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FreaknDavid · 13-09-13, 10:24

Updated Sept 13

Jonathan Trappe is either on the world's best ever flight of fancy or he's reached the heights of lunacy.

The North Carolina IT manager reportedly lifted off from a field in Caribou, Maine, at 6 a.m. Thursday morning — held aloft by 370 party balloon filled with helium — hoping to become the first person to use such a contraption to cross the Atlantic Ocean.

But Trappe may not be as mad as he sounds.

His ground crew, as he tries to drift across 4,000 km, includes Col. Joe Kittinger, who in 1984 made a solo balloon flight across the Atlantic in a single balloon.

"Two years of work comes down to tonight, and then this flight," Trappe, 39, wrote on his website before he gently took off.

"Two years of work and years more of dreams."

The cluster balloonist figures it could take him as long as six days.

By late Thursday, his GPS system had mapped him out to sea, north of P.E.I.

When QMI Agency talked to him last year, Trappe said he'd never lost his childlike wonder.

"(Didn't) you wonder about it, as a kid?" he asked during that interview. "Didn't you wonder about just getting enough (helium balloons) ... that you could float away?"

He started with a short flight clinging to an office chair and a bunch of ordinary balloons. Though he did carry his passport, even then.

This time, he could end up anywhere between Norway and North Africa — or Paris, as he dreams big.

Ladybbird · 13-09-13, 14:24

Gee I hope he doesnt meet any......

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FreaknDavid Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: In The Hills of Tennessee Posts: 6,559 Thanks: 7,307 Thanked 7,248 Times in 4,743 Posts Awards Showcase Total Awards: 5	North Carolina Man Attempts to Cross Atlantic With 370 Party Balloons Updated Sept 13 Jonathan Trappe is either on the world's best ever flight of fancy or he's reached the heights of lunacy. The North Carolina IT manager reportedly lifted off from a field in Caribou, Maine, at 6 a.m. Thursday morning — held aloft by 370 party balloon filled with helium — hoping to become the first person to use such a contraption to cross the Atlantic Ocean. But Trappe may not be as mad as he sounds. His ground crew, as he tries to drift across 4,000 km, includes Col. Joe Kittinger, who in 1984 made a solo balloon flight across the Atlantic in a single balloon. "Two years of work comes down to tonight, and then this flight," Trappe, 39, wrote on his website before he gently took off. "Two years of work and years more of dreams." The cluster balloonist figures it could take him as long as six days. By late Thursday, his GPS system had mapped him out to sea, north of P.E.I. When QMI Agency talked to him last year, Trappe said he'd never lost his childlike wonder. "(Didn't) you wonder about it, as a kid?" he asked during that interview. "Didn't you wonder about just getting enough (helium balloons) ... that you could float away?" He started with a short flight clinging to an office chair and a bunch of ordinary balloons. Though he did carry his passport, even then. This time, he could end up anywhere between Norway and North Africa — or Paris, as he dreams big. __________________ Rock Out With DreamTeamDownloads1-The Best Place To Be For Downloads. You Can Help the site If You Donate, Please Click Here: DONATE Thank You For Your Support & Membership To DTD1.

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Ladybbird Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 50,609 Thanks: 28,767 Thanked 14,428 Times in 10,234 Posts Awards Showcase Total Awards: 8	Re: North Carolina Man Attempts to Cross Atlantic With 370 Party Balloons Gee I hope he doesnt meet any...... __________________ *AMERICA WAS ONCE AN INNOVATED & RESPECTED COUNTRY and THEN ALONG CAME TRUMP.....* That buzz you hear is George Washington spinning in his grave

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