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by KineticLensman 1943 days ago
At the end of my first balloon flight, the basket tipped on its side on landing. The pilot totally expected this to happen and had already got everyone in a brace position with someone else (typically their partner). The basket also had internal partitions so every couple had something to lean on. The tip over was quick bit smooth, and because we were bracing no-one was thrown around. Immediately after landing there was silence followed by laughter and amused comments as we all tried to disentangle from the unintentional spooning.
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In my case, it was just me, the pilot, and 3 tanks of fuel. The pilot ended up breaking a couple ribs on the fuel tank, but outside of that and some bruises on us each, we were okay.