Balloon down East of Luton?
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Balloon down East of Luton?
While I was doing circuits yesterday afternoon and listening to Luton Radar (our airfield is withing Luton Zone) I heard an R44 pilot asking if Luton had heard anything about a hot air balloon going down to the East of Luton. They responded that they had had a request to look out for them and D&D had been informed. Anybody here heard anything?
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Let's hope they're all safe but surely, balloons normally do land out?
(With luck the landing fee will only be the usual £50 to a farmer instead of the £750 at Luton).
(With luck the landing fee will only be the usual £50 to a farmer instead of the £750 at Luton).
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I heard the landing fee has risen to £51. . .balloon flying is of course always subject to inflation
...and the prize for worst joke outside Jet Blast goes to.....
I heard the landing fee has risen to £51. . .balloon flying is of course always subject to inflation
...and the prize for worst joke outside Jet Blast goes to.....
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I always understood that aeroplanes can be landed, you try to control the crash in a glider, but just plain CRASH a balloon wherever it decides to fall out of the sky.....
