Oregon Lawn Chair Pilot. - Neatorama

Last 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. http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/O/OR_FLYING_LAWN_CHAIR_OROL-?SITE=ORSAL&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT -via Fark

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

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

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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

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He kind of looks like Richard Branson. Fitting.

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

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Didn't the mythbusters bust that one?

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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.

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

You go, Murdoch!

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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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