Imagine you're at a hot air balloon event. The balloonists are busy ... Some of the balloonists have turned on their gas burners and point them into the open end of the balloon.

Students at Rochester's John James Audubon School #33 went to new heights Monday, experiencing the wonder and science of a ...

The hot air balloon will be available for short ... The balloon is heated by two liquefied petroleum gas burners, which produce about 30 million British thermal units per hour.

A 16-year-old Indianola native is a licensed hot-air balloon pilot. Landon Olson grew up being interested in hot-air balloons. His first time in a basket was when he was just four years old.

Unauthorized hot air balloons, which fly using heated air generated from a burner inside the balloon, pose safety risks. There are concerns that the hot air balloons may fall into flammable areas.