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Originally Posted by Mistress
Anyone remember the Darwin Award story about the guy who attached weather balloons along with himself to a lawn chair and quickly reached an altitude of something like 15,000 feet? Apparently a Pan Am pilot saw this and radioed it in. I can't remember who rescued him but when he came down to earth it cost him a sh--load money in fines.
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There have been a few of these (people) over the past decade or two. It’s taking flying to it’s simplest degree.
I think most bring them selves back down by shooting the balloons with a pellet gun.
No rescue necessary. But, yes - They do get into a bit of trouble when they get down.
I’m all for aviation (obviously) in most any respect. I’ve been known to fly things that I probably should not have. Including some “aircraft” that I still haven’t figured out why they even flew in the first place. I do have some hot-air balloon time - But strapping my ass to a lawn chair carried aloft by a bunch of helium balloons is something I think I’d pass on.
I guess I prefer having more control. Give me a PT6 strapped to a sheet of plywood any day.
