Hot Air Balloons, page-3

I understand where you're coming from but I think ballooning is portrayed as a peaceful, romantic experience gently moving across the sky like a cloud, and not the more adrenaline stirring type activities. The latter usually has risk, and those risks are well known. Ballooning however has more risks than the adrenaline sports, yet is still promoted as a peaceful romantic experience. When the person turning on the flame is the only control he/she has on the outcome, then problems are not far away. Taking these things over built up areas is madness, they should be limited to outback areas where there are no trees or power lines. Accidents seem to happen more regularly now, and it usually boils down to one thing...they can't be controlled and are at the mercy of the wind. I wasn't aware of any risk in power farting, unless of course one is ballooning at the time?