Ore. Man Uses Balloons and a Lawn Chair to Fly
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Uploaded by AssociatedPress on Jul 5, 2008
PlusOre. Man Uses Balloons and a Lawn Chair to FlyOre. Man Uses Balloons and a Lawn Chair to FlyThe Associated PressRiding a green lawn chair supported by a rainbow array of more than 150 helium-filled party balloons, Kent Couch took off Saturday in a third bid to fly from central Oregon all the way to Idaho. (July 5)[Notes:ANCHOR VOICE] An Oregon man is back on the ground after using a lawn chair rigged with more than 150 helium balloons to take flight.Kent Couch traveled from the Oregon desert to a field Idaho on Saturday.Couch took along a few supplies for the 9- hour journey including a parachute...a couple of G-P-S devices...a B-B gun and a book.((SOT: I would say the best thing is the peace and serenity of the trip. It's just so quiet.))The balloonist first realized his dream of flying among the clouds was possible after watching another man fly over Los Angeles more than 20 years ago.((SOT: I would take this trip every weekend if I could.))Couch made his first attempt in 2006 but he had to come down with a parachute before the trip was complete.And last year he flew 193 miles...which was just short of his goal. This was the first time he made it out of state.So exactly how did Couch make his landing in Idaho? He used his trusty B-B gun to shoot some of the balloons that helped him make the more than 200 mile flight.
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@RageMoreNow Africa is a continent you cocking. Countries have air forces, not continents.
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HE KISSED A DOG!!
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what kind of balloons did he use??!?!?!?!!!
and where did he buy themm......
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beats getting molested by the TSA.
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That crazy that a good way to fly
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I would love to be on the ground shooting at him with my BB Gun :)
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A good way to avoid the toll booth.
1 year ago 2
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@RageMoreNow Best predator drone ever.
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what no beer?
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Looks like the African air force's new prototype is out.
RageMoreNow 3 years ago 14
yea but id still wanna do it, looks fun
dumaznbum 3 years ago 9