>In a message dated 00-07-07 09:35:00 EDT, you write:
>
>>
>> Or just get a deckchair & tie lots of helium-filled balloons to it.
>>
>
>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).
>
Of course! that was the reference!
But, I understand that this may be an urban legend. The version I heard
was a little different.
>PS. On the photographic side, there are helium balloon systems with
tethers,
>remote controls and video cameras-connected-to-viewfinder systems for
sale or
>rent. They are often used in real estate photography. I think you'll
find
>them in the back pages of Shutterbug.
>
yes, there's professionals that do this for a living. They use what
amounts to a mini-blimp.
Be seeing you.
Dirk Wright
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