GET TO KNOW THE SCHOOL
A closer look.
Airborne Heat is an Albuquerque balloon-pilot school offering private, commercial and added balloon qualifications, ground instruction and flight reviews. Its published approach combines individual flight lessons with preflight and postflight discussion and a staged ground-school program. For local instruction, the school describes providing the balloon, instructor, crew support, propane and vehicle rather than requiring a new student to assemble a complete operation. Training can be concentrated into flyable days or spread over a longer period. The school also helps students arrange the practical test with an examiner and offers balloon-related services beyond instruction.
Balloon-specific instruction
The school explicitly offers private, commercial and add-on balloon instruction, flight reviews and proficiency work.
Local training support
The program page describes a supplied balloon, instructor, crew member, propane, vehicle and associated training support in Albuquerque.
Examiner arrangements
The school’s after-training page says its former examiner can help connect students with an examiner for the practical test.
Published training options.
The school’s published options are summarized below. Each note explains the training type and what to clarify when comparing the school’s exact course.
Private balloon pilot
A private-pilot training path. Compare the aircraft used, ground-school arrangements and how lessons progress from initial skills to practical-test preparation.
Commercial balloon pilot
A commercial-pilot training option. Ask which aircraft category, prerequisites, experience-building flights and practical-test preparation are included.
Balloon add-on training
A balloon training option. Confirm the training base, seasonal schedule, ground preparation and how weather affects lesson planning.
Ground school
Study and knowledge preparation. Confirm the delivery format, included materials, instructor support and any separate flight-training requirement.
Flight review
A review for an existing pilot, tailored to experience and recent flying. Ask how ground discussion and flight activities are planned.
Refresher training
Training to refresh or maintain existing skills. Agree on the aircraft, objectives and expected preparation for your current experience level.
The published options below are supported by the linked school sources.
Aircraft & training scope
Aircraft categories: Balloon
Aircraft models: A current model list was not established from the reviewed sources. Ask which aircraft or training device your course uses.
This profile covers Airborne Heat’s Albuquerque hot-air-balloon instruction.
No airplane or helicopter training is implied. The Cameron dealership does not establish a specific school training-balloon model.
Training framework & verification
Part 141: Matched to the FAA roster dated 2026-10-19. Confirm the approved course and training location with the school. The workbook does not list individual course approvals or establish training quality.
FAA reference: faa.gov. Confirm the approved course and training location with the school.
PART 141 SOURCE CHECK
FAA roster information.
This listing is matched to the supplied FAA Part 141 roster record. Confirm the approved course and training location with the school; the roster does not list course approvals or establish training quality.
AIRBORNE HEAT INC
Certificate 1ABS874KLocation designator 1ABS
Address as recorded: 5001 CROWNPOINT COURT N.W., ALBUQUERQUE, NM 87120
Use the faa.gov facility dashboard for future cross-reference. The dated record above reflects the FAA workbook used for this directory update. How we check records
TRAINING FIT
Our school review.
Airborne Heat is a specialist choice for a prospective balloon pilot or an existing pilot adding balloon privileges. The equipment and crew arrangement matters because balloon training involves more logistics than an airplane lesson alone. Ask how weather, ground handling and chase-crew participation affect the timetable. The site says its chief instructor formerly served as an examiner, so practical-test arrangements should be confirmed with the currently available examiner.
An AI-assisted editorial assessment of the school’s published information. This is separate from student feedback. We have not attended or inspected this school.
WHAT THE AVAILABLE FEEDBACK TELLS US
Student review evidence.
The search located a potentially relevant Chamber of Commerce review listing review page for Airborne Heat Inc in Albuquerque, but its individual reviews were not fully readable through the available access. Indexed material is insufficient to establish a reliable student consensus or a balanced set of training themes. No score or completion outcome is inferred from the inaccessible page. Check the original platform directly and ask the school for recent, course-specific student references.
How to read this evidence
Review access was incomplete; indexed fragments were not treated as a complete review set.
Follow up with the school
- Can I speak with two recent Albuquerque students who completed my intended course?
- What lesson frequency, instructor continuity, final costs and checkride timeline should I expect in writing?
Read the review sources
- Del Sol Aviation in Albuquerque, NM 87106 - (505) 2... Third-party source · Search excerpt
Review access was incomplete; indexed fragments were not treated as a complete review set.
AI-assisted summary of the cited material. Public comments are individual experiences; the sample may be small, selective, or dated.
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Questions for Airborne Heat Inc.
- What ground handling and chase-crew duties will I take part in during training?
- Which costs for balloon, crew, vehicle, fuel and practical testing are included in my quote?
- How much calendar flexibility should I allow for Albuquerque weather?
- How will my existing pilot qualification change the balloon add-on syllabus and test requirements?
Sources & listing information.
School facts are compiled from the source material below. Imported record identifiers are retained for traceability and are not presented as proof of current certification.
- Official Airborne Heat Inc information
- Official Airborne Heat Inc information
- Official Airborne Heat Inc information
- School website supplied in source recordsSupplied website; not independently rechecked for this import.
- Source-record reference: checkrides.ioReference retained from the supplied spreadsheet; current content not rechecked for this import.
- faa.gov — Find a FacilityFAA pilot-school facility reference. Part 61 instruction is not a separate FAA school certification.
View source record references
1ABS874K
Part_141_Flight_School_Websites (1).csv; faaverifiedp141.xlsx