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Kent Couch is a 48-year-old gas station owner who in July of 2007 flew in a Lawnchair elevated by 105 large Helium Balloon s. Using amateur instruments to measure altitude and speed, a GPS device to track his location, and five gallons of water for ballast, he controlled his ascent by releasing water. The flight began in Bend, Oregon and ended in Union , short of Couch's goal of reaching Idaho . Couch's flight resembles a flight by Larry Walters , who in 1982 sat in a lawnchair that unexpectedly rose 3 miles off the ground after he cut the rope tethering his lawnchair to the ground. {Link without Title} SEE ALSO EXTERNAL LINKS
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