A chair and 150 helium filled balloons

You really could not make it up but it is true!  Over the weekend of the 5/6th July a man in Oregon in USA has flown 235 miles in a garden chair supported by 235 helium filled party balloons. The launch was achieved by throwing out ballast, not the conventional sand filled bags, but bottles of coke, more bizarrely landing was achieved by using a ball bearing pellet gun to shoot the balloons one at a time, until he settled slowly to earth, it could only happen in the U.S.

At Balloons over Britain we absolutely guarantee that when you choose your Hot Air Balloon flight in the UK through one of our local operators, you will not stand in a basket supported by party balloons and your fully qualified pilot will not have a ball bearing gun to help him descend safely to earth. Contact us and we tell you about our flight voucher scheme which will enable you, or the recipient of a gift, to fly from a locality of their choosing at time when it suits them.