Aviation Dictionary

Step descent

A method of allowing a balloon to lower toward the ground by reducing the altitude, leveling off, and repeating the step, to lower the balloon in increments rather than one continuous motion.

Dictionary Term

Step descent

Definition

A method of allowing a balloon to lower toward the ground by reducing the altitude, leveling off, and repeating the step, to lower the balloon in increments rather than one continuous motion.

References

Balloon Flying Handbook, Federal Aviation Administration, 2024