Category: Flight Report


  • A Busy and Successful Weekend!

    Strap in, this is going to be a long one! Wow, where to start, the team has had a very busy weekend, and we have managed to get a lot of positive stuff done.  I guess the best place to start as with most things is the beginning, which brings us to Friday the 1st of…

  • Flight Report 24/07/2025 PM – Hanging Houghton to Spratton

    Team Pilot Jamie has been working towards his commercial pilots license this year, he has attained his group A license already allowing him to fly advertising balloons and is now working towards adding a passenger carrying rating. To do this he needed to complete a proficiency check with a commercial operator which would act as…

  • 17/07/2025 Ballooning Workshop for the Scouts and Flight Report

    All of the team at Molly Mae Ballooning will agree that one of the best parts about the sport of ballooning is being able to share the magic and excitement that comes with it with others. So when the opportunity came around to do a workshop and demonstration with the local Scouts group we jumped…

  • Flight Report 12/07/2025 AM – Obelisk Centre to Weedon Bec

    The 0400 hour alarm was a sharp shock for the members of Molly Mae Ballooning on Saturday the 12th of July 2025, a training flight had been planned for Liam Menzies. The team had agreed to meet from our regular launch site at the Obelisk Centre in Northampton at 0445 hours. With the trailer hooked up,…