We have raised over £25,000 in the first 120 days of our crowdfunding efforts - but the page was closed, so we have had to set up a new page.

We sadly lost Peter Gregory in a hot air balloon accident on Sunday 25th June. Peter had his first flight in a hot air balloon at the age of 3, and received his balloon licence on his 17th birthday. Since then, Peter has flown around the world for fun, competitively and commercially. Most recently, in 2022, Peter came 18th in the World Hot Air Balloon Championships.

Peter, was also an airline pilot, having trained at CAE Oxford from 2017-2018, he then got a job with Flybe flying the Dash-8. In the last year Peter has been flying the Learjet45 for Ryanair.

Peter was passionate about aviation, and this included teaching and inspiring the next generation. He was already undergoing training to become an instructor, and had conducted many training flights with new pilots. Peter had a heart of gold and always a “help-out” attitude to give back to those around, which we want to continue on in his legacy.

This collection will be used to support, help and encourage people to follow their dreams in aviation by providing equipment, training and exam help. As a family, we will donate the registration, G-REGS, which can be used on a balloon to be shared with the training community.

Thank you for your donations, and we look forward to helping train new pilots.