Independent voices from the TWT Communities
Hours into their lawn-chair balloon flight, two men made a hard landing after they were hit by hail and snow as thunderstorms swept into central Oregon — but their backyard aircraft floated away.
Lawn-chair balloonist Kent Couch boarded a plane Thursday for the start of a journey that he hopes will end in Iraq with a safe launch and landing beneath a huge cluster of party balloons.
Mr. Lafta, a mountain climber and sky diver, said he shared Mr. Couch's childhood dream of floating like a cloud.
"My target is to inspire young people, especially in the Mideast," Mr. Lafta said.
