Ballonfahrt

Balloon

On the occasion of my birthday was given me of friends,

of the family and also my wife a balloon trip. Of even, I never had got this idea, that correspondingly surprised I then also, as I held the voucher in hands. Now a suitable appointment must be found.

I am happy already on that.

At the weekend, I clearly made the appointment, but the heat of the last days was violent and the weather announcement prophesied thunderstorm and

thunderstorm warnings.

My feeling went already into the correct direction, for my demands the balloon trip was declined on Saturday evening.

The telephone

rings Sunday, at the morning, : "Here is the balloon team, we can today the trip make up, the weather will be good." Yes, the day becomes good.

The both rechargeable batteries for my cameras are yet full and I only must inquire whether my accompanying team has time. Around 17:00 clock, I depart.
The 120 km trip to Alzey are droven in an hour. Antje and Markus are my accompanying team. Original the team should be larger, but it was unfortunately not possible.

By the balloon team Rheinhessen we encountered two further passengers. With the offroad bus and the follower with the balloon, we proceeded ourselves to some winery where as a highlight a balloon trip be raffled.

We already were expected and had many spectators in the unpacking and erecting of the balloon

Herbert filled an air balloon with gas to determine around the wind direction. The test with the

spyglass yielded will be put on exactly 240° of the balloon way. the basket with the burner is put on the side and connected with the balloon

The remainder goes, thanks to the routine of Herbert Engler and

Helmut Lindemayer quickly: blow in air, make it hot an take off.
The air will be hot have fast, each LP-Gas burner performs 2800 KW.

Which heat the burners in operating get emerges, we sense during the removing. The flame stands 8 meters highly over the burner head into the balloon. I have myself the feeling, the scalp is burning . I did't lose my hairs on the balloon.

We are fast on 300 meter heights

and I have at the beginning problems to see after below.

On this trip, we go up to 1200 meter heights and reach temperatures in the cover until 120 C°

In the distance see becomes the highest wind wheels and that at the highest lain village in Rheinland-Pfalz. The accompanying vehicle is also already on the road and is to be seen for short time also. At this evening it is already very dim to not to make the ideal weather around pictures.

In the valley where we land it yet good opportunities to make some pictures.

Our balloon wants to be packed again to do the return trip. With a special tube, the hot air becomes out of the balloon evacuated. The 150 kg heavy cover is folded into the sack, than hung burner into the basket. Everything this will stow in the follower to

go again to the start point.

We were all first drivers, had raised and the honor through baptism with fire and sparkling wine to become in the peerage of the "Ballöner".

Since that We are "Ritter Gerhard*, begeisterter Luftikus, hoch über dem Vorholz, ruhig in Oberwiesen gelandet" which means "Knight Gerhard*, Enthused Airman, Highly Over The Before wood, Quietly In Waiter Meadows Landed" Maybe it's still a long name

Special thanks to the balloon team, which enabled us circumspect a beautiful balloon trip, and the owner of the winery goods, that. is due us sincerely serving to that.