After 3 hours of filling 14 of the 18 balloons are ready. The teams are still installing their equipment. The Thunder & Colt balloons of the Americans really catch they eye, netlless balloons that weigh 65 kilo less than a Wörner.
It is windy, but the wind should fall by tonight. At 17:00hr the pilots will gather for another briefing, after which they will immediately take off. The meteo predictions remain the same as before.