Yesterday, 25 February, the Civil Aviation Agency (CAA) supervised a hot air balloon flight that was intended to travel from Estonia to Lithuania — across Latvia. Safety is paramount in aviation, and due to unfavourable weather conditions the flight was terminated in Latvian territory, without reaching the planned finish in Lithuania. During the flight, a distance of 144 kilometres was covered — from Tartu County in Estonia to Ropaži Municipality in Latvia. “Our task is to supervise flights to…
Yesterday, 25 February, the Civil Aviation Agency (CAA) supervised a hot air balloon flight that was intended to travel from Estonia to Lithuania — across Latvia. Safety is paramount in aviation, and due to unfavourable weather conditions the flight was terminated in Latvian territory, without reaching the planned finish in Lithuania. During the flight, a distance of 144 kilometres was covered — from Tartu County in Estonia to Ropaži Municipality in Latvia. “Our task is to supervise flights to ensure that all civil aviation safety and security requirements are complied with. Given the complexity of the planned flight, we paid special attention to the pilots’ readiness and their skills and knowledge of how to act in different situations…
