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Offline Israelpilot15

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Small Balloons on Final in Seattle
« on: August 04, 2007, 07:37:38 PM »
Just listened to my brother's plane getting take off clearance in KSEA and noticed earlier KSEA tower notifying planes on final to 34R about small balloons hovering at about 1900ft!

Listen how the female atc controller chuckles right after receiving the news from Alaska 377 at 29:05 until the end of the file.  http://archive-server.liveatc.net/ksea/KSEA_TWR-Aug-04-2007-2230Z.mp3
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Offline Biff

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Re: Small Balloons on Final in Seattle
« Reply #1 on: August 04, 2007, 09:13:24 PM »
I once saw one of those mylar helium "happy birthday" balloons at 3000ft.  That was a real wtf moment.  :)
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Offline KSYR-pjr

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Re: Small Balloons on Final in Seattle
« Reply #2 on: August 05, 2007, 10:44:57 AM »
I have had two separate close passes with those party balloons, too.   One was at about 9,000 feet over Virginia and the other about 3,000 departing Teterboro, NJ (USA).   
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Offline ozziecat35

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Re: Small Balloons on Final in Seattle
« Reply #3 on: August 07, 2007, 04:09:26 PM »
happened to me coming back after doing one of my first XC solos at about 2500', definitely a WTF moment. lol I was actually starting to rationalize how birds could be green.
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Offline iflyc77

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Re: Small Balloons on Final in Seattle
« Reply #4 on: August 19, 2007, 01:05:26 AM »
As a glider pilot, I often thermal with ears of corn, plastic walmart bags, balloons, anything that is light pretty much  :lol:
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