balloonists
Hot-air pilots
Balloonists are people who pilot or ride in hot-air or gas balloons.
The term typically refers to those who pursue ballooning as a sport or profession rather than casual passengers: Early balloonists risked their lives with each ascent.
The singular is balloonist.
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- burnerHeat-producing device component
- basketWoven carrying vessel
- gondolaSuspended transport cabin
- propaneFlammable hydrocarbon fuel
inflation · ascension · buoyancy · altitude · landing · launch · tethered · vent
Gaseous layer around planets
- stratosphereSecond atmospheric layer up
- troposphereLowest atmospheric layer
- altitudeMeasured height above reference
- thermalsWarm air columns
horizon · drift · hover · ascend · descent · clouds · cumulus · airspace
One who steers aircraft
Rising effortlessly upward
- floatingStaying atop liquid
- untetheredNot fastened to anything
- driftingMoving without purpose
- serenityUndisturbed mental quietude
tranquility · solitude · escape · exhilaration · wind-borne · weightlessness · peacefulness · silence
Organized exploratory journey
- explorationTraveling through unknown regions
- voyageJourney by sea
- journeyTravel from place to place
- pioneeringFirst to explore territory
quest · odyssey · trek · excursion · circumnavigation · daring · challenge · thrill
envelope
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propane · inflation · ascension · buoyancy · altitude · landing · launch · tethered · vent · thermal
atmosphere
Gaseous layer around planets
- stratosphereSecond atmospheric layer up
- troposphereLowest atmospheric layer
- altitudeMeasured height above reference
thermals · horizon · drift · hover · ascend · descent · clouds · cumulus · airspace · weather
pilot
One who steers aircraft
crew · copilot · record-holder · aviator
soaring
Rising effortlessly upward
- floatingStaying atop liquid
- untetheredNot fastened to anything
- driftingMoving without purpose
serenity · tranquility · solitude · escape · exhilaration · wind-borne · weightlessness · peacefulness · silence · openness
expedition
Organized exploratory journey
- explorationTraveling through unknown regions
- voyageJourney by sea
- journeyTravel from place to place
pioneering · quest · odyssey · trek · excursion · circumnavigation · daring · challenge · thrill · transatlantic
balloonistsfighter pilots
Combat aircraft operators
helicopter pilots · glider pilots · astronauts · aviators · drone operators
balloonistssubmariners
Sailors on undersea vessels
aquanauts · cavers · spelunkers · miners · divers