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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48 years old at time of 2008 flight
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gas station owner
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Flight took place on July 5, 2008
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Total distance
235 miles
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Average speed
23 mph
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Flight time
9 hours
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Inspired by the 1982 flight of Larry Walters
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