[Rhodes22-list] Escape From Experimental Island

[rhendy]

They called him "Lawn Chair Larry."  He flew more that once in the L.A.
Basin area.  He reportedly reached heights of around 16,000 feet and was
proclaimed a hazard to aviation by the FAA when passing airliners reported
him at their altitude.  He always carried with him his trusty riffle which
he used to reduce his number of balloons when he wanted to descend.  Knowing
what I know about balloons and, in particular, Boyle's Law I find it
remarkable he survived....but he did, unscathed.

Fair Winds,

Bob Hendrickson
S/V Getaway

----- Original Message -----
From: "Ronald Lipton" <lipton@sprynet.com>
To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list@rhodes22.org>
Sent: Friday, January 17, 2003 10:23 AM
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Escape From Experimental Island


> As for the US... I seem to remember a story about a man who
> went up with a set of He balloons tied to his lawn chair.  I do not
> remember the outcome.
>
> Ron
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "rhendy" <rhendy@earthlink.net>
> To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list@rhodes22.org>
> Sent: Thursday, January 16, 2003 6:48 PM
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Escape From Experimental Island
>
>
> > Cluster Ballooning has never been done (outside) in Europe before, and
as
> > far as we can determine, it has never, ever been done by a woman,
> anywhere.
> > (The science advisor for the show, Graham Hoyland, built all of the
> > challenges before the shows were done.  He built his cluster balloon,
and
> > flew it in a hangar in Manchester, England.)  You would be surprised how
> > much that amount of helium costs in Europe!  For that reason, it may be
a
> > long, long time before anyone over there ever repeats the feat.
> >
> > Fair Winds,
> >
> > Bob Hendrickson
> > S/V Getaway
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Steve Alm" <salm@mn.rr.com>
> > To: <rhodes22-list@rhodes22.org>
> > Sent: Thursday, January 16, 2003 3:04 PM
> > Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Escape From Experimental Island
> >
> >
> > > Bob,
> > > What was the "thing" you did that was never done before?
> > > Slim
> > >
> > > On 1/16/03 8:25 AM, "rhendy" <rhendy@earthlink.net> wrote:
> > >
> > > > Doc was the pilot because he actually owns a hovercraft and is the
> only
> > one
> > > > of us who had ever driven one before.  He drove through the wrong
gate
> > > > because it was downhill from the starting box as opposed to the red
> gate
> > > > which was slightly uphill.  He was hoping that the blues would fail
to
> > > > arrive at all which would throw the race to us if we were the only
> craft
> > to
> > > > complete the course.  What you never saw in the episode is that the
> red
> > > > machine was the only one to complete the course at all prior to the
> > race.
> > > > We were running our machine at about 30mph all around the beach, but
> > > > somewhere between the tinkering time and the race (about four
hours),
> > our
> > > > machine lost its ability to move.  It is just one of life's little
> > > > mysteries.
> > > >
> > > > Fair Winds,
> > > >
> > > > Bob Hendrickson
> > > > S/V Getaway
> > > >
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: "Steve Alm" <salm@mn.rr.com>
> > > > To: <rhodes22-list@rhodes22.org>
> > > > Sent: Thursday, January 16, 2003 3:08 AM
> > > > Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Escape From Experimental Island
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >> Bob,
> > > >>
> > > >> Let me be the first to congratulate you on a job well done!  The
red
> > team
> > > >> made all the right moves.  Frankly, I was embarrassed for the blue
> team
> > > > with
> > > >> all that arguing alpha-male crap.  I thought you had it all the
> > > > way--better
> > > >> hull design, winning the challenges, etc.  But why did Doc get to
> > drive?
> > > >> YOU'RE the pilot.  He even drove it through the wrong damn gate!!!
I
> > > > think
> > > >> we'd stand a better chance with you at the controls.
> > > >>
> > > >> You looked great on camera, Bob.  I think you should look into a
> > possible
> > > >> career in Hollywood.  Start with commercials and work your way up.
> :-)
> > > >>
> > > >> Slim
> > > >>
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