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With all of the gear he will need to survive a long strip from the gps system so the ground crew can track him so an oxygen tank so he can breathe above about 13,000 feet. and lucky for us it also includes cameras to document his voyages. this preparation for break his record the most valuable tool for couch is the experience he has gained from his earlier attempts like this white knuckle flight in 2007. >> in that '07 flight the wind would shoot me one way or another and it was a little bit treacherous there but fatigue got to me on that trip because i had a big old parachute and it was bumpy...

Like this white knuckle flight in 2007. >> in that '07 flight the wind would shoot me one way or the other. it was a little bit treacherous air. but fatigue got to me on that trip because i had a big old parachute and it was bumpy. my back was killing me. and i was running out of ballast. >> ballast is any weight that improves an aircraft stability. couch prefers to use water. >> he gets down too low then he drops water out so he can go back up. then when he gets too high, he pops a couple balloons to come back down. running out of ballast is the end of the ride in terms of his ability to cont...