Today Kent Couch has announced that he will be taking to the skies again next month. Last July he flew 193 miles, no small feat when you consider the type of craft Couch pilots.
He flies a lawn chair.
He uses some amateur instruments to measure speed and altitude, five gallons of water for ballast, 105 large helium balloons for lift, and a parachute for landing. He'll be tracking his progress using a GPS device and you'll be able to track him as well in real time on his website: www.couchballoons.com.
Couch's original flight took him from Bend, Oregon to Union, just shy of the Idaho border. His launch is scheduled for July 5th.
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