With over 1000 hours, Philip is a very experienced balloon pilot. He has flown balloons over most of the world, over volcanoes in Kenya, vast plains in Russia and snow-capped peaks in the Alps. Philip is certified with a Type-D class balloon certificate, which allows him to fly all types of hot air balloons – including the very largest.
Philip also holds a Danish duration record in ballooning (7 hours and 25 minutes) and has flown at altitudes of up to 20,000 feet. He is an active competition pilot, has won the Danish Championship in 2008, 2009 and 2011 and participated in the World Championship in the USA in 2012.
Bartek is a highly experienced commercial balloon pilot who has flown virtually every type and size of balloon. He has over 1300 flight hours behind him. He has flown passengers all over the world, including exotic locations such as Malaysia, Bahrain, Singapore, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. Before joining DreamBalloon, Bartek also worked for an extended period as a balloon pilot in Germany.
Bartek is from Poland, and is the founder and organizer of Poland’s largest balloon festival, the annual International Balloon Festival in Szczecinek.
Ismail is a pilot with 38 years of experience in different types of flying, including ballooning. He still has a great passion for ballooning and aviation in general. Ismail is an instructor for skydiving, hang gliding, hot air ballooning and airplanes. He has flown commercial hot air balloons in many different countries around the world. Ismail joined the DreamBalloon family in 2022 and all we can say is: Ballooning is his life.
Arturas is a commercial balloon pilot, born in Lithuania. His dream of being in the air began as a child. He grew up in a small and cozy town in western Lithuania, where almost every day he saw parachutists falling from the sky. In his teens, Arturas started paragliding and discovered that he felt almost like a bird. Seeing things from the air, changes the view of everyday life. This made Arturas’ desire to see and experience different types of aircraft in different parts of the world even greater and he decided to become a balloon pilot. Arturas has flown many different types of hot air balloons in many different countries around the world, including Lithuania, Poland, Vietnam & Sri Lanka, and we are very proud to have Arturas in the DreamBalloon family.
Sebe is a professional balloon pilot from the Netherlands and has always had a great interest in flying. Sebe flew Ultralights in the 80’s and got infected by the “balloon virus” in 1999. Sebe bought his first balloon in 2002 and has flown as a commercial balloon pilot all over the world including India, Saudi Arabia and Italy. Sebe holds a European Balloon Pilot License and is also a certified balloon flight instructor. He has flown in many European countries and has also flown several times over the Alps. Sebe has been part of the DreamBalloon family for 7 years and flies in both Sweden and Denmark.
Charlotte’s first balloon flight was in 1985 when, as an active skydiver, she had the opportunity to jump from a balloon. It wasn’t until 2000 that Charlotte landed in a balloon! At the time, she was working at the Swedish Transport Agency on the supervision of airlines and someone was needed to be in charge of the balloon companies, which was Charlotte. It was so interesting that in 2006 she took a certificate as a balloon pilot and has since flown both in Sweden and abroad
Christian got his balloon license in 1983, and was among the first commercial pilots to start in Sweden in 1986. Today he has completed over 1100 flights. In addition to commercial flights, Christian has a wide experience of flying over mountains and nature and he holds the Swedish altitude record of 9,914 meters (over 32,500 feet!).
Today Christian is flying for us at DreamBalloon, mainly over Gothenburg.
Nisse has always been interested in aviation and, like all little boys, wanted to become a pilot when he was little.
After visiting the European Balloon Championships in 1976, Nisse formed a balloon club with some colleagues at the time and since 1978 he has been a pilot.
Nisse flies most of the time in western Sweden and prefers to fly at tree-top height over our beautiful nature but also enjoys the fantastic views from higher altitudes.
Lars became a balloon pilot in 1984 and has today flown over 1200 hours. He is used to competing and has placed in both SM, NM, EM and VM. Lars is a very skilled pilot and is one of the few who can fly and navigate over Stockholm, which is an extra demanding area in terms of flight.
Lars is flying today for us at DreamBalloon, and you will meet him first of all in Stockholm.
With experience already from the last millennium, large parts of the world and one and a half thousand flights in hand-braided baskets and a passion for weather and wind, Per takes you on many of the nature experiences that a balloon flight brings. Not only the physics of aerostatics with its fundamental theories of force, pressure and temperature, but also opportunities for experiences such as breathtaking views and peaceful silence.
Johan flew a balloon for the first time in 1994 in Stockholm, has been an escort driver at the Swedish, European and World Championships.
He took his balloon certificate in 2009 and has flown in several places in Sweden and also some in France.
Johan flies mainly over the plains of Uppsala, Västerås and Enköping.
