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[–] basmati@lemmus.org 9 points 1 month ago (1 children)

You can, you just kinda hope to not hit a thermal or strong winds. You have weighted balasts on all sides of the basket, by changing the weight distribution you can influence the direction of the floating. Influence, not fully control; iirc as long as wind is less than 5mph opposed to the direction you want to go, you'll be able to pick up speed in that direction.

[–] NegativeLookBehind@lemmy.world -3 points 1 month ago

A plane can be maneuvered. If the wind blows and you’re completely powerless because of it, you’re not maneuvering shit. A hot air balloon cannot be steered, is what I’m saying.