Work gets underway

Work gets underway

Two days ahead of schedule, the first preparations for #GEMAB23 got underway on Saturday, June 24, in bright sunshine. By Monday, some 40 people will be at the table for lunch. The work will start with the bagging of straw bales, then the fences (4000 meters), the...
The pilots’ parade: a must

The pilots’ parade: a must

Every evening, as the pilots enter the runway, the music of the pilots’ parade begins. It’s both the history of the Mondial and the history of aerostation, with lively music that puts us in the mood for the future flight, which promises to be majestic....
Organizing an international event

Organizing an international event

What’s the hardest thing about organizing a Mondial Air Ballons? The time you have to devote to it: 22 months for a small team of ten people. Finding the budget, marketing the product, writing a story that makes pilots, crews, media and partners dream....
Latecomers to the call

Latecomers to the call

Hot-air balloon pilots, especially French ones, are always the last to register. Not to mention the local pilots. In their defense, we’ve always welcomed latecomers, even right up to the last day. So there are those who take advantage of the early bird rate, the...
After official forms, meetings

After official forms, meetings

The modern world can’t help wanting everything to be controlled, analyzed and coded. That’s why the administration develops official forms, Excel spreadsheets, decrees and laws to regulate every act of daily life. This acceleration of procedures has...

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