Go/No-Go ยท Balloon

See where the wind will take you

Launch from an airport or a field on the map. The briefing estimates your drift, the best layer and launch time, and how your chase crew keeps up.

Hot-air balloon flying above open farmland with landing areas in view

What the briefing covers

Winds against your limit

Launch and landing surface wind checked against the limit you set.

Steering layers and drift track

Low-level wind layers and an estimated drift track on the map.

Target landing odds

Hundreds of simulated tracks give the chance of landing within 1, 2 and 5 NM of your target, plus the best launch time and layer.

Chase crew card

Distance to landing, radio line of sight, and water or high ground between crew and balloon.

Heating and dawn fog

When daytime heating and gusts begin, convection risk and dawn fog.

Other briefings

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