RF-man's Radio Site. Untitled. Aviation Safety Network > Hot Air Ballooning Questions, Balloon Flight Gift Voucher In Chelmsford, Braintree, Colchester, Brentwood, Essex UK. If you are looking to buy a Balloon ride as a gift choosing a company or an "operator" as they are called for hot air balloon rides in Essex can be difficult. Below we give some general advice for those considering an Essex air balloon ride as either a gift or for themselves. We hope that this will assist those looking for an amazing flying experience to get the best from their hot air balloon rides. Buying advice and Recommendations Buy local – Fly local Generally the best balloon flights available are from the local balloon operator based in that county. More often than not they provide the greatest range of available flight dates to choose from compared with a “nationwide” operator who may spread themselves too thinly over all of them.
And of course your local operator will posses a huge amount of local knowledge about the geography, history and weather conditions for the county. The weather and availability Time of day Balloon flights with spaces on them Balloon flight availability No. Cheap flights | Free flight comparison from Skyscanner.net. BAA: Official Site for BAA Airports. Radio / Aviation Scanner Frequencies. Military Airshows in the UK. AirQuiz. FREE Flight Tracker & Flight Status | FlyteComm.