This article is about a guy who emulated possibly the greatest aviation pioneer of them all, Lawnchair Larry.
Buried in the article is a little gem that suggests I have some research to do the next time spouse abandons me (and the wireless notebook) in front of a football game on the TV:
Couch, 47, is the latest American to emulate Larry Walters – who in 1982 rose three miles above Los Angeles in a lawn chair lifted by balloons.
“Latest” American? I need to find out the identities of all other backyard furniture pilots, immediately.