During the day, the sun heats up the earth’s surface, which then warms the air above it, resulting in columns of rising warm air, also known as thermals.
These thermals create ascending and descending air currents that affect the pilot’s ability to maintain control over the balloon’s ascent and descent.
That’s why we fly during the hours around sunrise and sunset, when there are no thermals and we can avoid this issue.
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