Did you know that Hot Air Ballooning is the safest aviation sport in the world?
License
All passengers are flown under air services licence number for Class II (chartering) N606D and for Class III (advertising) G607D, in accordance with the approved operations manual and the provisions of the Air Services Licensing Act 1990 (Act No 74 of 1962), and the Civil Aviation Offences Act 1972 (Act No 10 of 1972).
Insurance
All necessary insurance is in place for third party liability (R2 500 000) as well as per passenger liability (R1 000 000).
Our Fleet
All balloons are inspected and maintained according to the rules and regulations of the SA Civil Aviation Authority.
Pilots
Our pilots have a balloon pilot rating from CAA. To get the rating, one has to fly a minimum number of hours with an instructor, make a solo flight and pass written, oral and flight tests. It is extremely important to only fly with a commercial operation.
From our guest book ...
We stood in the frost covered grass and watched huge, brightly coloured balloons, attached to large square baskets being blown up by loud bursts of fire! And then, while the darkness slowly changed to a soft, glowing sunrise, we effortly rose up into the sky. During a wind-still moment we were motionless, hanging in the sky, awed at the stillness, the beauty of mist covered water and cliffs - and the smallness of our world below. Thank you to Refus and his experienced crew and especially to Eddie Blight, for a soul-warming experience. With lots of good wishes from the Rogers OBS passengers.
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