Hot Air is a complete balloon flight companion, built by balloon pilots for balloon pilots. From preflight planning to postflight review, it delivers live tracking, flight recording, waypoint navigation, wind profiling, and more — all designed specifically for the unique needs of hot air ballooning.
Whether you’re a student pilot, a commercial operator, or flying for fun, Hot Air helps you stay organized, informed, and connected.
Features include:
• Live tracking on street or satellite maps
• Wind profiling by altitude during climb and descent
• Waypoint navigation with bearing, distance, and estimated time
• Automatic flight recording with 3D export support
• Custom map overlays (KML/KMZ)
• Offline-capable with map caching
• Real-time flight sharing with crew or friends
• Detailed flight logs for crew, passengers, propane, and temperature
• Flight summaries and totals for logs or checkrides
• Interactive map history of takeoffs and landings
• Export to HTML, KML, or GPX
• Payload calculator for accurate weight and balance
• Integrated weather data and forecasts
• Improved UTM 4x4 waypoint format support
Additional features:
• Real-time heading projection
• Built-in data backup and restore
• Localized in English, French, Czech, and Slovak
• Fully optimized for iPhone and iPad (portrait and landscape)
Note: Continued use of GPS can reduce battery life. Use an external battery for longer flights.
hot air improve since its begining... realy enjoy using it. some feature would been even more great with some improvement. but event then... still one of the best.
Best Balloon pilot App
Jérôme Watters
Love it ! All in one place, dont need myGPS anymore,
Hot air
Martin isab
Very good apps for hot air balloning. Once you understand how it works, it is like having cruise controll on your balloon! Shawn is open to idea and constantly improove the apps.
NEW: LTAPZMAP overlay (Pro) — FAA obstacles, power lines, protected
lands, prison boundaries, and community waypoints live on the
real-time map.
NEW: Long-press the live map → "Look up parcel" for US parcel owner,
address, and acres.
NEW: "Navigate" button on airfield info sheets, plus a flat-track
KML export tagged with your aircraft ID.
Fixes:
• Saved waypoints render at every zoom level.
• Tapping the head of a Mapbox waypoint pin now registers.
• Wind altitude in meters persists typed values exactly instead of
rounding through feet.
• Clearer prompt when "Always" location permission is required to
start tracking.
Version 15.11
The developer, Cato Technologies LLC, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
Location
Usage Data
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Accessibility
The developer has not yet indicated which accessibility features this app supports. Learn More
Information
Seller
Cato Technologies LLC
Size
120.3 MB
Category
Navigation
Compatibility
Requires iOS 15.0 or later.
iPhone Requires iOS 15.0 or later.
iPad Requires iPadOS 15.0 or later.
iPod touch Requires iOS 15.0 or later.
Mac Requires macOS 12.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
Apple Vision Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
Apple Watch Requires watchOS 9.0 or later.
Location
This app may use your location even when it isn’t open, which can decrease device battery life.