Hand-built envelopes, since 2011
Built to catch the first light.
Every envelope we sell is cut, sewn, and test-flown in-house before it ever leaves the shop.
The fleet
10 models, built to commission.
Every listing below carries a real commission price, lead time, and passenger capacity — the same figures the flight desk quotes on the phone.
180,000 ft³ Halcyon 180
$121,000Meridian cobalt and white paneling
Capacity 8 passengers
210,000 ft³ Meridian 210
$148,000Sunrise coral, gold and cream vertical stripes
Capacity 16 passengers
140,000 ft³ Aurora 140
$98,500Aurora teal and magenta gore weave
Capacity 6 passengers
150,000 ft³ Constellation 150
$112,000Indigo envelope, reflective silver gore weave
Capacity 6 passengers
260,000 ft³ Vanguard 260
$189,000Saffron mustard and burgundy diagonal bands
Capacity 20 passengers
130,000 ft³ Wayfarer 130
$89,000Sunrise coral and cream
Capacity 6 passengers (touring)
90,000 ft³ Skiff 90
$54,000Solid cobalt, single gold band
Capacity 2 passengers (hopper basket)
77,000 ft³ Comet 77
$46,500Teal and white racing stripe
Capacity 1-2 passengers (competition class)
105,000 ft³ Ember 105
$78,000Saffron and burgundy diagonal gores
Capacity 4 passengers
200,000 ft³ (equivalent) Beacon (Special Shape)
$215,000Sculpted lighthouse form, red and white banding
Capacity 4 passengers
The build
How a commission actually happens here.
Every envelope is patterned, cut, and sewn in our own shop — not licensed out to a subcontractor.
Consultation
Capacity, livery, and budget — the flight desk scopes the build against a real catalogue model or a one-off special shape.
Pattern & cut
Gore panels are cut in-house to the commissioned livery, load-tested seam by seam before assembly.
Sew & rig
Envelope, basket, and burner are assembled and rigged together as one system, not bought separately.
Test flight & delivery
Our own crew flies every envelope before it ships, on the same meadow it was cut for.
Dawn flights
Fly in the balloons we build.
Alongside every commission, our own crew flies dawn charters out of the launch meadow — first light, calm air, and a balloon we built ourselves.
What to expect
Flight desk daily, dawn to 9am — meet at the launch meadow before sunrise, watch the crew inflate, and fly with calm morning air for roughly an hour.
From the pilots and owners who fly them
Aloft built our Comet to exact competition spec and it's still the fastest-responding burner I've flown.
Competition Pilot, National Hot Air Balloon ChampionshipVanguard was flying commercial routes within a week of delivery. Zero rework needed on the rigging.
Chief Pilot, Highland AeronauticsThe Halcyon we commissioned in 2019 still passes annual inspection without a single fabric repair — that's not typical in this trade.
Owner, Sunrise Ridge Balloon RidesNext season
Reserve next season's build slot.
Build slots fill early — talk to the flight desk before the season calendar locks in.