Hot Air Balloon ‘Unplugged Fiesta’

Video – Hot air balloons over Kraków

The 2024 Hot Air Ballon ‘Unplugged’ Fiesta (Krakowska Fiesta Balonowa Unplugged) is currently taking place in Kraków.

This morning (Fri 18th Oct) around 10 balloons took off from Swoszowice and flew over Kliny (and Kraków Expats Directory HQ!) heading West.

More flights are planned for around 4pm today and on Saturday 18th October at 6am and 4pm, with static tethered demonstrations and displays planned for Sunday (19th Oct) at the aviation museum.

I managed to capture some video of the balloons flying over Kraków Expats Directory HQ and Fort 52a Łapianka/Jugowice.

The flights are weather dependent, with Sunday 20th reserved should any of the competitive flights need to be rescheduled.

Locations of the flights will be announced on the organisers facebook page:-

    FB Event- Krakowska Fiesta Balonowa Unplugged
FB Page- Krakowska Fiesta Balonowa Unplugged

The details of the Fri (18th Oct) afternoon flight have now been published:-

Notice regarding Friday afternoon flight.
Crews are to report at 15:00 at CH Bonarka
The conditions of the flight will be assessed on site. The speed and direction of the wind is most important. The start (if effective) will take place around 4:00 p.m. Balloons will move west in the direction of Lagiewniki, Ruczaj, Zakrzówek.

The unplugged reference refers to the fact that the pilots have to compete without the use of electronic navigation aids.

You can follow the balloon flights on flightradar24.com where you can replay the recorded route of the competition here.


 

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