Rusky Balloon

sn1987a (Barry) · #1 23-07-2016, 01:31 PM

Just spotted the Russian Balloon from my Rockingham backyard. Well done Fedor!

h0ughy (David) · #2 23-07-2016, 02:51 PM

where is he going to land?

sn1987a (Barry) · #3 23-07-2016, 03:00 PM

He's just about over Northam right now so anywhere after that is good I guess but there's a bit of wind and rain picking up here in Rockingham

He's done a great job getting back to his starting point

sn1987a (Barry) · #4 23-07-2016, 05:43 PM

Might be coming down near Bonnie Rock.
Hopefully he doesn't go beyond the wheatbelt that would be pretty rough I think.

sn1987a (Barry) · #5 23-07-2016, 06:40 PM

Looks like landed in nice paddock near Bonnie Rock hopefully aok

PCH (Paul) · #6 23-07-2016, 06:57 PM

Can anyone throw any light on the rules governing this type of endeavour?

The reason I ask is because clearly the distance travelled at the latitude Fedor travelled on is a lot different to a circumnavigation at the equator.

Any thoughts?

sn1987a (Barry) · #7 23-07-2016, 07:01 PM

Safe and sound according to ABC yay!

sn1987a (Barry) · #8 23-07-2016, 07:06 PM

Apparently ballooning around the world only works with the jet stream

http://www.micklehamweather.com/wxjetstream.php

billdan (Bill) · #9 25-07-2016, 09:37 AM

Congratulations to Fedor for getting back safely and beating Steve Fossetts' record by 2 days.

He must give his wife a lot of anxious moments with his adventures.

Mr Konyukhov has climbed Mt Everest, walked to the North and South Poles, rowed a boat across the Pacific to the QLD Sunshine coast, and sailed around the world.

Well done Sir.