Man flying lawn chair lifted by helium balloons
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Man flying lawn chair lifted by helium balloonsPosted by: openborderKent Couch leaves his gas station in Bend, Ore., on Saturday, July 5, 2008, ...
A man has taken flight in a lawn chair hoisted by more than 150 large helium-filled party balloons in a bid to ride the wind from the central Oregon town of Bend all the way to Idaho.
Kent Couch was wearing a parachute Saturday morning as he kissed his wife and kids goodbye, patted his dog and took off at sunrise from his gas station.
This is Couch's third lawn chair flight in as many years.
He hopes to do better than last year, when he flew 193 miles before running low on helium and had to land in the sagebrush of northeastern Oregon.
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- News Source: The Register Guard | about 1 year agoBut Couch had plenty of balloons to keep himself aloft: more than 150 of them. After just two hours of sleep and a breakfast sandwich of egg and bacon on a biscuit from his gas station convenience store, Couch took off at dawn on Saturday. Dozens of...
- News Source: The Guardian | about 1 year agoTo the glorious roll call of aerial pioneers, daring aviators and magnificent men in flying machines can be added a new name. Kent Couch, a 48-year-old owner of a petrol station, yesterday succeeded in his third attempt to conquer the skies of...
- News Source: Kuwait Times | about 1 year agoUsing his trusty BB gun to help him return to Earth, a 48-year-old gas station owner flew a lawn chair rigged with helium-filled balloons more than 320 km across the Oregon desert, landing in a field in Idaho. Kent Couch created a sensation in this...
- News Source: Hindu | about 1 year agoRiding a green lawn chair supported by a rainbow array of more than 150 helium-filled party balloons, Kent Couch succeeded on Saturday in his third bid to fly from central Oregon all the way to Idaho. Mr. Couch kissed his wife and kids goodbye before...
- News Source: The New Zealand Herald | about 1 year agoMonday July 07, 2008 "Crazy" Kent Couch gets carried away above the Oregon desert. Using his trusty BB gun to help him return to earth, a 48-year-old gas station owner flew a deck chair rigged with helium-filled balloons more than 370km across the...
- News Source: Macleans | about 1 year agoUsing his trusty BB gun to help him return to Earth, 48-year-old gas station owner Kent Couch realized a boyhood dream on Saturday. He flew a lawn chair rigged with helium-filled party balloons more than 320 kilometres across the Oregon high desert...
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- Blog Source: feeds.huffingtonpost.comA man has taken flight in a lawn chair hoisted by more than 150 large helium-filled party balloons in a bid to ride the wind from the central Oregon town of Bend all the way to Idaho. Kent Couch was wearing a parachute Saturday morning ...
- Blog Source: my.freeze.comRiding 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.
- Blog Source: www.next-thing.netRiding 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
- Blog Source: thegreenlodge.blogspot.comflight in a lawn chair hoisted by more than 150 large helium-filled party balloons in a bid to ride... a lawn chair rigged with more than 150 giant party balloons in an attempt to fly to Idaho. He is equipped
- Blog Source: chrisdonley.wordpress.comUp, up and away in lawn chair hoisted by 150 helium balloons — Oregon man heads to Idaho. Riding a lawn chair supported by 150 helium-filled party balloons, Kent Couch is trying to fly from central Oregon to Idaho. BEND, Ore. ...
- Blog Source: www.themediansib.comcan always tie balloons to your lawn chair and take flight. That's what Kent Couch plans to do... on Saturday aboard his lawn chair, which will be attached to 150 giant latex party balloons filled
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- Video Source: www.truveo.comUp, Up and Away?Video Source: www.truveo.comLawn chair balloonist hopes to fly from Oregon to Idaho
- Video Source: www.truveo.comGREAT VIDEO: Flying Lawn Chair ...Video Source: www.truveo.comThe view from Kent Couch's lawn chair can't be beat. Last weekend, he ...
- Video Source: www.truveo.comFlying 200 Miles in a Lawn ...Video Source: www.truveo.comGas station owner Kent Couch ties 105 balloons to his chair, rises 13,000 ...
- Video Source: www.truveo.comLawn-chair pilot is no 'Couch' ...Video Source: www.truveo.comJuly 5: From his gas station in central Oregon, Kent Couch set out for ...
- Video Source: www.truveo.comLook, Up In The Sky, It's A ...Video Source: www.truveo.comThe view from Kent Couch's lawn chair can't be beat. Last weekend, he ...
- Video Source: www.truveo.comOregon Man Flies 193 Miles In ...Video Source: www.truveo.comKent Couch settled down in his lawn chair with some snacks and a parachute. ...
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