Oregon Lawn Chair Pilot.

Posted by Miss Cellania in World Records on July 9, 2007 at 9:54 pm


150_dannydeckchair.jpgLast weekend, Oregon gas station owner Kent Couch took off on a 193 mile solo flight -in a lawn chair attached to 105 helium balloons! He took along food and drinks, a bb gun, and a parachute. His flight, reminiscent of Larry Walters flight in 1982, reached an altitude of 13,000 feet and lasted nine hours. Link -via Fark

The image is from the movie Danny Deckchair (2003).



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8 comments to "Oregon Lawn Chair Pilot."

  1. Russell Wagner
    July 9th, 2007 at 10:47 pm

    WOW! I would be freakin out if I was him. Thats pretty cool though.

  2. Nora
    July 9th, 2007 at 10:50 pm

    Why oregon… why is it always oregon? I hear of too many weird things going on in this state.
    Must be all the fresh air. :P

  3. Genius
    July 10th, 2007 at 1:23 am

    He kind of looks like Richard Branson. Fitting.

  4. Anstrom
    July 10th, 2007 at 8:02 am

    there are some images of the real guy in action here
    http://www.ktvz.com/Global/story.asp?S=6759982

  5. Skeptic
    July 10th, 2007 at 9:58 am

    Didn’t the mythbusters bust that one?

  6. meg
    July 10th, 2007 at 11:19 am

    no, the mythbusters CONFIRMED it. just cause it was on the show doesn’t mean it was busted.

    besides, how do you end up busting something that was reported by 5 airline pilots, videotaped, and the man got a citation from the FAA over? it already happened, they were just seeing how.

  7. Aimeesue
    July 10th, 2007 at 5:53 pm

    And visions of The A-Team danced in his head. . . .

    You go, Murdoch!

  8. Bob Huskins
    May 4th, 2008 at 2:11 am

    Saw it on mythbusters too, thought it couldn’t be done… makes this thing seem possible aswell
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/connykuilboer/2461301489


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