A hot air balloon jump is a lot different than a normal skydive. In a normal skydive, you jump out of the plane, which is going about 100 mph horizontally; so you are not really falling straight down when you exit the plane because you have some horizontal movement as well. This horizontal movement takes away from the true weightlessness feeling, which is achieved in a hot air balloon jump where you fall straight down. Another big difference is that when you are about to jump out of the plane it is very loud because you are right behind the propeller, but there is almost no noise when you are about to jump out of the hot air balloon. Hot air balloon jumps are an extreme thrill, but they are also said to be very peaceful and scenic.
Here are some awesome videos:
1. base jumping at the beginning and then balloon jumps
2. go pro balloon jump
3. world record balloon jump
