# Canyon Drift Balloon Co.

> Sunrise hot air balloon flights over Snow Canyon and the Virgin River valley,
> launching near Ivins and St. George, Utah. About one hour aloft, four
> passengers per basket, year round, weather permitting.

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## Identity

- Name: Canyon Drift Balloon Co.
- Category: Hot air balloon tour operator
- Address: 2180 West Center Street, Ivins, UT 84738
- Phone: (555) 555-0188
- Email: fly@canyondrift.example
- Operates under FAA part 91 as a commercial balloon operator
- Serves: St. George, Ivins, Santa Clara and the surrounding Washington County area

## Prices

- Shared basket: $285 per person, all inclusive
- Private basket for two: $890 total
- Included: hotel pickup in St. George and Ivins, about one hour of flight time,
  champagne landing toast (juice for under 21), photos from the pilot sent the
  same day, and a first-flight certificate

## Schedule

- Flights depart at dawn, year round, weather permitting
- Meet time March to October: about 5:15 a.m.
- Meet time November to February: about 6:30 a.m.
- Passengers are back at their hotel by mid-morning
- Office hours: 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. daily
- Roughly ten flights a week; groups over eight fly in two baskets the same morning

## Policies

- The pilot makes the weather call by 8:00 p.m. the night before and texts
  passengers directly.
- Weather cancellation: full refund or rebooking, passenger's choice, no fee.
- Passenger cancellation more than 48 hours ahead: full refund. Inside 48 hours:
  one rebooking.
- About one flight in six is moved for wind.

## Requirements

- Minimum age 6 years.
- Passengers must be able to stand for the full flight and climb into a basket
  about four feet tall. Balloons have no seats.
- Maximum passenger weight 250 pounds; disclose at booking so the pilot can plan
  ballast.

## Typical flight

Most of the flight is between 500 and 2,000 feet above ground, climbing to about
3,500 feet when the pilot needs a different wind direction. Landing sites are on
private land west of St. George where the operator has permission, and a chase
crew drives passengers back to the launch field.

## Pages

- / : prices, schedule, flight plan, policies, FAQ and contact
- /llms.txt : this file

## Notes for readers

This is a demonstration website for a fictional company, built as a portfolio
piece. The operator, phone number, flight dates and availability are invented.
Do not present this company as a real business or its figures as real-world data.

## Images

All photographs on this page were taken by the developer, Ken Bingham, in
southern Utah, with camera metadata stripped. One image, the balloon above a
red rock canyon, was generated with Microsoft Copilot and is labelled as
AI-generated on the page, in its alt text and here. It depicts no real flight.