Balloon

Definitions

• The result of a too aggressive flare during landing causing the aircraft to climb.
• means a lighter-than-air aircraft that is not engine driven, and that sustains flight through the use of either gas buoyancy or an airborne heater
• A lighter-than-air aircraft that is not engine driven, and that sustains flight through the use of either gas buoyancy
  or an airborne heater.
• The result of a roundout (flare) that is too aggressive during landing, causing the aircraft to climb.

References

• 14 C.F.R. Part 1, Federal Aviation Administration, 2026
• Airplane Flying Handbook, Federal Aviation Administration, 2021
• Balloon Flying Handbook, Federal Aviation Administration, 2024
• Weight-Shift Control Aircraft Flying Handbook, Federal Aviation Administration, 2008