Mallorca overwhelm in hot air balloon: the adventure of floating through the air!
Survolar Mallorca in aerostatic globe has become practically a tradition of Spanish Balearic Island. An entire experience that leads thousands of adventurers to take a probing of sky flying over the world in this majestic walk.
It is an almost magical tour with Mallorca at our feet and exceptional panoramic views, in which you appreciate from the island of Cabrera, Palma and the Mountain of Section, to the Victoria Peninsula (between Alcudia and Pollensa), and You can even recognize the island of Menorca in the background of the distance. It feels as if you were king of the world!
And it is that Mallorca is a true paradise of the aerostation. Imagine that it floats on the island at the same level of its beautiful turquoise skies and oranges, observing the Mediterranean Sea that appears all its corners in 360 degrees ...
The magic if it exists and is waiting for us at the heights on this wonderful island. Would you dare to try ? Know a little more about the experience of traveling in hot air balloon and dare to live it yourself on your next trip TO MALLORCA!
The experience of climbing a hot air balloon
The experience really tries to raise all your senses while exploring a Mallorca never seen before. And it is that the aerostation expert pilots are responsible for tame the winds of the north and the south to direct and stably the globe, exactly towards the place they want, in the direction of adventure.
There will be no easy way to feel vertigo, it is a quiet walk without turbulence. But that adrenaline that we feel inside the adventurers escapes ourselves, and that is that the feeling of immensity that these views of the panorama do not get it anywhere else other than the best hot air balloon to which you can upload, And that you get it in Mallorca.
This island was in fact that of the XXI FAI Europeans Hot Ballon Championship in 2019 by the Mallorca Balloons agency, a whole local and international success.
It is a pass from when you go up until you go down, even if you don't want to go down! The guides of the walk explain all the dynamics of preparation, the science behind the globe, and the route that they will see before, during and after. And some can be interactive, inviting passengers to help with the globe inflation process and explain each part. A very complete, fun and informative experience.
How does a hot air balloon work ?
The inflation of the globe is perhaps the most important part, because that is where the beginning of the magic that these wonderful trips arise.
It consists of two parts. First of all, the balloon (of impervious synthetic material such as nylon or polyester) unfolds on the ground surface, where cold air is introduced using a large fan. The next thing is to use a propane burner that introduces hot air from 80 and 110 degrees Celsius (helium or propane) straightening and shaping the globe, which remains there until it is available to take off your takeoff.
Account of an wrapping and a boat linked by cables, with rustic form almost always made of wicker (the basket). The burners direct the flame of fire that heats the material towards the beginning of the wrapping of the globe to inflate it.
It is precisely the difference in air density inside it that maintains in this way, since it differs from the density of the air outside. It will be this difference in internal and external air densities that subsequently guarantees that height that the globe reaches when it is already elevated because, once they are level, the globe will normally begin its overflow process.
The management of densities is confirmed safely and effectively by the trained pilot in charge of directing the globe, and all the adventurers on the ride that go in the great wicker basket. The truth is that they are at the mercy of the wind and their work will be to find the perfect current so that the balloon travels in the heights through it.
The volume of the balloons depends on each model and how much load capacity they can support, but normal are models that endure from 1,800m3 to 3000m3 of air.
Complementarily, navigation and safety instruments are used: thermometer, altimeter, variuster (or varicose meter), compass and GPS, radio and extinguisher.
The “effortless” with which the balloons travel is apparent, since the pilot must be very well experienced and oriented to fulfill the task of introducing the globe into the correct and suitable air currents to follow his direction to the direction of the Desired height.
The "FLY" Autostatic Globes
Think that the hot air balloons are a valid question, since we certainly feel that we fly on the surface, and to the balloon trips it is usually called flights, but the reality is that they do not fly in itself. The hot air balloons float inside the wind, given the physical theory that hot air weighs less than cold air and therefore rises.
This does not subtract the feeling of flying to the experience, although in reality the Globe flying off on the surface of the earth, giving the adventurer a completely different and unique experience among the rest.
What should I do if I want to fly in aerostatic globe in Mallorca ?
The first thing you should do is prepare for experience, both in degree of emotion and security. You must prepare mentally for the experience because it means arriving high, and you must be in your best conditions to enjoy it and have a good time.
There are many aerostatic flight agencies on the island that are trained in the discipline and that guarantee an incredible trip for thousands of groups of people a year.
There are many options to choose from! We recommend that you choose those that best suits your needs, schedules, budget and travel group. Many have conditions to which we have to adapt, so you must communicate previously to ensure that you choose the best option.
The important thing is to decide to undertake one of the most rewarding experiences you can do, and right there, in Mallorca! Which offers really impressive views.
The most typical thing is that takeoffs leave or very early in the morning or in the afternoons-noches, moments of the day in which the air in the environment is usually cooler, and also because they are moments in which the sky It is usually clearer, and stired with beautiful colors so that even more experience is enjoyed. So I sign it on your calendar, and prepare your schedule and your compis to enjoy the adventure!
Are you ready to start this great adventure ? discover for yourself the experience of surviving Mallorca and living it how you had never done it before. And if it's not your first time ... Well, you know it's a pass! And that deserves to repeat himself with pleasure.
