Sunset videos for $19.95
Order all (4) Sunrise Sunset downloads for $19.95
You pay for 3 and receive one free!
"If you
want to show your friends what it is like to get hooked on ballooning"
Ballooning Magazine
The four videos in the Sunrise Sunset series came about from requests that balloonists made for us to compile our ballooning footage into videos they could enjoy & share with others. We strive to provide just the right music to back the balloons.
This purchase includes all four downloads of the Sunrise Sunset Series - SS I, SSII, SS III and SS IV.
There are now four video's in the series
that take you from the hot air balloon factories of England, to the mountains
of central Mexico. The tapes include scenes shot over Andrews Air Force Base in Washington D.C., competitions from Texas and Baltimore, as well as just neat scenes of people having fun ballooning.
Purchase all four videos in the Sunrise Sunset Series
The Sunrise Sunset I video is now only available by download. We have two sizes. The small file for phones and a large size for higher resolution.
ORDER (higher resolution - large file 695mb)$6.95
Sunrise Sunset I - "A Tribute to Hot Air Ballooning" - 30 minutes
ORDER (mobile - small file 108mb) $4.95
Sunrise Sunset I - "A Tribute to Hot Air Ballooning" - 30 minutes
Sunrise Sunset II
Three part video; 1) tours of British balloon factories. 2) Highlight clips of the Andrews AFB Armed Forces Day Air Show & Kodak Balloon Race. 3) Highlights from the Guanajuato, Mexico balloon race.
"Typical PPI video- beautifully
composed, skillfully edited, with just the right combination of music & natural
sound effects to bring the viewer into the events shown....If you're looking
for a gift or want a video available for sale to first time passengers, Sunrise
Sunset II is a sure bet!"
Ruth Ludwig, Ballooning Magazine
Order the full length download videos below
The Sunrise Sunset II video is now only available by download. We have two sizes. The small file for phones and a large size for higher resolution.
Sunrise Sunset II - 32 minutes- large file
ORDER (higher resolution - large file 732mb)$6.95
Sunrise Sunset II - 32 minutes - smaller file
ORDER (mobile - small file 113mb) $4.95
Sunrise Sunset III The Competitive Spirit (25 min)
Takes a style similar to Sunrise
Sunset I. Some pilot and crew competition sequences, but mostly great balloon
scenes and beautiful music. Captures the incredibly friendly competitive spirit.
Opening video appeared in a series
of NASA/MCET educational satellite broadcasts on the "elements," then was made
available on CD to schools & the National Air & Space Museum. In another sequence,
the chase crew ran off the map and out of roads. Landowner had plane that he
was willing to take up and look for the balloon. Backed by dynamic music!
Order the full length download videos below
The Sunrise Sunset IV video is now only available by download. We have two sizes. The small file for phones and a large size for higher resolution.
Sunrise Sunset IV - 25 minutes- large file
ORDER (higher resolution - large file 695mb) $6.95
Sunrise Sunset III - 25 minutes - smaller file
ORDER (mobile - small file 108mb) $4.95
Balloon Festival Series
Ten days of perfect flying in the mountains and valleys of Central Mexico.
Multiple balloons rise over mountains and land near small villages, pilots fly box winds and move around each other with ease, chase crews wind mountain roads and provide excellent support. This tape captures the beauty of balloon flight and international relationships in a spectacular part of the world. This tape is backed by beautiful music from the city's symphony and includes other musical segments of the Mexican culture.
"This unique video does an excellent job of drawing you in to share the enjoyment that was experienced by the balloonists during this special balloon event. Every adventure seeking balloonist will surely enjoy viewing this video story many times."
Glen Allen, HOT AIR, a publication of the Plano Texas Balloon Club
The Guanajuato, Mexico Hot Air Balloon Event video is now only available by download. We have two sizes. The small file for phones and a large size for higher resolution.
Guanajuato, Mexico - 59 minutes- large file
ORDER (higher resolution - 5 large files) $9.95
This download is provided in five (5) parts.
Guanajuato, Mexico - 59 minutes- smaller file
ORDER (mobile - small file 208mb) $7.95
Kodak & Andrews Air Force Base Washington DC
Hot Air Balloon Races
Washington DC This event allows balloon
pilots to fly in otherwise very controlled air space. The tape captures the
flights over the field and into the country-side. Clips of the air show include
the Air Force Thunderbirds and other aircraft.
Order the full length download videos below
The Washington DC Hot Air Balloon Event video is now only available by download. We have two sizes. The small file for phones and a large size for higher resolution.
Order Washington D.C. Download
$6.95 (Large 724mb file) 31 minutes
ORDER Washington D.C. Download$4.95 (mobile - small file 111mb)
The Poteet Strawberry Festival which
holds its annual event in April (100,000 visitors to the community of three
thousand), staged the Strawberry Balloon Festival for the 2nd year. Competitive
flights were flown in the beautiful Texas Hill Country. The event's moon glow
is captured from the air by helicopter.
Order Poteet Strawberry Festival
Hot Air Balloon Event Download
$4.95 (small 122mb file) 34 minutes
Order Poteet Strawberry Festival
Hot Air Balloon Event Download
$3.95 (Large 787mb file) 34 minutes
Preakness 1991
Fast paced
documentary of the hot air balloon races held prior to the Preakness horse race
in Baltimore, Maryland. We captured all aspects of the event from pilot registration & briefings to launch, competition and award ceremonies. Video focuses on setup,
flights, landing and recovery of the balloons participating in the event.
"Please
accept our warmest thanks for producing such a wonderful tape capturing the
many delightful moments of the Maryland Preakness Hot Air Balloon Competition!
You have done a magnificent job in featuring all aspects of our balloon festivities!"
Sandra W. Cuneo, Exec Dir., Maryland
Preakness
Order 1991Maryland Preakness
Hot Air Balloon Event Download
$4.95 (Large 927mb file) 30 minutes
Order 1991Maryland Preakness
Hot Air Balloon Event Download
$3.95 (small 143mb file) 30 minutes
Great scenes of flying over the
Baltimore area and great MOON GLOWS. The Klondike Bear, the Famous Footwear
shoe & other great shapes.
Large 1992 Preakness is unavailable
Order 1992Maryland Preakness
Hot Air Balloon Event Download
$4.95 (small 208mb file) 59 minutes
The
Fort Worth International Balloon Rodeo
Festival attracted over 60 balloons from all over the country. Box winds, usually non-existent in this part of Texas, made the Saturday morning competition particularly interesting.
It began with a "Moonshine" and included a "key grab"
event for a 1993 Chevy truck. We show
a pilot evaluating various launch sites in the "key grab" event and another
launching quickly after the "hare balloon" mistakenly launched early. Multiple
balloons are seen hurriedly launching to compete in the evening's flight.
Order the Fort Worth International Balloon Rodeo Download
$4.95 (Small 927mb file) 58 minutes
Harris Branch Hot Air Balloon Race
Forty balloons participated in this event that includes some of the greatest scoring scenes we've documented.
Multiple
balloons arrive in line to throw markers, while others have launched from totally
different directions, yet manage to come right across the target, some only
a few feet off the ground!
Order the Harris Branch Hot Air Balloon download
$4.95 (157mb file) 45 minutes
Balloon Pilot Quotes
Very good job on the tape - It will be very helpful
to my crew, Great - Very good. Will be
used a lot!!
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I really enjoyed this
tape, because I set-up and pack the balloon exactly the way you demonstrated.
