Endless Mountains Hot Air Balloons

08/02/2025

We are happy our own Dan Pregnar will be helping make balloonists safer at our safety seminar!

Welcome to our next speaker, Dan Pregnar! Dan's topic is Stump Dan with the Fan. Here's what he tells us about this:

Don’t allow your fan to take advantage of you. Your inflator fan is one the most important, but yet dangerous pieces of equipment. Discuss with Dan his thoughts on fan safety, placement and preventative maintenance. Spending just a little time maintaining and cleaning your fan might just prevent injury, break down or a catastrophic failure. Bring all of your fan questions and see if you can stump Dan!

Register now for in person or Zoom attendance: https://gebaballoon.org/continuing-education/

08/02/2025

Today is 14 years and 11 months of Tony flying at least once a month. Today’s flight was with Tim Strand in his balloon. Did you see us? Share your photo!

02/02/2025

Congratulations to our crew, Allyson Halleran and Bruce Halleran for their 2024 Northeast Crew of the Year award!

Congratulations to the 2024 Northeast Crew Persons of the Year winners, Allyson and Bruce Halleran!

25/01/2025

It was a chilly morning but the January flight is done! This is 178 months in a row of flying for Tony. Thanks for Ken K and Allyson, most of these are their photos. Thanks to Ken A, Bruce, John, and Mike for also coming out and playing balloon today.

09/01/2025

Happy FAVIA Day! On this day in 1793, 231 years ago, the first air voyage in America launched from the Walnut Street, Philadelphia prison yard. Jean Pierre Blanchard took off at about 10 am and flew about an hour, landing 15 miles away in Deptford, NJ.

01/01/2025

Happy New Year!

26/12/2024

This afternoon we were treated to a very rare winter afternoon flight. Beautiful and very slow winds. This makes 177 consecutive months of flying for Tony. Enjoy some pics.

26/12/2024

Happy Hanukkah!

25/12/2024

Merry Christmas!

24/12/2024

We’ve received word that all presents are loaded and the reindeer are ready. Santa is heading east for the first gifts of Christmas. Follow Santa at https://www.flightradar24.com/R3DN053/3875f013

21/12/2024

Happy Winter!

Happy winter solstice!

Photo courtesy of Ben Drennan

20/12/2024

14/12/2024

It’s a frosty morning for balloon annuals! Floaty Ball and Peace and Quiet are getting their yearly checkup today. Thanks to Mike, Josh, Bruce, Allyson, and Ken for the help!

29/11/2024

Avoid the crowds & traffic and make your Christmas shopping easy! Go to www.weflyhotair.com and make their dreams of floating through the sky come true. Gift certificates will be delivered to your email once the check out is completed.

Need a wrapping idea? Fill a box with inflated balloons and wrap the gift certificate with the balloons. Be sure to take a photo when they open it up!

28/11/2024

Happy Thanksgiving!

21/11/2024

Happy Montgolfier Day! On this day in 1783 the first humans took to the air and aviation was born.

240 years later we are still enjoying the skies in montgolfières or, in English, hot air balloons!

Please help us celebrate the Montgolfier brothers and our first pilots, Jean-François Pilatre de Rozier and François Laurent, by sharing a photo in the comments of your favorite photo of us!