ChrisN wrote:
"Re balloons - the non-aviators who run EASA had several tries to enforce carriage of an ASI in balloons. I believe it is still the case that EASA says all landings should be made into wind – including balloons (somebody, please correct me if this is an urban myth, but it was reported)."
No myth, but EASA did drop the ASI requirement for balloons after realising it was a 'copy / paste' error (in 2008 during early drafting stage of Part OPS). Those of us in the working group at the time had a bit of a laugh though, and I am afraid I did relate this more widely which is why it is now quoted back to me a lot!
The 'balloons land into wind' requirement was a real element in the SERA (Standardised European Rules of the Air) draft by Eurocontrol not EASA, and this was 'corrected' after, again, a good humoured debate and banter. Again, wish I hadn't reported this......as it is no longer even funny at EASA.