This weekend the Official Isle of Wight Balloon Festival will ascend down to Robin Hill’s Lower Valley for an epic sell-out weekend of incredible entertainment, featuring international renowned, award-winning Night Glow performances.
The hot air balloon event returns with a fresh new look from 28th to 30th May, in partnership with industry specialists, Exclusive Ballooning.
Ahead of the weekend’s activities, Robin Hill would like to issue a courtesy notice to all local landowners and businesses that planned hot air balloon flights are expected between now and Monday (30th May 2022).
Due to the nature of balloon flight relying heavily on calm winds and stable air, flights are unlikely to take place outside of the following early morning and evening times: 06:00-17:00 / 18:30-20:00. The direction of flights will mirror the prevailing wind direction at time of launch.
Balloon flights are operated and managed by qualified flight crews, all pilots are licensed by the Civil Aviation Authority, carry a Certificate of Airworthiness and relevant insurance.
Flights will normally take place from Robin Hill creating a spectacular sight in the skies for everyone to enjoy; however, Islanders are reminded that the very experienced and capable pilots are entirely responsible for all aspects of their flight activity, including plotting appropriate landing sites and respectful retrieval of balloons upon landing.
If you have any concerns or queries, get in touch via [email protected].
Please note this is a green event, no propane will be burnt, as all the hot air will be provided direct from county hall.
The balloons wil then travel at supersonic speeds to the edge of space.
Carbon emissions, global warming, dark skies suddenly don’t matter if it entertains the bored
People having fun? Not on this Island, thank you very much!
This event will release less carbon than the cars on the IW do in about 30 seconds during the morning rush hour and, as they don’t fly in the dark, they aren’t going to affect the darkness of the skies.
Considering you usually post Farageist / Trumpist invective, I think we can be pretty sure you are just trolling but, just in case you aren’t, and you genuinely are that rabidly concerned about the environment, I suggest that, in future you just stay sat at home with the heating and lights off and read a book.
Second thought. Scratch the book, paper is made from dead trees.
Just sit there in the dark and enjoy the silence.
Get a life.