China News Service, October 8th. At 17:00 on October 7, during a hot air balloon flight in the Bailucang Scenic Area in Xi'an, a sudden strong wind gust caused the ground crew to be picked up.
In response, Bailucang Scenic Area responded on its official Weibo that the captain of the flight responded quickly and commanded the ground crew to unite and cooperate, and controlled the hot air balloon to fall back to the ground smoothly, without causing any personnel or equipment damage.
Image source: Bailucang Scenic Area Weibo
The Bailucang Scenic Area stated in the official reply that during the hot air balloon flight, the wind speed was in compliance with the meteorological standards for flying. After the stand-up ball was prepared, the hot air balloon was lifted off the ground and the ground crew was taken up as the flight captain. After encountering special circumstances, he reacted quickly, calmly, and with excellent flight skills. The emergency plan was activated and the ground crews were commanded to unite and cooperate, and controlled the hot air balloon to fall back to the ground smoothly, and successfully dealt with a special flight situation caused by weather without causing any problems. Any personnel and equipment damage.
As some tourists took photos with their mobile phones at an elevation angle, there was a visual height difference in shooting.
The scenic area stated that it will strengthen safety awareness in the later stage, make safety plans, strengthen emergency drills, strengthen meteorological research and judgment, and ensure safe flights.