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Tethered flight for BPL licence

Bond your balloon to the ground ✔️

Tethered flight is the temporary restraint of a free balloon whilst in flight for the purposes of conducting an entire flight at a single location. In other words the hot-air balloon is bonded to the ground. If you want to fly the sight-seeing flights for kids or public at one place, this training is something you need to have endorsed in your Balloon Pilot Licence.

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Overview

Tethered balloon flight training overview

The aim of the tethered balloon flight training course is to provide you with the training to meet necessary knowledge, skills and attitudes for performing the tethered flight in the hot-air balloons.

The Tethered hot-air balloon training course consists of:

  • 2 hours of theoretical knowledge instruction
  • 1 hour (2 take-offs) of tethered flying training in hot-air balloon
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Prerequisites

Before being enrolled into the BPL tethered flight training course, you have to meet following requirements:

  • hold the Balloon Pilot Licence or be enrolled in the BPL training
  • be a holder of valid Medical Certificate Class 2 or Class 1 latest before your first solo flight in balloon
  • have the PIC privileges for the hot-air balloon class and respective balloon group in which the training will be provided
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Theory

The BPL tethered flight theoretical knowledge instruction consists of 2 hours of instruction. The course is structured to cover all necessary topics essential for the hot-air balloon tethered flying.

The BPL tethered flight TKI syllabi covers following subjects:

  • ground preparations;
  • weather suitability;
  • tether points:
    • upwind;
    • and 2. downwind;
  • tether ropes (at least a three-point system, as per the applicable flight manual);
  • maximum all-up-weight limitation;
  • crowd control;
  • pre-take-off checks and briefings;
  • heating for controlled lift off;
  • ‘hands off and hands on’ procedure for ground crew;
  • assessment of lift;
  • assessment of wind and obstacles;
  • take-off and controlled climb (at least up to 60 ft (20 m)); and
  • passenger exchange procedures.
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Flying

The BPL flight training is a skill-based training lasting approximately 1 hour, with minimum at least 2 take-offs and landings. The tethered flight rating is structured and covers following syllabi:

  • Tethering techniques
  • Crowd control
  • Assembly and layout
  • Pre-take-off
  • Controlled lift
  • Tethered take-off
  • Hovering
  • Descend and landing
  • De-boarding and boarding
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Privileges

You as a Balloon Pilot Licence holder can only undertake tethered flights with hot-air balloons if you hold a tethered hot-air balloon flight rating in accordance with BFCL.200. The privileges you gain with attending the tethered hot-air balloon flight rating are to fly the hot-air balloon while bonded to the ground. 

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