My husband & I enjoyed our 5th flight with Hot Air Expeditions in February 2018. As with the prior 4 flights, each of them have been wonderful & fully met our expectations! We have had different pilots on each of our flights, & each of the pilots have been friendly & informative. On this most recent flight, our pilot was Pilot Al. Throughout our flight, he told us about the area, what we were looking at, & how high we were. On this flight,, which was a sunrise flight, we reached a height of appox 1500 ft. We were up in the air for about 70 minutes. We’ve been told that the typical flight is around 45-60 minutes...much of that is weather contingent. Morning flights tend to be longer in general due to more stable weather conditions.
We made our flight reservations about 1 week in advance. If you're a prior customer of Hot Air Expeditions, they'll give you a discount on your future flights.
After the departure from the Deer Valley Airport, your driver will take you to the selected balloon launch site in the N/NW Phoenix metro (based on weather conditions that day -- we have launched from 4 different launch sites out of the 5 times we've ballooned with them).
Prior to your balloon launch, your pilot will give you various safety guidelines for a safe & fun flight. Our launch & landing in each of our 5 flights have been very smooth... At no time have we felt unsafe. I am afraid of heights, but ballooning is absolutely awesome! It's truly amazing how peaceful & serene the world seems when you're floating thousands of feet up!
After your balloon lands, you will be treated to champagne (or a non-alcoholic beverage) & various goodies from French restaurant Vincent's on Camelback. We were back to the Deer Valley Airport at slightly after 11:00 AM.
We very much look forward to flying again with Hot Air Expeditions! Thanks Pilot Al!
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Mar 2018
Greetings Taryn!
Wow, what a thoughtful review! We are delighted that you enjoyed your 5th flight as much as the previous 4. We could not have described what we do near as well as you did. In the future we will most likely be using some or your explanations to convey the experience that we strive to provide. Thank you so very much for spending some time with our very own pilot Al and the rest of the crew. We are looking forward to your next flight with us. Cheers!