Ballooning ABQ Converts liquid propane into heat energy to give the balloon it’s lift from the trapped hot air Balloons are first filled with air from a fan Then comes the fire from the burners Soon, the balloons start to rise into the air Just after takeoff Shortly after takeoff we started to rise into the sky quickly We came in low over the highways ABQ intersection Looking up into the balloon from inside the basket. It’s very hot in the basket.