Spotted by Airline Pilots- A regional safety inspector, Neal Savoy, said the flying lawn chair was spotted by Trans World Airlines and Delta Airlines jetliner pilots at 16,000 feet above sea level. "We know he broke some part of the Federal Aviation Act, and as soon as we decide which part it is, some type of charge will be filed," Mr. Savoy said. "If he had a pilot's license, we'd suspend that. But he doesn't." Lawn Chair Larry was calling for help over his citizens band radio. "This guy broke into our channel with a mayday," said Doug Dixon, a member of an Orange County citizens band radio club. "He said he had shot up like an elevator to 16,000 feet and was getting numb before he started shooting out some of the balloons." Mr. Walters then lost his pistol overboard, and the chair drifted downward, controlled only by the gallon jugs of water attached to the sides as ballast. The ropes became entangled in a power line, briefly blacking out a small area in Long Beach. The chair dangled five feet above the ground, and Mr. Walters was able to get down safely. "Since I was 13 years old, I've dreamed of going up into the clear blue sky in a weather balloon � But I wouldn't do this again for anything," he said.
Footnote: Larry's efforts won him a $1,500 FAA fine, a prize from the Bonehead Club of Dallas, and the altitude record for gas-filled clustered balloons. He gave his aluminum lawn chair to admiring neighborhood children, abandoned his truck-driving job, and went on the lecture circuit. He enjoyed intermittent demand as a motivational speaker, but said he never made much money from his innovative flight. He never married and had no children. Larry hiked into the forest and shot himself in the heart on October 6, 1993. He died at the age of 44. His family knew of no motive for the suicide.
What shall it profit a man if he shall gain the whole world and lose his own soul? Here is the Good News: God commended His love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners Christ died for us, and that God commands all men everywhere to repent and trust in Jesus Christ. Jesus was judged guilty for our sins.
>>> Jesus Christ said He was the only way, the truth, & the life. �John 14:6
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