The best result would be a slow loss of helium, and a gradual touchdown. A bumping touchdown, even at 20-25mph, is very survivable.
On Thu, Oct 15, 2009 at 3:26 PM, Jerry Johnson <[email protected]> wrote: > no way i can see to GET to the "basket" from a line from above (the entire > balloon is preventing that access) > > > On Thu, Oct 15, 2009 at 3:24 PM, Ian Skinner <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> Jerry Johnson wrote: >> > helicopter from above, rappeller drops down, attaches ropes to balloon, >> > helicopter downdrafts force it lower, rappeller on top lets air out, >> > helicopter slows and lowers balloon to ground. >> > >> > that is the best I can do so far. >> > >> >> I think I would improve on that with rappeller grabs boy and removes him >> from balloon and then the balloon can go its own way. If you could >> safely get close enough to the balloon. >> >> I suspect the danger is the boy even still in the balloon or did you do >> something fatal in a panic or does something in a panic at the moment of >> rescue. >> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the House of Fusion mailing lists Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:305751 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
