Who starts a journey without knowing where it will finish? Who lands without brakes, falls over, and is delighted and eager to do it again? Today's balloon pilo

The hot air balloon has a fascinating history of much trial and error, scientific research and bold adventure. This book chronicles the development and advances

A sourcebook about ballooning and balloonists with a detailed training syllabus.

Crouch, senior curator of the Aeronautics Division at the National Air and Space Museum.

The aim of this book is to introduce scientific ballooning to the many people who are interested in the use of balloons for scientific applications. The book of