diff --git a/src/plugins/simulator/msfs2024/simconnectdatadefinitionmsfs2024.cpp b/src/plugins/simulator/msfs2024/simconnectdatadefinitionmsfs2024.cpp
index bb0841c79..2c6a12fae 100644
--- a/src/plugins/simulator/msfs2024/simconnectdatadefinitionmsfs2024.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/simulator/msfs2024/simconnectdatadefinitionmsfs2024.cpp
@@ -461,8 +461,8 @@ namespace swift::simplugin::msfs2024common
                                                         SIMCONNECT_SIMOBJECT_TYPE_AIRCRAFT);
         hr += SimConnect_EnumerateSimObjectsAndLiveries(hSimConnect, CSimConnectDefinitions::REQUEST_HELICOPTER,
                                                         SIMCONNECT_SIMOBJECT_TYPE_HELICOPTER);
-        // hr += SimConnect_EnumerateSimObjectsAndLiveries(hSimConnect, CSimConnectDefinitions::REQUEST_HOT_AIR,
-        //                                                 SIMCONNECT_SIMOBJECT_TYPE_HOT_AIR_BALLOON);
+        hr += SimConnect_EnumerateSimObjectsAndLiveries(hSimConnect, CSimConnectDefinitions::REQUEST_HOT_AIR,
+                                                        SIMCONNECT_SIMOBJECT_TYPE_HOT_AIR_BALLOON);
 
         if (isFailure(hr))
         {
diff --git a/src/plugins/simulator/msfs2024/simulatormsfs2024common.cpp b/src/plugins/simulator/msfs2024/simulatormsfs2024common.cpp
index 6e4a0db39..2ab9d686e 100644
--- a/src/plugins/simulator/msfs2024/simulatormsfs2024common.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/simulator/msfs2024/simulatormsfs2024common.cpp
@@ -383,8 +383,8 @@ namespace swift::simplugin::msfs2024common
         default: break;
         }
 
-        // sSimmobjectLoadedState.bHotAirLoaded
-        if (sSimmobjectLoadedState.bAirplaneLoaded && sSimmobjectLoadedState.bHelicopterLoaded)
+        if (sSimmobjectLoadedState.bAirplaneLoaded && sSimmobjectLoadedState.bHelicopterLoaded &&
+            sSimmobjectLoadedState.bHotAirLoaded)
         {
             sSimmobjectLoadedState.bLoadStarted = false;
             size_t countmodels = vSimObjectsAndLiveries.size();