Hot Air Ballooning Maintenance Guide

Are you a hot air ballooning enthusiast and have an enviable collection of hot air balloons? Do you quite frequently get into hot air balloon races? Well you must be really an adventure freak and you must get a high when you watch the world from the top but there are a few things that you just cannot ignore when its comes to these balloons. The first thing that you can’t overlook by any means is the maintenance and repairing of these balloons.

It is very important because if you don’t maintain your balloons properly and repair when needed it can result in fatal accidents. To keep your balloons airworthy you have to take great care of them and always check if there are any snags or rips.

Always keep the envelope dry and clean. This will prevent occurrence of moulds and hence protect from any kind of abrasion during transport or packing. If you go hot air ballooning and land on a muddy surrounding make sure that you hang your envelope dry after that. Check your burner and fuel systems at regular intervals and keep then clean. If the fuel hose is damaged get it replaced immediately. If there are any leaky valves replace them as soon as you can. Your wicker basket calls for occasional repairing and refinishing and the skid at the bottom should be replaced at regular intervals.

If there is a snag or a burn in the envelope then it requires patching. If the burn is too bad to be fixed it is better to replace the panel completely. For this you have to remove the stitching of the old panel and stitch in a new panel with appropriate technique and expertise. Keep these pointers is mind and you will be able to enjoy safe hot air ballooning.

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