BRNO

In the late 1970s there was only one balloon in Czechoslovakia and this was an import that was based in Prague. A group of local balloon enthusiasts met in Brno and determined that they would build their own balloon. Ales Kubiček was a founding member of what became the Brno Aviatik group and he took the lead in designing and building the club's first balloon. In 1983, after a process of trial and error the first Czech hot-air balloon flew as part of the Aviatik club. The club prospered and further successes followed.