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At the time of writing this the team is still recovering from an absolute nonstop weekend of ballooning! What a weekend it was too! We completed three flights in special shape balloons and inflated several envelopes at the British Balloon Museum and Library inflation day. The inflation day happens every two years and is the…
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The 2026 ballooning season is off to a flying start, pun intended! Least year we enjoyed our first flights in April. So, for the 2026 season we were keen to beat the previous year. For months, the UK was hammered by almost nonstop rain and then in March it began to ease off. After what…
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This blog has been kindly written by team member Helen Goldring. Her and her son Liam attended the 2026 Llangollen Model Balloon Meet on the 14th of March 2026. When we think of a model we imagine a 1:24 scale replica. That’s not the case with model hot air balloons. They may be smaller than…
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Hello and welcome to our first blog of 2026. This one is a little different and a bit of fun to beat away the winter blues. In this blog we are going to be looking at part one of the “Balloonist Spotters Guide.” What’s this you ask? Well, it is a tongue in cheek guide,…
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Welcome to the last blog of 2025 and what a year it has been! This blog is a little different in that it is a look back on the teams highlights from the year. Several of our team members have kindly written a little paragraph about what made 2025 special for them. We have grown…
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Welcome to our latest blog! This one is very special as it allows us to go behind the scenes and look at the making of the UK’s newest special shape balloon! Finley or G-TURT is owned by Chris Freeman who is also one of the UK based Ultramagic Balloons Representatives. Chris has designed and purchased…
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We have had a fantastic year so far. 2025 has been our best year of ballooning since the team was formed in 2008. We have flown more, attended more events, and achieved more than any other year. Throughout the year we have made some incredible memories and in fairness we thought the year had peaked.…
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This blog has come a little later than hoped but work and other commitments have meant I haven’t had the time to write it until now. This blog is focused around Liam Menzies training, pilot training in general and his last training flight which was on the 18th of October 2025. It is really important…
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Wow what an awesome weekend that was! Usually, the season has wound down by now, but this year October is being kind to us weather wise. The team managed four flights in total. Saturday the 11th in the morning saw Jamie flying for our friends at Vista Balloon Flights. This time he flew their Cameron…
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This blog was written by Jon Robinson, a childhood school friend of Jamie’s who joined the team properly this year. We recently surprised Jon with his first flight whilst giving trainee pilot Liam Menzies a training flight. Jon’s experience is detailed below and is written from his perspective: Attending the Northampton Balloon Festival during the…
