Guest #26 August 14, 2007 See also Daily Telegraph In a week or two I'll probably call the launch company for details. Stay tuned. I really hope he gets it this time. mh ."The mouse does not know life until it is in the mouth of the cat." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
normiss 900 #27 August 14, 2007 August August August....WHEN???? this has been like "film at eleven" for 7 years now... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
piisfish 140 #28 August 14, 2007 Quote August August August....WHEN???? this has been like "film at eleven" for 7 years now... been like "Groundhog DAy". I heard he'll be jumping from Punxsutawney scissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
normiss 900 #29 August 14, 2007 NOT from an AN-2? his publicity machine sure is in high gear though. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ltdiver 3 #30 August 19, 2007 And he's delayed yet again....http://www.canada.com/saskatoonstarphoenix/news/local/story.html?id=33bc61fa-64da-4b5c-8e5d-20adc5d3b472 ltdiver Don't tell me the sky's the limit when there are footprints on the moon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billeisele 130 #31 August 19, 2007 so what is the Vegas line on this guy - will he become the first human meteor? - will the sonic boom explode his head? - will he make the jump?Give one city to the thugs so they can all live together. I vote for Chicago where they have strict gun laws. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
normiss 900 #32 August 20, 2007 odds on favorite? we won't give a damn.... he's cried wolf a few times too many. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhreeZone 20 #33 August 20, 2007 I should have put all my money on the bet that he'd cancel: Skydiver delays record attempt The StarPhoenix Published: Saturday, August 18, 2007 A French skydiver's long quest to achieve four new world records with a stratospheric balloon launch from a Saskatchewan field has been delayed once again. The high-tech, triple-ply balloon 62-year-old Michel Fournier plans to take 40 kilometres into the air has arrived in Canada. But it didn't arrive soon enough to be thoroughly tested and cleared for use in time for an attempt this summer, according to the Regina-based adventure travel operator who manages the Canadian side of the endeavor. "It's just a matter of making sure that it hasn't suffered anything, that it's inspected properly as it arrives and all those things, because so much rides on this that it's just best to just take the time to do it right," Claude-Jean Harel said in an interview Friday. "It's not a big deal -- I mean, it's a big deal in the sense that it's kind of annoying for everybody, sort of frustrating to have another delay, and of course all our holidays are on hold every summer for the last five years," he said, laughing. Fournier will wait until sometime next spring to make his next try at shattering the world records for the highest-altitude balloon ascent and the highest, fastest and longest freefall. He hopes to reach speeds capable of breaking the sound barrier. The retired French army reserve colonel has been training for the 40,000-metre jump since the late 1980s. The mission depends on specific atmospheric conditions, making it difficult to set an exact launch date too far in advance. His closest attempt was in August, 2003, when a previous, thinner balloon burst just before takeoff. Harel said the new balloon is a type already used at extreme altitudes, but has never carried a human payload. © The StarPhoenix (Saskatoon) 2007 Yesterday is history And tomorrow is a mystery Parachutemanuals.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
