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- 48 years old at time of 2008 flight
- Profession: gas station owner
- Flight took place on July 5, 2008
- Flight began outside Bend, Oregon
- Flight ended in Cambridge, Idaho
- Total distance: 235 miles
- Average speed: 23 mph
- Flight time: 9 hours
- Used a BB gun to pop balloons for descent
- Inspired by the 1982 flight of Larry Walters
- First flight in 2007 took him 193 miles but ended just short of the Idaho border
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Kent Couch is a gas station owner and professional cluster balloonist. On July 5, 2008, Couch flew more than 200 miles across Oregon and into Idaho in a lawn chair suspended from Helium balloons.The Associated Press: Man flying lawn chair lifted by helium balloons (July 5, 2008)
It was the third and longest cluster balloon flight Couch had completed.The Associated Press: Man flying lawn chair lifted by helium balloons (July 5, 2008)
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Kent Couch Questions
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These glasses: cool? Or Kent? 7 AnswersHey it looks very cool. You are looking like a smart thinker. read more -
How can I get my cat to stop scratching the couch? 26 AnswersAs many others have suggested, get a scratching post for a cat. Even better, there is a brand that many pet stores sell that rewards the cat with a treat when ... read more -
What is the best way to clean a leather couch? 7 AnswersThat all sounds too involved and painful. I have leather wipes that I bought at Target. They're named Weiman Leather Wipes. Just pull one out of the container, ... read more -
What is the highest maximum temperature ever recorded for Adelaide Australia? 3 AnswersRecorded Adelaide temperature extremes*:* Hottest temperature – 45.5 °C (113.9 °F) * Coldest temperature – minus 0.4 °C (31.3 °F) * Wettest month – June 1... read more
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Famed Bend lawn-chair balloonist Kent Couch has new plans in the works: Think leaf blower, and a unique kind of race: http://bit.ly/5r4u8M
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Hide-a-bed (Covington/Kent): We have a hide-a-bed that works great, but has no couch cushions. Would work well .. http://bit.ly/5jO0Wz
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The Career Couch with Christine Kent Resume 101 - The Home Stretch http://www.greenlightjobs.com/cgi-bin/pages/glj/the_career_couch.html
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Go get it @Neilochka ! RT @robblatt: http://twitpic.com/q0kk0 - This amazing couch appears to be for free on Kent Ave between 9th and 10th
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