David Spildooren – Our Pilot

David Spildooren has been an aviation enthusiast since youth.

He first flew in a hot air balloon at the age of sixteen. He soon became a commercial balloon pilot, and has now clocked up around 2.000 flying hours.

When he isn’t piloting commercial balloon flights, David can be found taking part in balloon races all over Europe. He also takes part in an annual balloon flight in the Alps.

Our pilot has already become Belgian ballooning champion 4 times (2018, 2021, 2022 and 2023) and is currently among the 10 best balloonists in the world.

David also flies as an airline pilot for Brussels Airlines, so aviation holds no secrets for him.