Ballooning is a fair-weather sport. Our flights will be canceled if it is raining, if thunderstorms are near or if surface winds are greater than 8 mph.

The best time to fly is when the air is calm and stable. Typically, that's either at dawn, or a couple hours before sunset, when the sun is low on the horizon.

After deciding whether you'd like a morning or afternoon flight, call about a month prior to the time you'd like to try to fly, and we'll select a date and location.

Most of our flights are on the weekend. While it is possible to fly year-round, the ballooning season in Western New York is about mid-May through mid-October.

After deciding whether you'd like a morning or afternoon flight, call or email us and we'll select a mutually-agreeable date and location. Sometimes we have openings for the upcoming weekend, so you can always call to see if we can accommodate you sooner.

All companies insuring balloons now require each passenger to sign a waiver of liability (pdf). Please read, sign and bring along a copy of this to give to your pilot prior to your flight.