Succeeded to fly 300 km with 105 balloons on the loan chair

In the state of Oregon, I put 105 balloons on the loan chair used when laying on the lawn and lying down, and news that I moved 193 miles (about 300 km) distance. Sometimes everyone else thinks flying in the sky with balloons, I hear the story I tried occasionally, but it seems unusual to have successfully succeeded.

Details are as follows.
Man flies 193 miles in lawn chair - CNN.com

This great adventure was done last weekend. Kent Couch took off from the Breg of Oregon with balloons and parachutes filled with 105 helium in the loan chair, and snacks on it. After about nine hours he landed on the farm in the town called union, which is only a few steps to the state of Idaho. It seems that the travel distance has reached 193 miles (about 300 km).

Couch was doing a flight of about 6 hours last September, this time is the second challenge. Flight sometimes shaken quite a bit, but he says he was mostly quiet and calm.

This is the process he moved this time. Since the line on the map used the road, in fact it should have flew more straight ahead.
From: Bend, OR to: OR-19 to: La Grande-Baker Hwy - Google Maps

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Kgw.com

When I say a man who flew the sky with a balloon in the USALoan chair · rallyPeople called famous are famous. We installed 45 balloons in the loan chair and ascended to altitude 4000 m, and when they came down they stuck to the electric wires and caused the power to be cut off in the vicinity. I was touched by the police strictly and I was going to pay a fine, but he seems to have been very satisfied. There seems to be a movie based on this story.

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Even in Japan, in 1992 it was "balloon uncle"Yoshikazu SuzukiHe aimed to cross the Pacific with a gondola with a helium balloon. He was missing the last time that he was confirmed at 800 km off Mt. Kinhakua east of Miyagi prefecture.

Flying in the sky with balloons seems to be an act of stimulating considerable adventure. Just do not have ballast, parachute, food or GPS, it seems to be pretty dangerous, so let's prepare properly when you manage.