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Bert Padelt’s Atlantic Explorer: Track the Transatlantic Balloon Flight Live with Kubicek FlyMate
Bert Padelt’s Atlantic Explorer: Track the Transatlantic Balloon Flight Live with Kubicek FlyMate
Updated: June 5, 2026
Bert Padelt and the Atlantic Explorer team are currently attempting one of the most demanding ballooning adventures in the world: a transatlantic flight from Presque Isle, Maine, to Europe in an open-basket hydrogen gas balloon.
For balloonists, aviation fans, explorers and everyone following the Atlantic Explorer 2026 mission, this is a rare moment to watch history unfold in real time.
And for us at Kubicek, it is also a proud moment: Bert Padelt is using Kubicek FlyMate during the flight, keeping the app open on his tablet inside the balloon basket as part of his navigation and flight awareness setup.
The Atlantic Explorer 2026 flight is not a routine balloon flight. It is a long-distance gas balloon expedition over the Atlantic Ocean, flown in an open basket, where the crew must depend on weather, planning, communication, ballast management and precise navigation.
The balloon launched from Presque Isle, Maine, a historically significant location for transatlantic ballooning, and is now heading east toward Europe.
The crew consists of:
Together, they are attempting to complete a successful transatlantic crossing in an open-basket hydrogen gas balloon — a challenge that demands extraordinary experience, patience and trust in every part of the flight system.
To make the flight easier to follow, Kubicek FlyMate now includes a dedicated banner that allows users around the world to open the live tracking of Bert Padelt and the Atlantic Explorer balloon.
This means that pilots, chase crews, fans and the wider ballooning community can follow the progress of the Atlantic Explorer flight directly from the FlyMate environment.
Open Kubicek FlyMate, tap the Atlantic Explorer banner and follow Bert Padelt live.
Kubicek FlyMate was built for balloon pilots and crews — from everyday hot air balloon flights to complex gas balloon operations.
The app combines key tools for flight planning, navigation and in-flight awareness in one place. For balloon pilots, this means less switching between tools and more focus on the flight itself.
FlyMate includes features such as:
Seeing FlyMate used during the Atlantic Explorer mission shows exactly why the app exists: to support balloon pilots when clarity, information and timing matter.
A transatlantic balloon flight is one of the purest forms of aviation adventure. There is no engine. No simple shortcut. No guaranteed landing spot. The crew moves with the atmosphere, reads the wind and makes decisions hour by hour.
For Bert Padelt, Atlantic Explorer is more than a flight. It is a lifelong dream, built on decades of ballooning experience, craftsmanship and friendship within the aerostatic community.
For the rest of us, it is a chance to watch a remarkable journey across the ocean — and to see modern ballooning tools support one of the most traditional and challenging forms of flight.
If you want to follow Bert Padelt, Peter Cuneo and Alicia Hempleman-Adams on their Atlantic Explorer 2026 journey, open Kubicek FlyMate and use the dedicated tracking banner.
Follow the Atlantic Explorer live. Watch Bert Padelt’s transatlantic balloon flight. And be part of this extraordinary ballooning story.
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