{"id":3020,"date":"2024-06-21T10:59:05","date_gmt":"2024-06-21T10:59:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/balons.key-digital.lv\/pilots-footprints\/"},"modified":"2024-08-26T12:44:44","modified_gmt":"2024-08-26T12:44:44","slug":"blog","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/gaisabalons.lv\/en\/blog\/","title":{"rendered":"Pilot&#8217;s notes"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3020\" class=\"elementor elementor-3020 elementor-1128\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2d8f7237 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2d8f7237\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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But marriage in heaven is something very special. In keeping with this conviction, we offer everything you need...<\/p><\/div><div class=\"jkit-post-meta-bottom\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jkit-meta-readmore icon-position-after\">\n                <a title=\"How marriages happen in the sky\" href=\"https:\/\/gaisabalons.lv\/en\/blog\/how-does-the-wedding-in-the-sky-happen\/\" class=\"jkit-readmore\">LAS\u012aT VAIR\u0100K<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-arrow-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M190.5 66.9l22.2-22.2c9.4-9.4 24.6-9.4 33.9 0L441 239c9.4 9.4 9.4 24.6 0 33.9L246.6 467.3c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0l-22.2-22.2c-9.5-9.5-9.3-25 .4-34.3L311.4 296H24c-13.3 0-24-10.7-24-24v-32c0-13.3 10.7-24 24-24h287.4L190.9 101.2c-9.8-9.3-10-24.8-.4-34.3z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/a>\n            <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n                <\/article><article class=\"jkit-post post-3013 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog\">\n                    <div class=\"jkit-thumb\"><a aria-label=\"Places to fly\" href=\"https:\/\/gaisabalons.lv\/en\/blog\/top-5-towns-to-fly\/\"><div class=\"thumbnail-container \">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/gaisabalons.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/flying-over-road-with-hot-airbaloon.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gaisabalons.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/flying-over-road-with-hot-airbaloon.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gaisabalons.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/flying-over-road-with-hot-airbaloon-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gaisabalons.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/flying-over-road-with-hot-airbaloon-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gaisabalons.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/flying-over-road-with-hot-airbaloon-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\n        <\/div><\/a><\/div>\n                    <div class=\"jkit-postblock-content\"><h3 class=\"jkit-post-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/gaisabalons.lv\/en\/blog\/top-5-towns-to-fly\/\">Places to fly<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3><div class=\"jkit-post-meta\"><div class=\"jkit-meta-date icon-position-before\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"jki jki-calendar\"><\/i>18\u200a\/\u200a06\u200a\/\u200a2024<\/div><\/div><div class=\"jkit-post-excerpt\"><p>Sigulda this city could be considered the hot air balloon capital of Latvia. Although locals are used to seeing five or more hot air balloons in the Sigulda sky on calm...<\/p><\/div><div class=\"jkit-post-meta-bottom\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jkit-meta-readmore icon-position-after\">\n                <a title=\"Places to fly\" href=\"https:\/\/gaisabalons.lv\/en\/blog\/top-5-towns-to-fly\/\" class=\"jkit-readmore\">LAS\u012aT VAIR\u0100K<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-arrow-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M190.5 66.9l22.2-22.2c9.4-9.4 24.6-9.4 33.9 0L441 239c9.4 9.4 9.4 24.6 0 33.9L246.6 467.3c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0l-22.2-22.2c-9.5-9.5-9.3-25 .4-34.3L311.4 296H24c-13.3 0-24-10.7-24-24v-32c0-13.3 10.7-24 24-24h287.4L190.9 101.2c-9.8-9.3-10-24.8-.4-34.3z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/a>\n            <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n                <\/article><article class=\"jkit-post post-3019 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog\">\n                    <div class=\"jkit-thumb\"><a aria-label=\"Meet the pilot Indulis Blums\" href=\"https:\/\/gaisabalons.lv\/en\/blog\/pilot-indulis-blums\/\"><div class=\"thumbnail-container \">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/gaisabalons.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/indulis-pilot-in-airbaloon.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gaisabalons.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/indulis-pilot-in-airbaloon.jpg 960w, https:\/\/gaisabalons.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/indulis-pilot-in-airbaloon-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gaisabalons.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/indulis-pilot-in-airbaloon-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gaisabalons.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/indulis-pilot-in-airbaloon-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/>\n        <\/div><\/a><\/div>\n                    <div class=\"jkit-postblock-content\"><h3 class=\"jkit-post-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/gaisabalons.lv\/en\/blog\/pilot-indulis-blums\/\">Meet the pilot Indulis Blums<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3><div class=\"jkit-post-meta\"><div class=\"jkit-meta-date icon-position-before\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"jki jki-calendar\"><\/i>10\u200a\/\u200a05\u200a\/\u200a2024<\/div><\/div><div class=\"jkit-post-excerpt\"><p>The first balloon flight took place in Paris in 1783. November 2009 On a brisk autumn morning, brothers Joseph-Michel and Jacques-Etienne Mongolfier lifted the first passengers - a sheep, a duck...<\/p><\/div><div class=\"jkit-post-meta-bottom\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jkit-meta-readmore icon-position-after\">\n                <a title=\"Meet the pilot Indulis Blums\" href=\"https:\/\/gaisabalons.lv\/en\/blog\/pilot-indulis-blums\/\" class=\"jkit-readmore\">LAS\u012aT VAIR\u0100K<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-arrow-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M190.5 66.9l22.2-22.2c9.4-9.4 24.6-9.4 33.9 0L441 239c9.4 9.4 9.4 24.6 0 33.9L246.6 467.3c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0l-22.2-22.2c-9.5-9.5-9.3-25 .4-34.3L311.4 296H24c-13.3 0-24-10.7-24-24v-32c0-13.3 10.7-24 24-24h287.4L190.9 101.2c-9.8-9.3-10-24.8-.4-34.3z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/a>\n            <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n                <\/article>\n        <\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-715e81c elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"715e81c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5dcc17b\" data-id=\"5dcc17b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0baeb8a animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0baeb8a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">MEMORIES FROM BEAUTIFUL ADVENTURES<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63e0196 elementor-absolute animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"63e0196\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;,&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">BIL\u017dU GALLERY<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-360b645 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"360b645\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-52c17d6\" data-id=\"52c17d6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69e50c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"69e50c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Every balloon flight is an experience that will last a lifetime. 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