We normally meet at the Brimfield Plaza parking lot and return there after the completed hot air balloon ride experience. Inflation and lift off will take place at a site determined before scheduled-flight time. The actual location is one that will provide some exciting photographic opportunities and safe landing sites. America's Unknown Destinations uses many lift-off locations depending on wind direction and speed. The cold inflation of the envelope takes approximately 20 minutes.
Passengers are to board once the gondola is standing upright and nearly ready to lift off.
The flight itself will last approximately 50 minutes to 1 hour, depending on weather conditions and the area we are flying over. We generally fly over rural farms and an occasional small town or newly developed area. Altitudes for a normal journey by air are generally below 2,000 feet. The average flying height will be approximately 500 feet. The hot air balloons drift the same direction and speed as the wind.