As a person who works part time as crew for a hot air balloon, I can confirm, balloon rallies are just test runs to see how accurate our air-to-surface weapons are.
when it switched from gameplay to irl footage my first thought was literally, “Holy shit I didn’t realize flight sim looks that realistic”. Took me a sec to figure it out
Extreme low level strikes (quite literally) and stealthy ground hugging manoeuvre at the end as the balloon transformed into the shape of the terrain, making use of all available cover - we can learn a lot.
Damn, I was offered to go on a paid hot air balloon trip in Colorado and turned it down because I don't like heights but this looked incredible. Also a friend told me recently the statistics of deaths for hot air balloon accidents was among the lowest from other forms of flight 😭
As much as I find your serious sim videos interesting to watch, I definitely miss the comedy of your earlier work. Hoping this callback might signal the return of some of the sillier videos!
I rode in a hot air balloon once. We smacked into the treeline. Received some complimentary pinecones and a bunch of strange bugs for our efforts. Fun times.
I also do believe hot airballoons HAVE actually been used in wars back before WWI and the civil war I think. Mostly used for recon but also dropped bombs or grenades from them
My small town has an annual balloon fest of about 45-50 balloons and my family has helped crew since i was about 6 or 7 and I'm 26 now. I can't even tell you how many free flights we've gotten just because there wasn't anyone else to go and we knew the area to help relay locations to the chase vehicle from the air.. it's always a blast!
i always though hot air balloon rides where terrifying but you are moving so gently above the sky it looks pretty awesome. ill think of riding one but only if we fly below 3000 feet
I don’t see why that doesn’t count as a military vehicle, aerostats were the first military aircraft used in the U.S. And while they’re use has largely become obsolete, observation balloons have been used up till Iraq and Afghanistan.
When I think of a military hot air baloon capable of lethal air to ground strikes, I think of Homer, sitting clueless in a hot air baloon, chucking out his thinking grenades, trying to think about how to land this god damn thing :D
Of course flight sim 2022 dumps you on the wrong side of a fence tottering on falling into a gully full of poop water. We wouldn't expect anything less AFP95. Awesome graphics - so realistic ;-)
As a person who works part time as crew for a hot air balloon, I can confirm, balloon rallies are just test runs to see how accurate our air-to-surface weapons are.
I think it depends on the passenger(s), really. They need good aim and timing to drop bricks/rocks, grenades, etc. on target. 🙂
same here lol
If I show up to a hot air balloon rally in an f-16 will I be kicked for incorrect aircraft?
The idea of a protogen using something as lowtech as a hot air balloon to get around is very amusing.
Same lol
this guy literally spent 6 years getting proof he shouldnt have been kicked
Now the server mods will have no choice but to give him the keys to the server and excuse themselves
when it switched from gameplay to irl footage my first thought was literally, “Holy shit I didn’t realize flight sim looks that realistic”. Took me a sec to figure it out
ME TOO
Same🤣
Oh my.. lol
I literally thought it was FS2020 for a second
Same here
I mean historically hot air balloons were the first military aviation vehicle ever used
True they were used back in the American civil war some I believe
Heck, even Sokka recognized their potential way before America existed
mainly as super sneaky short range reconnaissance and deployment apparatuses.
@@dboi1656 yep, and it fell into the hands of a highly militarized heavy industrial nation and see what they did with it? War Zeppelins baby!
Man, the graphics have gotten really life like. Absolutely stunning.
For sure. When I saw the second clip i was like meh, but the first one truly was amazing, couldn’t spot the difference between real life.
I thought about buying a balloon years ago. Instead I fly a paramotor now.
Flight Simulator X really has a community that has good add-ons!
“This is the captain sully of hot air balloons” lmfao.
“Roger”
“We are ready to take off on flight hotass95; please indicate runway over”.
@@Bassotronics "any"
Its kind of funny how I'm so used to seeing them in flight sims, but completely forgot that they are a thing irl.
Not only a thing, but the cyclist of the sky. (Ie the most annoying thing in it)
You’ve proven you can do military ops in a hot air balloon, but can you do a 400 knot vertical in one?
That’s on his Twitchagram account.
God that was beautiful
space shuttle status
Yes, but it requires a VERY small payload and hydrogen instead of hot air...
AND a barrel roll.
I didn’t think a strafing run in a hot air balloon could be a thing.
Color me impressed
Why not? I would think shooting out of a hot air balloon would be easier than shooting out of a helicopter.
"Do a barrel roll!"
😂🤣😂🤣
At Mach 4, against the wind, *right* next to the control tower. 😀
"... God that's beautiful"
goes Space Shuttle status immediately after
"Do a vertical. at 400 knots."
A very smooth landing considering that aircraft is capable of 400 kts at ground level and has the ability to go vertical at a moments notice.
He's air balloon certified
"Ladies and Gentlemen we are about to butter the fuck out of this bread"
😂🤣
It’s all fun and games until the other team mounts a replica GAU-17 paintball gun on a hot air balloon and use it as CAS
Damn, now I really want that to be a thing during a big paintball game 🤣
@@AXWagon to quote,
*"ENEMY AC-130 ABOVE!!!"*
@@heyythatsprettygood8763 AC-130, UAV, etc.... Multi-role strike aircraft!
@@AXWagon hell yeah!
Revenge of the Mach 3 inverted balloon! All that was missing was the formation of F18s failing to catch up!
That landing was butter
nice landing (we all applaud)
I wish we could actually fly hot air balloons in the flight sim
i'm so looking forward to .ini modding the darkstar to show up as a hot air balloon whenever they finally put one in the game
you can in flight sim x (the old one)
What would be the Hotas for that?
@@user-uu9ru3de1y
That’s the most fun to play. The amount of balloons and shit happening there is hilarious!
Flight Sim 2020 will get an actual air baloon addon this month!
As someone that's been in a hot air balloon, THAT was a fantastic pinpoint butter-smooth landing. Amazing job!
If that's not a military aircraft from the Civil War I don't know what is
Extreme low level strikes (quite literally) and stealthy ground hugging manoeuvre at the end as the balloon transformed into the shape of the terrain, making use of all available cover - we can learn a lot.
I for one, am disappointed that no GPWS call outs were done on the landing.
Damn, I was offered to go on a paid hot air balloon trip in Colorado and turned it down because I don't like heights but this looked incredible. Also a friend told me recently the statistics of deaths for hot air balloon accidents was among the lowest from other forms of flight 😭
He’s got his own war balloon
500 knots hot air balloon IRL POG
If only this video was released this past week.
the pilot brushing the trees would have made me shart for real, in another dimension airforceproud died in a hot air balloon crash lmao
Historically hot air balloons have been used in the military. At first as a reconnaissance asset then actual platforms to deploy things such as bombs
Disappointed you weren't able to get it going mach 6 while inverted.
2/10
Excellence target acquisition and elimination. 10/10
MAN-OH-MAN, the graphics have come a long way!
As an LTA student pilot, yes, please respect the balloon. Now go fly in one that isn't one of the big boys and you can REALLY have some fun.
I liked it when the hot air balloon was flying in formation and then peeled off like a fighter. Respect the ballon! 😅
We need to commission the balloons to the Air Force. They are the superior multipurpose fighters.
Especially armed with hot coffee bombs.
Fun fact: Hot air balloons were used during WW1 and 2 as spotters. It can indeed be classified as a military vehicle.
Ahhh the good ole' days
Man that real footage is absolutely lifelike and gorgeous, I haven't played MS Flightsim since the early 2000s.
"this is the hot air balloon version of Sully"💀
Man’s been waiting 6 years to use that clip.
“hot air balloon version of sully” lmao, 6 ft above a smol creek
I was like at least, we get to see the 200 nots airballons in first person.
"Why is there a hot air balloon doing 550 knots?"
Man I miss crewing hot air balloons.
GPWS callouts in a hot air Ballon would be hilarious
Justice for Ballonman1
As much as I find your serious sim videos interesting to watch, I definitely miss the comedy of your earlier work. Hoping this callback might signal the return of some of the sillier videos!
“Hot air balloon version of Sully”😂😂
ENEMY BALLOON SPOTTED!
The small mites and insects that may have been residing in those bushes were surely annihilated, turned into small smears, great work
Such majestic creatures when they’re not breaking Mach 2.
Damn MSFS 2023 be looking realistic
That was one of my favorite scenes from all of your videos.
Now we gotta see you drop the Tin Cans with Firecrackers out of a J3 Cub
“Tower this is AirGasPower69 requesting vectors for the ground”
I rode in a hot air balloon once. We smacked into the treeline. Received some complimentary pinecones and a bunch of strange bugs for our efforts. Fun times.
I am ecstatic to see you finally proved your innocence after that unjust boot from that server. I knew you would come through eventually
I also do believe hot airballoons HAVE actually been used in wars back before WWI and the civil war I think. Mostly used for recon but also dropped bombs or grenades from them
Japan also tried to use hot air balloons to fire bomb the Pacific Northwest during WWII.
Was fully expecting "butter" on that landing.
Didn't expect Mach 1000 speeds to look so... Gentle.
Balloons now confirmed worth scrambling F-22s. You were ahead of your time.
6 years for a joke punchline, dedication on dedication
Balloons and later blimps are the grandfathers of aerial observation in war. "Not a correct aircraft" my butt. 🤣
My small town has an annual balloon fest of about 45-50 balloons and my family has helped crew since i was about 6 or 7 and I'm 26 now. I can't even tell you how many free flights we've gotten just because there wasn't anyone else to go and we knew the area to help relay locations to the chase vehicle from the air.. it's always a blast!
Should've been going Mach 9 inverted while dropping the coffee identified as napalm
"hot air balloon version of sully" great.
Can it go mach 3?
Just fill the balloon with nitrogen.
Damn, sounds like that kick really was a traumatic experience
I’m thankful you slowed it down the real life footage for us. Real time it must’ve been intense going as fast as a jet just like in Flight Sim.
The tower videos man, they are gold. If they aren’t a regular thing, they really should be. Excellent
Hot air balloons Always remind me of a kid that runs away from home and then calling back saying I’m over here pick me up.
i always though hot air balloon rides where terrifying but you are moving so gently above the sky it looks pretty awesome. ill think of riding one but only if we fly below 3000 feet
F-16s be jealous rn
Huh I was hoping that the hot air ballon would be flying at a fast speed of 300 knots
I don’t see why that doesn’t count as a military vehicle, aerostats were the first military aircraft used in the U.S. And while they’re use has largely become obsolete, observation balloons have been used up till Iraq and Afghanistan.
"Hot air balloon do a vertical" "God that's beautiful"
When I think of a military hot air baloon capable of lethal air to ground strikes, I think of Homer, sitting clueless in a hot air baloon, chucking out his thinking grenades, trying to think about how to land this god damn thing :D
This is the hot air balloon version of sully, lol
You know what’s smoother than butter?
Whipped cream.
"Now do a mach 3" should have been uttered
“This is the hot air balloon version of Sully”💀
This is some of my favorite content on UA-cam
Greatest internet video/military operation in human history.
GG's future humans.
We peaked right here.
Sparked my interest in air ballon flight. Really cool.
Revenge at last. Never lose hope.
Now here’s the landing
*cut to literally almost landing in a ditch*
Of course flight sim 2022 dumps you on the wrong side of a fence tottering on falling into a gully full of poop water. We wouldn't expect anything less AFP95. Awesome graphics - so realistic ;-)
"Great strike Balloonman1, good effect on target, over!"
I find it funny that you would post this the day be fore the 50th Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta.
HOLY SHIT, IT FINALLY HAPPENED. Praise be to the flying Florida man. Praise be praise be.
Well this isn’t a video I expected but love it, love the irl videos, we defo need more balloon tours
Don't forget vertical takeoff at 400kts.
You sure showed those shrubs who's the boss.
I am sad a cup of hot coffee was not thrown at target. Maybe next time we'll get an ultralight dropping tin cans full of firecrackers.
Not doing 400kt?
LEGIT.
Now _that's_ what I call fan service.
I remember camping and a hot air balloon landed in a field next to the area with campers
And lady's and gentlemen be advised we have a hot air balloon coming in for a landing
Strange not to see it flying upside down or drag racing with 747, oh well.
Man, this in-game footage looks great. Is this the 4090?
Babe come quick new hot air balloon lore just dropped
My man said you kick me? Lemme show you what grass looks like from 500 ft in the air.
he should have went vertical while screaming WELCOME TO STEAM EDITION
You really showed them what-for!