12/31/2023 0 Comments Balloons everywhere![]() ![]() The public is even encouraged to ask pilots questions and to get close to the balloons. The Alabama Jubilee is one of the few balloon events remaining that allows the public to walk on the field during balloon launches and operations. The best times for hot air balloon flights are early in the mornings and late in the afternoons because at those times of day the winds are calmest and most predictable. Many arrive during the middle of the day and often their first question is: ‘Where are the balloons?’ Since hot air balloons are aircraft that go where the wind takes them pilots are at the mercy of mother nature for when they can get these machines into the air. The Alabama Jubilee Hot Air Balloon Classic is an event that has drawn thousands of spectators every year, however, even with their long history, they get many new people every year. This year, the Alabama Jubilee featured sixty balloons from around the United State. The Alabama Jubilee Hot Air Balloon Festival at Point Mallard Park is an annual event and has been flying for 36 years. If you’ve never been to a hot air balloon festival then it’s just hard to describe the fun of seeing the balloons going from the back of a cargo trailer to rising in the air like a slow lumbering giant of a multi-color cloud. Once the hot air process is started, then it doesn’t take long for the balloon to go vertical and be ready for take off. The crews have to get the the balloons fully inflated before they can start feeding hot air in the balloon. Once the Hare balloon had cleared the field, then the other crews started their wind machines to inflate the balloons. ![]() This year the Pepsi Balloon got the honor of being the Hare and in no time the crew got it inflated and they were getting airborne. and the Hare for the Hare and the Hound balloon race was just getting ready to be inflated. We put the hammer down and got to Point Mallard at about 6:15 a.m. It was cool crisp spring morning that just makes you feel alive and well at that time of the morning. DECATUR – We rolled out at O-dark thirty Saturday heading to Decatur for the 2013 Alabama Jubilee Balloon Festival.
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