An insight into the planning that goes into a hot air balloon journey and also how maps can be produced through filming from a hot air balloon.

Showing the way they went - for iPad/Mac/PC

A hot air balloon journey

Hot air balloon rides have become a popular celebration treat. But do they really just drift with the wind? Investigate the meticulous planning needed for round-the-world flights. Learn how journeys are monitored and measured, and discover how pilots merge mathematics and geography while high above the ground. This material forms part of the course MU120 Open mathematics.

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Showing the way they went - for iPad/Mac/PC