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Many times - including on my last flight, just over a week ago. Never
anything larger than a party balloon. They do startle you. David Johnson |
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"Robert M. Gary" wrote in message
ups.com... On Feb 5, 9:33 am, "Montblack" Y4_NOT!... wrote: ("G. Sylvester" wrote) no reference the Larry the Lawnchair Man? There was a radio call from a now defunkt airline (Eastern?) that checked in with SoCal Center "Airline XXX, one four thousand, at my 3 o'clock and 5 mile there appears to be a man in a chair attached to a bunch of weather balloons." http://www.clusterballoon.org/utah/utah_3.html Good pics My favorite is http://www.clusterballoon.org/utah/utah_79_L.jpg The guy seems pretty happy, but notice where the helmet is. It works best if you put it on your head. Far out, man. Like, maybe he did some rolling when he was on the runway and needed a place for his stash. I bet he didn't call and tell ATC... Oh, and, like, that Larry guy? He's dead. Bummer. -- Geoff The Sea Hawk at Wow Way d0t Com remove spaces and make the obvious substitutions to reply by mail When immigration is outlawed, only outlaws will immigrate. |
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Robert M. Gary wrote:
My favorite is http://www.clusterballoon.org/utah/utah_79_L.jpg The guy seems pretty happy, but notice where the helmet is. It works best if you put it on your head. and what is the helmet use for when you fall from FL180? The good news is he's /G. Gerald |
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On Feb 5, 2:06 am, "G. Sylvester" wrote:
I had another close encounter with a (party / decoration-type) balloon. Out here in the desert, the usual culprit is the plastic grocery bag. With the strong thermal activity in the summer, it's not unusual to pass one of these at altitudes up to 10,000 ft. About 5 yrs. ago, a pilot called into the tower declaring an emergency for engine trouble. I heard him on my handheld and strolled over to the runway to watch him come in. As he was flaring, it was clear that there was a plastic grocery bag stuck to his intake. As he slowed and turned off the runway, the bag fell off. I went over to transient parking and asked if he'd solved the problem with carb heat. He was very interested in knowing how I had figured that out. :-))) John Galban=====N4BQ (PA28-180) |
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You see balloons? Hope you don't see these:
http://www.clusterballoon.org/ -- Almost every man wastes part of his life in attempts to display qualities which he does not possess. - Samuel Johnson |
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"Bob Fry" wrote in message ... You see balloons? Hope you don't see these: http://www.clusterballoon.org/ -- Almost every man wastes part of his life in attempts to display qualities which he does not possess. - Samuel Johnson "I'm not giving up my ice cream parlor that I built with my own two hands...!" - Howard Johnson |
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Jay Beckman writes:
"I'm not giving up my ice cream parlor that I built with my own two hands...!" - Howard Johnson "Howard Johnson is right!" - Olsen Johnson -- Transpose mxsmanic and gmail to reach me by e-mail. |
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Peter R. wrote:
I believe the OP was referring to party balloons, not hot-air balloons. correct. And for clarification I'm also not referring to that big silver thing that says "Good Yeer!" sic Gerald |
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On Tue, 06 Feb 2007 04:18:30 +0100, Mxsmanic wrote:
Jay Beckman writes: "I'm not giving up my ice cream parlor that I built with my own two hands...!" - Howard Johnson "Howard Johnson is right!" MX is just pawn in chess game of life..... Ron Wanttaja |
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