Balloon pilot in the spotlight – Ronald
How Ronald became a balloon pilot…
Global Ballooning Australia Welcomes World-class Japanese Pilot to the Team
Global Ballooning Australia Welcomes World-class Japanese Pilot to the Team
Victoria, Australia; 23 August 2019 – It is with great excitement that Global Ballooning Australia welcomes our first ever Japanese commercial pilot Sanshiro Ishihara to the award-winning team. We’re proud to announce that Sanshiro is the only Japanese ballooning pilot in Australia.
The MOST ROMANTIC balloon proposal
Sam & Fren first laid eyes on each other at a friend’s birthday party and have been together in their relationship for about 2 years now.
In May 2019, Sam plucked up the courage to propose to Fren in one of our hot air balloon flights over Melbourne and happily shared their story for all to read.
Scarlett achieves National Womens Altitude Record
The onset of winter in the ‘southern states’ is a time for those of us who endure the bleak windy weather conditions to switch to mental survival mode. This can be in the form of; living and breathing footy, escaping to the North, heading off skiing or in the case of balloonists – looking for something to do to lift one’s spirit when the flying ‘ain’t happening’.