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Q) Where was the field?

A) I’m not sure if I’m allowed to say that or not.

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Q) How many people helped you fill them up?

A) 20. It was all of our employees. Our company is called All Clean Natural.

Q) So your employees helped you fill up these huge balloons, and then what?

A) Then we tied the chair down in-between two vehicles. It was a $20 lawn chair from Canadian Tire. We strapped an oxygen tank to it. I put a parachute on and (the balloons) started forming a cluster right above me while it was tied down until all the balloons were above me, all hanging to a carabiner. Then we cut it off and I flew away.

Q) How fast were you flying up?

A) I was going almost 1,000 feet a minute. It was crazy. I was looking up at the balloons and a few were popping as I rose…when one of those big balloons pop it sounds like a gun going off. I was looking up at the balloons popping and looking down at my feet dangling…through the clouds and below me I could see 747s landing.

Q) How long were you in the air for?

A) About 20 to 30 minutes. It was insane…You’re just by yourself up above the clouds. It was the weirdest, most relaxing and frightening moment at the same time. It was incredibly peaceful up there.

Q) What part of the city were you in?

A) I was right above downtown. The goal was to make it into the Calgary Stampede, the chuckwagon races, with our logo-ed parachute.

Q) Did you accomplish your goal?

A) We got really close…I took one last breath of oxygen and said for the video: ‘One small step for man, one giant leap for AllCleanNatural.ca.’ Then I proceeded to flip out of the chair and do a spin, got stable, and pulled my parachute…The winds were so aggressive once I was under my parachute that they were blowing me backwards and I had to pick an alternative landing spot.