Topic: Larry Walters

The Drifters

Last May 28, Jonathan Trappe became the first person to fly across a major body of water-the English Channel-while strapped to a cluster of balloons. The last cluster balloonist to generate that kind of attention was Larry Walters, a truck driver who ...
105 Giant Helium Balloons and a Lawn Chair: Oregon Man Flies 193 Miles on a Childhood DreamLast weekend, Kent Couch settled down in his lawn chair with some snacks _ and a parachute. Attached to his lawn chair were 105 large helium ...