Kent Couch, 48, is trying it again. He has tried two times before to fly from Bend to Idaho on a lawn chair suspended by helium balloons. He plans to launch from his Shell station at Hwy 20 and NE 27th in Bend at 6:00am Saturday, July 5th. If all goes well, he should be touching down somewhere in Idaho around 9:00pm that night. For safety, he will be wearing a parachute. You can track his flight from his web site: http://www.couchballoons.com/
He was inspired to do this when Discovery Channel’s “Myth Busters” proved that a man could be suspended in a lawn chair by helium balloons. He said it is very peaceful at 10,000 feet and wonderful to look down and see what God has made.
KBND News plans to follow on the ground to provide a report from Touchdown.