Ronald Kent is Pilot at Global Ballooning Australia. He joined us, as Pilot, 4 years ago.
He has flown 610 hours with Global Ballooning Australia.
Flying above the countryside and taking in the beautiful scenery
If you could share one tip with a new employee, what would it be?
Act in a professional and courteous manner
Sharing the beautiful scenery with passengers
Describe yourself in three words
Straightforward, dependable, positive
Carting hay on a farm
If you weren't doing this job, what would you be?
Probably some sort of unique old world trade such as a stonemason or cooper
How many times have you been ballooning?
More than 650
In which locations have you flown over?
Barossa Valley, Canberra, Southern NSW, Melbourne,Yarra Valley and nearly every part of regional Victoria
If you could choose one place in the world to fly over in a hot air balloon where would it be?
Antarctica
I grew up on a farm and then became a plumber and currently juggle the craft of ballooning with my plumbing business.
We are very grateful you are looking at booking a flight over Melbourne, Yarra Valley or Mansfield. Your support during this time means the world to our #HumansOfGlobal and the future of our wonderful Victorian hot air balloon business offering adventure and memory-making moments since 1992.
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