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  • July 2008
    • Lawn Chair Balloonist Travels in Style

      Lawn Chair Balloonist Travels in Style

      (AP) - A 48-year-old gas station owner flew a lawn chair rigged with helium-filled balloons more than 200 miles across the Oregon desert today before landing safely in a field in Idaho. "If I had the time and money and people, I'd do this every weekend," said Kent Couch. "Things just look different up there." He covered about 235 miles in about nine hours after lifting off at dawn from central Oregon, cruising at about 15,000 feet. More »

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      Oregon   Idaho   stunts   lawn chair

  • July 2007
    • Couch Flies High in Chair

      Couch Flies High in Chair

      (Newser) - Kent Couch of Bend, OR, floated 193 miles at an average height of 11,000 feet  to La Grande, OR, in a lawn chair attached to 105 balloons. It took him almost 9 hours. He equipped himself with all the essential high-tech equipment to make the flight—a cell phone for communications and a knife to cut the balloons. More »

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      Oregon   hot air balloon   publicity stunt   lawn chair   Bend

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