I participated in Maramureş Balloon Fiesta 2017 and I fly with a hot air balloon and I had an amazing experience, we have to arrive at 6 o'clock in the morning to tell us what kind of balloon to fly, and the pilots have also made a meeting as to how things will go.
After this meeting we headed each one to the balloons where we were assigned and started help the pilots with what we could :)
After some time the balloons started to rise and from there, our little journey began.
A few pictures of the top of the hot air balloon from where I was.
I flew for about 1 hour with that balloon but now it was the hard side, the landing. The landing of hot air balloons is basically a crash of these and depends very much on the speed of the wind. It was a very exciting experience and I kept close to the two cameras that I had with me, my Canon 6D and DJI Osmo because there is a risk that they will break from the impact, but the experience of the two Hungarian pilots was amazing and i didn't break the cameras but it was a hard landing. The devices are okay.
We landed on a field and called the recovery team after us, but this time we had to help pack the balloon.
This was my flight with the balloon and after we returned to the base I was baptized. It is said that everything you see during the first balloon flight will be yours but only when you are 2 meters above the ground.
Baptism was done by splashing our hair with champagne on the hair and burning a hairpin on our head. We had to climb a packed balloon and get some hands over the bottom. If you ever have the chance to fly with a hot air balloon to know it will be a wonderful experience and you will want to do as many times as you can in your life. Today it is said that we entered the noble world with this flight. I hope you enjoyed my experience. Take care of yourself and take a good flight :)