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Now Flying over the Yarra Valley


Our latest Testimonials:

"It was a great flight! A whole new perspective on our fine city." - Georgia W

"We had a fabulous time and were very impressed with how professionally everything was carried out." - Nichola S

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Our latest Ballooning Video:

Back in March 2008 we flew the Earth Hour Energy Saver lightbulb balloon in Melbourne, Adelaide, Sydney & Brisbane.

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Giving "The Block" a Lift in the Morning

Picture This Ballooning worked with Channel 9's "The Block" to give contestants a challenge that took them beyond hot air and into the sky.

 

We really enjoyed working with the cast & crew of "The Block" as they bravely entered our world with an early morning start in near freezing temperatures to film one of the more uplifting challenges of the series.

From the initial challenge, delivered by the light of our burners, to the final pin-point landing at Moorabbin airport, both teams joined their pilot & crew in a race to be first in the air and "closest to the pin" at the end.

You can view the balloon race in Day 60: Shelley Tests the Champs and the Chumps which can be found along with all the other episodes at Channel 9's online archive of The Block episodes.

Channel 9's
Up up and away
Receiving the Challenge All aboard

The Adrenalin Balloon

The new Adrenalin Balloon

Picture This Ballooning are proud to present Melbourne's newest balloon with thanks to the crew at Adrenalin. Featuring a very distinctive BLACK colouring, the balloon first flew on Thursday, June 16th, 2011.

We've already had a competition to see if anyone could Guess the Colour(s) of the new balloon so, now that everyone can see it, we're running a new Take a Photo, Win a Flight competition.

We want the people of Melbourne to look for this new balloon, take photos of it when they see it and then share them on Facebook and/or Twitter (@PTBallooning) or even email them to us. The best photo will win a midweek flight for two so get creative & look for different angles or landmarks you can include in the shot. Post as many as you like but just be sure to let us know you've taken them.

Adrenalin & PTB ready to go Adrenalin & PTB taking off
     

RMIT's new Balloon Video


One passenger's amazing inflight HD video


Robin Fenlon was in town from the UK to attend the Australian Open Tennis. Hoping to get some "Sunrise over Melbourne" shots to round out his coverage of the Tennis, he got all that and more. Check out the video and for more information, read our News Story about Robin's flight and his video.


Have you flown with Chris Dewhirst?

Chris Dewhirst flying for Picture This Ballooning

Chris Dewhirst, was the first balloon pilot to fly over Mt Everest and we were delighted to have him flying with us again just recently. He founded ballooning operations in Melbourne and there are more photos and information about Chris in our latest news story: From Flying over Everest to Ballooning above Melbourne.

 

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