> Believe it or not, this happened in Los Angeles about 15 years ago. Some
> idiot tied about 8 helium filled weather balloons to a lawnchair to visit his
> girlfriend in Riverside (about 20 miles away). The radar at Los Angeles
> International picked him up as he crossed the flight path. Somehow he was
> able to deflate the balloons enough so he didn't crash land (or maybe he just
> got rid of enough beer to act as a ballast dump).
If you want to see the full article, I've put it here:
http://www.compmore.net/~mdapoz/balloon.gif
It's amazing what some people will do.......
-mark
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