Flights and
flight packages
Roping
The Wind Hot Air Balloon Company is the only full time
ballooning
company flying the East Valley. We are also based in the East Valley.
We have several flight
locations and packages for you to
choose
from. Each provides a very unique and different flight with scenery
ranging
from city views to rugged mountain peaks. You choose the flight
location!
Our standard flight is an
exclusive private flight for two
people. These flights are available from our 3 flight locations
in the East Valley as well as from other locations around Phoenix. If
you are looking to complete your balloon flight experience with a
romantic getaway, we offer our Gold Canyon flight combined with a stay
at the beautiful Gold Canyon Golf Resort.
If adventure is a little more
what you are
seeking, then
consider our Old West Adventure Flight Package. This exciting package
includes accommodations at a remote bed and breakfast followed by an
adventure balloon flight (exclusive for 2) over rugged mountain peaks,
unspoiled desert terrain and over a large Saguaro forest.
You can learn more about
each of our flights
and packages and even schedule your flight online! Choose a flight:
Standard
Exclusive Flight for 2 (East Valley and Phoenix area)
Old
West Adventure Flight Package
Be Swept
Away On A Romantic Balloon Journey- Gold Canyon Golf Resort Spa Casita
and Flight Package
Other services
Roping
The Wind Hot Air Balloon Company doesn't only offer rides... we offer
much more! We are a full service hot air balloon company! Check out
some of our other services that our balloons are available for:
Skydiving Are you a skydiver looking for a
different jump
experience? Give us a call! We are always available to the skydiving
community! We can generally take 3 jumpers up at a time and can
handle as many as 9 jumpers in a morning or evening (seasonally)
flight. We can often times meet you and your guests at your local DZ.
Launch a short distance away and drop you at your DZ and you can be
back on the plane for your next ride up shortly after! No long shuttle
rides back to the drop zone with us!
Advertising
Our 7 story tall
hot air balloons are the perfect
place to advertise your company name and products and a great source of
making your market area aware of your brand name!
These moving, flying and larger than life billboards are a great way
(and very cost effective) way to get your companies name out into the
marketplace! Our hot air
balloons are very
mobile and can be driven to any location and inflated within minutes.
You can also use our balloons for store front promotions. Add a very
high visibility object to your next sale or grand opening event!
Additionally, tether flights can be combined to give your customers
something to remember! Since the first modern hot air balloons took to
the skies, people are still fascinated by these gentle giants. Wherever
we are, spectators always gather to get an up close look at our
aircraft! Have you ever seen someone take a picture of a billboard
before?! These pictures are then shown to friends and family and you
have indirectly reached an ever growing market!.
Tether
Events and
Static Inflations Hot
air balloons are great
for store front promotions and other such events were a business wants
a high profile/high visibility object on site. This object, the
balloon, also serves as an excellent way to give back to your customers
who patronize your establishment by providing tethered balloon rides.
Our 77-90,000 cubic foot balloons stand nearly 65 feet tall and 60 feet
in diameter. These gentle giants are visible from a great distance away
and spectators are always present during our balloon operations in high
traffic areas!
What exactly is a tethered balloon? A balloon is tethered by 3 ropes
(or tether lines) to ground anchor points and is allowed to ascend to
the top of these ropes. This can be anywhere from 10-50 feet up
depending on surface wind conditions and other considerations. Winds
must be light for a safe tether event (generally less than 5 mph). An
area that is approx. 200x200 feet is generally acceptable for tethering
a balloon provided there are no obstacles or powerlines around the
perimeter of the tether site. Parking lots are acceptable and grass
fields are preferable. A tether event can last from as little as an
hour to as much as 4 or 5 hours. Duration of tether time is always
dependent upon surface winds remaining light to calm. The duration of
the tether and height of the balloon on tether is always at the
discretion of the pilot in command.
We also can do more simplistic static displays (when the balloon is
inflated and remains on the ground). This is an option when the wind is
slightly too strong for tethering or when there isn't adequate space to
safely tether.
Our balloons can also be combined with block parties, school events,
and numerous other special events where the promoter/organizer is
looking for a highly visible means to drive people in off the streets
to their event. Email or call us for more details on our tethered
balloon operations.
