Originally Posted by mbounds
Originally Posted by waterbug_wpb
how do they get the balloon back?

They drive a truck out into the desert, load the balloon in the truck, and then drive back.

(FAA requires plastic balloons to have two methods of dumping gas - one controlled and one on a timer and requires the operator to call in position reports every 2 hrs as long as the balloon is in the air. The balloon has a GPS tracker.)


That big 'ol balloon would make a mess out of an airplane.


Jake Kohl