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Fort Collins boy in loose aircraft (6 yr old boy found hiding at home not in balloon)
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| October 15, 2009
| Kieran Nicholson
Posted on 10/15/2009 11:45:55 AM PDT by Arec Barrwin
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To: BuckeyeTexan
How many times have a rescue like this been attempted? Never?? Nobody has ever trained for a situation like this so it’s going to be risky no matter what.
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posted on
10/15/2009 11:59:11 AM PDT
by
ninergold3
("Has it ever occurred to you that nothing occurs to God?" -Mark Lowry)
To: ml/nj
To: Arec Barrwin
To: GonzoGOP
Purchase a clue. I'm at 7K feet right now. There's plenty of O2 and it's nice and warm. I can ride the 6 wheeler for a couple of hours and be at 10K feet, and I'll still be fine.
/johnny
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posted on
10/15/2009 12:00:05 PM PDT
by
JRandomFreeper
(God Bless us all, each, and every one.)
To: ml/nj
poking holes in the balloon may be an option. Slow release of whatever its using for lift would do the trick.
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posted on
10/15/2009 12:00:25 PM PDT
by
driftdiver
(I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
To: Arec Barrwin
I wonder if they could shoot holes in it to release the gas slowly.
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posted on
10/15/2009 12:00:25 PM PDT
by
Lurkina.n.Learnin
(Waste and fraud are synonymous with gov't spending)
To: Jet Jaguar; MeekOneGOP; Conspiracy Guy; DocRock; King Prout; Darksheare; OSHA; martin_fierro; ...
Wow.
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posted on
10/15/2009 12:00:53 PM PDT
by
Slings and Arrows
("When France chides you for appeasement, you know you're scraping bottom." --Charles Krauthammer)
To: driftdiver
Original post said 10k, and it is cold that is the real problem. If it is at 2K then it is probably safer to just wait until it comes down due to normal gas seepage.
Note that the skydiver wouldn't have been in danger, but if he tipped it over when he made contact the kid might fall out. The Skydiver would have had a backup parachute. But again not an issue if they are only at 2k.
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posted on
10/15/2009 12:01:34 PM PDT
by
GonzoGOP
(There are millions of paranoid people in the world, and they are all out to get me.)
To: mainepatsfan
I keep praying that the little guy freaked out when the thing started coming loose and hid.
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posted on
10/15/2009 12:01:43 PM PDT
by
ninergold3
("Has it ever occurred to you that nothing occurs to God?" -Mark Lowry)
To: ml/nj
Can’t be heavy. Use a helicopter with a long cable. hook the thing to control where it goes. Cut it open to deflate and land it.
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posted on
10/15/2009 12:01:45 PM PDT
by
driftdiver
(I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
To: ml/nj
(Maybe lob sandbags into his gondola and follow him down?)No open gondola. This thing will not come down easy.
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posted on
10/15/2009 12:02:02 PM PDT
by
Erik Latranyi
(Too many conservatives urge retreat when the war of politics doesn't go their way.)
To: Arec Barrwin
Fox news said 25 mph and 6000 ft
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posted on
10/15/2009 12:02:06 PM PDT
by
GeronL
To: Arec Barrwin
To: Arec Barrwin
Okay, one story says “hot air balloon” another says “helium” balloon. Which is it?
If hot air, it’ll be down soon. If helium, they better start shooting it full of holes or that kid is on his way to the stratosphere.
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posted on
10/15/2009 12:02:18 PM PDT
by
hattend
(Sarah Palin's mob minion - Mob Name: Hatman the Hitman)
Anyone know if he has blankets or heat device? Any radio?
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posted on
10/15/2009 12:02:37 PM PDT
by
D-fendr
(Deus non alligatur sacramentis sed nos alligamur.)
To: Arec Barrwin
Reminds me of Payne Stewart’s doomed flight.
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posted on
10/15/2009 12:02:51 PM PDT
by
dfwgator
To: ninergold3
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posted on
10/15/2009 12:02:52 PM PDT
by
Palladin
(ACORN is a criminal enterprise.)
To: BuckeyeTexan
Please pardon my ignorance, but is this 6,000 ft altitude the height above the ground? If so, then I’d guess we’re talking about the oxygen altitude equivalent of ... what — maybe 10-11K given the area? That’s still breathable, but less so for a panicked little boy.
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posted on
10/15/2009 12:02:56 PM PDT
by
alancarp
(Obama: treat the unborn with AT LEAST as much respect as you do terrorists!!)
To: Arec Barrwin
Put a few 1/4 inch holes in it.
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posted on
10/15/2009 12:02:59 PM PDT
by
dragnet2
To: hattend
That is no hot air ballon!
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posted on
10/15/2009 12:03:19 PM PDT
by
Red_Devil 232
(VietVet - USMC All Ready On The Right? All Ready On The Left? All Ready On The Firing Line!)
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