On July 2, 1982, Larry Walters (April 19, 1949 – October 6, 1993) made a 45-minute flight in a homemade aerostat made of an ordinary lawn chair and 42 helium-filled weather balloons. [2] The aircraft rose to an altitude of about 16,000 feet (4,900 m), drifted from the point of liftoff in San Pedro, California , and entered controlled airspace ...

Lawrence Richard Walters, nicknamed "Lawnchair Larry" or the "Lawn Chair Pilot", (April 19, 1949 – October 6, 1993) was an American truck driver. [1] On 2 July 1982 he flew very high in the sky in a homemade aircraft.

Apr 17, 2018 · Born in 1949 in Los Angeles, Calif., Larry Walters had originally wanted to be a pilot in the United States Air Force, but poor eyesight prevented him from reaching his goal. Instead, he became a truck driver and was living a quiet life in San Pedro when he saw his chance to achieve his dream of flying.

On July 2, 1982, Los Angeles truck driver Larry Walters launched his “aircraft”—a Sears lawn chair dubbed Inspiration— from his backyard. He had attached to it more than 40 helium-filled ...

Jul 9, 2019 · If you were a pilot in the early 1980s, you likely know the story of Larry Walters, aka "Lawn Chair Larry," the man who tied over 40 weather balloons to a lawn chair and quickly gained ATC and FAA attention by ascending into controlled airspace over Los Angeles at 16,000 feet.

May 24, 1998 · It was in all the papers at the time—how on Friday, July 2, 1982, a young man named Larry Walters, who had served as an Army cook in Vietnam, had settled himself into a Sears, Roebuck lawn chair...

Apr 19, 2014 · In July 1982, a truck driver named Larry Walters decided to follow his dream. That dream was flying, something Walters knew precious little about.

Nov 12, 2023 · Lawnchair Larry Walters was a truck driver who dreamed of flying. He was born in North Hollywood, in Los Angeles, California. His dreams were big, but they never came to fruition through conventional means.