Everyone who looks up when a balloon drifts by belongs here.
The Hot Air Hub isn't just for pilots. It's for anyone who's ever felt the pull of a hot air balloon drifting silently across an English sky.
Licensed PPL(B) holders and student pilots. Share your flight logs, weather tips, and experiences with peers who get it.
The backbone of every flight. Find crewing opportunities, connect with pilots looking for a team, and share your ground-level view.
Chase the perfect shot. Share your aerial and ground photography, find the best spots, and connect with like-minded balloon photographers.
There's a whole community of people who follow balloons by road. Find local groups, share chase stories, and compare your tracking tactics.
Planning your first balloon ride? Get advice, ask questions, find reputable operators across the UK, and share how it went.
Commercial balloon operators, equipment suppliers, and training schools — get in front of an engaged, passionate audience.
The Hot Air Hub is about real connections. Yes, there's an online community — but we're just as committed to making real-world connections happen. That means meet-ups, organised chases, crew days, and attending balloon festivals together.
When you join The Hot Air Hub you're not just getting a social media profile. You're joining a network of people who'll be at the same field as you at 5am, watching a balloon launch into the dawn.
Join UsNever miss a festival, meet-up, or flight opportunity near you.
Discuss flying conditions, kit, regulations, and everything in between. Coming soon
Share your balloon photography with people who truly appreciate it. Coming soon
Pilots find crew. Crew find flights. Simple as that. Coming soon
Organised community gatherings across the UK.
Right now we're focused on building the best possible community for UK balloon enthusiasts. But ballooning is a worldwide sport, and we're already planning how we take this community to the rest of the world. Watch this space.