Our story, our mission, and the people behind the platform.
The Hot Air Hub started with a simple idea: the UK hot air balloon community deserves a proper home. A place that isn't a Facebook group or a niche forum from the early 2000s — but a modern, welcoming space where everyone who loves ballooning can find their tribe.
Whether you're a licensed pilot with thousands of hours in the sky, a keen chaser who's never left the ground, or someone who simply can't stop watching balloons drift across the horizon at dawn — this is your community.
We started in the UK because that's where we are, but ballooning knows no borders. We're already planning how to grow this into a global community for everyone who shares this wonderful obsession.
This platform exists to serve the community. Decisions are made with members in mind, not shareholders.
Ballooning can feel like a closed world from the outside. We're changing that — all are welcome here.
We grow by helping members connect, share knowledge, and bring new people into the sport we love.
We're just getting started. Here's what we're building.
Events listings, news, community hub, contact & sign-up.
Accounts, pilot & crew profiles, photo sharing, forums.
Find balloons near you, track live flights, join chaser networks.
Grow beyond the UK — a global home for the ballooning world.