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Fort Collins boy in loose aircraft (6 yr old boy found hiding at home not in balloon)
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| October 15, 2009
| Kieran Nicholson
Posted on 10/15/2009 11:45:55 AM PDT by Arec Barrwin
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To: driftdiver
Cant be heavy. Use a helicopter with a long cable. hook the thing to control where it goes. Cut it open to deflate and land it.That's what I was thinking. Maybe a Coast Guard or Army Chopper.
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posted on
10/15/2009 12:06:08 PM PDT
by
frogjerk
(Obama Administration: Security thru Absurdity)
To: spectre
It’ll work. Especially with little kids. He’ll fall asleep but his body will continue to work just fine until they snatch him.
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posted on
10/15/2009 12:06:27 PM PDT
by
txhurl
(It's only a matter of time before FreeRepublic has this fraud's scalp on our lodge pole.)
To: GoCards
I am watching this thing on the link that was posted. My God..that poor kid. They are saying that it would be dangerous to try to do anything to get him down..and it could last 8 more hours. All they can do is follow it.
To: Arec Barrwin
84
posted on
10/15/2009 12:06:38 PM PDT
by
balch3
To: Revolting cat!
Falcon (?) Heene (heeney) is the boy’s name, just released.
85
posted on
10/15/2009 12:06:52 PM PDT
by
pillut48
(CJ in TX --"God help us all, and God help America!!" --my new mantra for the next 4 years)
To: Arec Barrwin
86
posted on
10/15/2009 12:07:00 PM PDT
by
Blue State Insurgent
(She is our Joan of Arc and we are her Guardian Captains.)
To: spectre
I am in tears! May God be merciful to this innocent child.
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posted on
10/15/2009 12:07:00 PM PDT
by
Palladin
(ACORN is a criminal enterprise.)
To: BuckeyeTexan
They believe the balloon has extended to its maximum height and will not go any higher. There are conflicting reports that it is at 2K or 6K feet.
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posted on
10/15/2009 12:07:01 PM PDT
by
BuckeyeTexan
(Integrity, Character, Leadership, and Loyalty matter - Be an example, no matter the cost.)
To: Arec Barrwin
This is a rescue only James Bond or a young William Shatner could pull off.
Inspector Gadget is another possibility, but he's not real.
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posted on
10/15/2009 12:07:02 PM PDT
by
dead
(I've got my eye out for Mullah Omar.)
To: Red_Devil 232
[That is no hot air ballon!]
No, there’s no basket hanging under it that I can see. One side is collapsing, wonder if it will start to descend soon?
And ‘slowly’ I pray!
90
posted on
10/15/2009 12:07:09 PM PDT
by
potlatch
(Actions Speak Louder Than Words)
To: truthluva
Looks like it’s traveling pretty fast!
To: txhurl
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posted on
10/15/2009 12:07:21 PM PDT
by
spectre
(spectre's wife)
To: ninergold3
How big is this balloon? Why not try this. Get some netting, like cargo nets, hook them together, use a couple of helicopters to go up and drape the nets over the balloon, then use the choppers to bring it down. Sounds radical but it’s better than nothing at this point.
Hope the kid makes it through this.
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posted on
10/15/2009 12:07:53 PM PDT
by
NCC-1701
(ON 1-19-09 GAS WAS, ON AVERAGE IN MEMPHIS, $1.43 A GALLON.)
To: xcamel
Hes probably having the ride of his life, as he was helping build it, and knew exactly what it would do... Yeah, except he's 6, and almost certainly didn't think through the whole deal.
By now, I think he's probably more than a little scared.
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posted on
10/15/2009 12:07:55 PM PDT
by
r9etb
To: frogjerk
This expert on FNC says it is as high as it will go. I guess if it does not hit a thermal up draft!
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posted on
10/15/2009 12:08:22 PM PDT
by
Red_Devil 232
(VietVet - USMC All Ready On The Right? All Ready On The Left? All Ready On The Firing Line!)
To: BuckeyeTexan
They need a team of Navy Seals parachutists to get him out. They are the only ones who could do it.
Choppers cannot get close enough.
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posted on
10/15/2009 12:08:30 PM PDT
by
Candor7
(The effective weapons again st Fascism are ridicule, derision, and truth (Member NRA)
To: dragnet2
Are you saying it’s heading away from the mountains? If so, that’s good news.
To: driftdiver
There is a cable hanging off the balloon that could be caught by a skydiver or something else.
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posted on
10/15/2009 12:09:11 PM PDT
by
Erik Latranyi
(Too many conservatives urge retreat when the war of politics doesn't go their way.)
To: spectre
MY guess is that he air will cool and then balloon will begin to descend on it’s own... depends on ho wfast the air in the balloon cools. Other issue is if it gets high enough, epoxia (lack of oxygen) could be a problem... he could fall asleep, he could open the hatch and step out....
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posted on
10/15/2009 12:09:21 PM PDT
by
theDentist
(fybo; qwerty ergo typo : i type, therefore i misspelll)
To: All
Per FOX- search is underway in area just in case he isn’t in the balloon - or whatever it is..
This is simply unbelievable...
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posted on
10/15/2009 12:09:24 PM PDT
by
SE Mom
(Proud mom of an Iraq war combat vet)
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