A question about turbulence

[SkyHog]

Hey guys - dumb question here:

Are skydivers feel turbulence? How about hot air balloons?

edit: I must have been pretty tired..damn graveyards - look at that sentence structure!! Should be "Do skydivers feel turbulence?"

 

[Let'sgoflying!]

Hi Nick, I know the divers experience it. I have seen them talk about it on their forums. Unlike us, they tend to fly faster through it because slow tends to collapse the canopy from what I've read.
You can read about it on dropzone.com, search function.

I am thinking balloons fly in such calm conditions by necessity that turbulence is not a common problem.

 

[fgcason]

How about hot air balloons?

IIRC Steve Fossett got banged around a bit before getting plunked into the Pacific off New Zealand a few years back in a balloon courtesy of TRW's.

Speaking of which, this guy needs to get a hobby:
http://www.stevefossett.com/html/main_pages/records.html

 

[Brian Austin]

Speaking of which, this guy needs to get a hobby:
http://www.stevefossett.com/html/main_pages/records.html

I think that IS his hobby!

 

[Michael]

Nick, when i was flying Blimps, the thermals were kinda neat, it would raise the nose, then you could feel it moving towards the back of the ship, as it rasied the tail. turbulance was felt, but not like in an airplane.

Michael