GRANTS PASS, Ore. – Like many Americans, Kent Couch plans to settle into a lawn chair during the U.S. Fourth of July holiday weekend. Unlike everyone else, his feet will dangle high above the lawn.

North Carolina pilot Jonathan Trappe flew across the sky Saturday attached to a specialized cluster-balloon chair. The cluster balloon was launched Saturday afternoon from the Wings of Carolina Flying ...

This past weekend at the Leon International Balloon Festival, Jonathan Trappe lifted a fake house off the ground using a cluster of balloons. The stunt, inspired by the Disney movie Up, is the latest ...