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Archive Home > 2008 > May > 22 > Bend lawn chair balloon flyer recovers equipment

Bend lawn chair balloon flyer recovers equipment

By Sheila G. Miller / The Bulletin
May 22, 2008

Throughout his nearly nine-hour balloon flight in a lawn chair, Kent Couch recorded the scenery between Bend and Eastern Oregon from 11,000 feet. He swiveled a digital video camera back and forth, looking into the camera and speaking to it, then turning it to show the panoramic views.

Then, he....

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