Maryland Hot Air Balloon Flights - Balloon Rides in Howard,Frederick,Carroll MD


"DreamPuff"	12465 Barnard Way, West Friendship, Maryland 21794 Howard County -- (Directions) flights@ballooningusa.com -- 410-442-5566 Experience the Wonder!! Imagine! As the dew covered meadow shrinks silently away, the panorama of the earth becomes a breathtaking view of beauty and life. You have just taken off on a wondrous flight of fancy and are floating silently and magically in the soft breezes that move you along. The perception of life and your role in it now take on new realizations. Let us share with you the thrill of a balloon flight! Welcome to our World!	"DreamStar"
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The 2008 Preakness Balloon Fest is returning to Howard County
May 15-16-17, 2008 - details

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Book your flight for our 2008 flying season Now!! A $75.00 deposit per person will hold that date for you. Good dates will be going fast. Email or call.

Ron Broderick is your pilot and has an FAA commercially rated license for flying hot air balloons. He is a member of the Balloon Federation of America and the John Wise Balloon Society. We participate each year in several Balloon Festivals on the East Coast including:
Maryland Preakness Balloon Fest in May
York County PA Parks Balloon Festival in June
New York State Festival of Balloons in September.

We welcome you to the wonderful world of ballooning in Maryland! Our champagne flights take place over beautiful Howard & Carroll Counties either at sunrise or three hours before sunset. Capture the moment and treat yourself and a loved one to a most rewarding experience on "DREAMPUFF BALLOON" or "DREAMSTAR BALLOON".

Limitations:

Maryland Hot Air Balloon Flight We can carry up to 4 passengers at a time --BUT for safety reasons--
---maximum weight per individual passenger is 280 pounds.
---the heat of the day and total weight of passengers determine how many persons can fly each flight. We can carry up to a maximum weight of 750 pounds combined for all four passengers on a cool day. The warmer the day, the less weight we can carry.

Rates:

Regular Flight -- $250.00 per person for a 45-60+ minute flight. We plan flights seven days a week at sunrise and 2 1/2 hours before sunset.

Romantic Flight for Two -- $640.00 per couple for a 45-60+ minute flight for you and that someone special alone with the pilot. Our sweetheart flights are scheduled Monday-Thursday only. If special request- call us... Are wedding proposal plans in the works? Or, do you want to treat your spouse/sweetheart to a unique experience?

Holiday Specials:

-- Repeat flyers of Friendship Hot Air Balloon will receive a 10% discount on their next regular flight purchase.
-- Group or family discounts apply on the regular 45-60 minute flights when you book 3 or 4 on the same flight. Call for quote.
-- NSA(DOD) employees receive a 10% discount on regular flights.

Purchase a Gift Certificate for that special person-- great for Valentine's Day, Christmas, Mother's Day, Father's Day, Anniversary, Birthdays and Special Occasions.

BEAUTIFUL BALLOON EXPERIENCE

In the magic of the morning,
Looking around the large launch field.
Arrays of hot-air balloons inflate,
And their colors are gradually revealed.

Lifting off in the wicker gondola,
I start my heavenward ascension.
The idyllic landscape soon stretches out
To a stupendous dimension;

There is so much pristine scenery –
The rolling hills are dotted with pines.
As the earth seems to slowly rotate below,
I take in outdoor designs.

Floating serenely for a while,
Suspended in the wind’s highway,
I’m in panoramic harmony with nature;
And my mind is led astray.

The rejuvenating air is amazingly quiet
Soaring now over some hayfields and crops.
As I decline back towards the ground
I let my balloon dip to kiss the treetops.

Oh, what a time this has been;
My feelings are in complete commotion.
It’s just one thing that cannot be measured,
By any mere transient emotion.

from "Till The Dreaming’s Done: “Poems Crafted For Thinking People" by Poet Andrew Harley of Frederick Maryland.
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The Balloonists' Prayer
The Winds have Welcomed you with softness.
The Sun has blessed you with its warm hands.
You have flown so high and so well,
that God has joined you in your laughter.
And He has set you gently back again
into the loving arms of Mother Earth.

2008 'Special Events' schedule

May 15,16,17 Maryland Preakness Balloon Fest in Baltimore
June 13,14,15 York County PA. Balloon Festival in York PA.
Labor Day Weekend- New York State Festival of Balloons in Dansville NY.

Become a "Dreampuff" honorary crew person by wearing an official Dreampuff Crew sweat or tee shirt. We have adult sizes M,L,XL,XXL in various colors.
Sweats are $25.00 & Tee Shirts are $15.00.
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Contact us for referrals to other balloonists in Maryland and the rest of the world!!!!
Email Flights@BallooningUSA.com, or call 410-442-5566 to speak to the pilot.

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