Tuesday, June 1, 2010
  Longest Cluster Balloon Flight  - world record set by Jonathan Trappe
   North Carolina, USA -- American daredevil Jonathan Trappe , 36, covered more than 109 miles in an overnight flight which lasted almost 14 hours over North Carolina, his home state, in his confection of balloons christened The Spirit Cluster - setting the new world record for the Longest Cluster Balloon Flight .

 Photo: During the World's Longest Cluster Balloon Flight Jonathan jettisons some water from one of his ballast bags. Photo by Jim Koepnick ( enlarge photo )


   Since 1937, when the first cluster balloonist went into the skies, no one has ever launched in the daylight and remained aloft all night, greeting the dawn from the skies the following morning.

    For this world record for the Longest Cluster Balloon Flight he had gracious participation from members of EAA Chapter 1114, plus members of the Wings of Carolina flying club.

    “You need a team to help you set up and fly, and somebody on the ground always has to chase you or you end up walking home,” Jonathan explained.

    “Ballooning also involves your community because from above you become very aware of things going on down below. You start to connect to the topography, you see the development that’s occurring and witness the agricultural cycles. It’s a great way to become connected to wherever you fly.”

   Jonathan says hot-air ballooning is something anyone can do safely with the appropriate training, noting his certification from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

    Links: Photo gallery of the Longest Cluster Balloon Flight

Jonathan Trappe's ClusterBalloon.com

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Tuesday, June 1, 2010


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