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For the record, yes you need a pilot’s license to fly a hot air balloon.

And yes the “balloon police” (aka the FAA in the United States) or their equivalent governing body in other countries will stop you, and fine you.

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I don’t know if they can actually stop you. Especially the first time. But they can definitely find you and fine you. A lot. Like more than tree fiddy.

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Yes. They wont kill you and take down your balloon. But you have to come back to land at some point. Then bam! You’re arrested…

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They can definitely encourage you to land.

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FAA if you’re lucky. If youre unlucky, the baloon police are an F-16 with a sidewinder

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That seems like overkill

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I wonder if the IR sensor of a sidewinder could get a lock on the heating element of a hot air balloon.

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New versions could easily target a hot air balloon.

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Robert Fulton has entered the chat.

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We all float down there!

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That’s such a cool design, very topical with international politics too.

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I heard in France the balloon police are armed. With BB guns to take down offenders.

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How do they stop you mid flight though

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With helicopter mounted machine guns.

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You DON’T need a license for some types of flight though. Anything under 254 pounds. Ultralights and paragliders. (However that doesn’t mean there’s no rules)

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