Mangaphi amaxesha ofuna ukuyitshicela kuyo yonke into kwaye wenze into emangalisayo, yintoni iphupha? Eli libali leLarry Walters, owathi kuphela komntu ofumene ibhaso le "Darwin. Ebomini. Uthathe iikhilomitha ezintlanu kwisitulo segadi esinebhaluni kunye ne-helium.
I-larry Walters ihlala ifuna ukubhabha, wade wazama ukungena kwi-United States Air Force, kodwa umbono waKhe waziswa. Lo ndoda yayikufuphi, kwaye yayimisiwe kwi-intantwane. Emva kwemfazwe eVietnam, walungisa umqhubi weloli. Ukuhanjiswa kuthunyelwe kweli lizwe kwaye kuphosa ukuba ngenye imini wayeza kubhabha. Kwaye ngenye imini, uLarry wabona iibhola ezinkulu zemigangatho ye-meteo kwivenkile yomkhosi. Lo mzuzu waba yi-swivel kwikamva lakhe. ULarry uthenge iibhola ezilishumi elinambini, iisilinda kunye neHelheum kwaye waqala ukwakha izithuthi zazo. Kwisayensi yokuhamba ngenqwelomoya, ukwakhiwa kwayo, ngokuqinisekileyo, akubanga nento. Zonke iimvakalelo, inzondelelo. Uthathe isitulo se-aluminium kwaye siqhotyoshelwe kuyo iibhola ezingama-42 ezaliswe nguHelhoum. Ngokwesicwangciso, isitulo somqhubi yayikukhwela ikhulu kunye nezinye iimitha ngaphezulu komhlaba kwaye babhabhe esixekweni. I-Walters ilungiselelwe ukubaleka ngokupheleleyo. Ibotshelelwe kwizihlalo zesitulo esinamanzi ngamanzi njenge-ballast, isandwich ephekiweyo kunye nezinto zokutya endleleni. U-Larry wathatha umpu wepneumatic kunye naye ukuba aqubude kwiibhola aze ke ancile. Ngokubanzi, yonke into icinge ngaphaya. Umzuzu "X" wacwangciswa ngoJulayi 2, 1982. ULarry wahlala phantsi kwi-aerosset, ukuzimisela ngokupheleleyo ukuzalisekisa iphupha lobuntwana bakhe. Umzuzu wokuthatha i-Shot-off dud egumbini lentombazana yaseLarry Walters, ochebe iintambo zokhuseleko, i-anchor eseleyo isitulo somhlaba. Ukusuka ekuqaleni kwakho into engahambanga kakuhle. Kuyabonakala ukuba umqhubi weloli kwenye indawo wayephosakele kubalo, kwaye endaweni yokutsalwa kwempahla egudileyo, usihlalo kabukhali kwaye ukungalawuleki kwaqala ukuya phezulu. ULarry waqhubeka nokunxibelelana nentombi yakhe kwirediyo ephathekayo. Sele eqondile ukuba i-adventure yaba nomdla ngakumbi, kodwa wayengayicindi ukuba ingakanani.
Usihlalo wese wavuka de amafu afikelela. Ukuphakama kwenqwelomoya kwakumalunga nama-4800 eemitha! Khumbula ukuba ekuphakameni okunjalo kuyanda kakhulu kwaye incinci ioksijini. Ndimele nditsho ukuba uLarry wadideka kwaye, ngaphezulu, iiglasi ezilahlekileyo xa zithathwa. Kwi-clarigar, olu luxinzelelo lwahlukileyo. Akazange afumane iibhola, esoyika ukuba isitulo siya kunyangwa, kwaye wayeya kuwa nje. Ke, ukuqhubela e Airpace, i-larry Walters yangena kwipaseji yokufika kweSikhululo senqwelomoya saseLos Angeles. Yintoni eyayimangalisa i-Delta Airlines Pilot, eyaqala ukuqaphela kwifestile yendoda kwisitulo segadi sisifo samawaka amahlanu eemitha. I-Pilot idlule kwi-protcher yokukhupha isikhululo senqwelomoya ukuba isitulo somoya esingaziwayo sikwindlela yokuhamba ngenqwelomoya. Kukrola kakhulu, kodwa akuweli emoyeni, uLarry wagqiba kwelokuba bekungabi mbi ngakumbi kwaye aqala ukudubula iibhola. Ngapha koko, yaqala ukudiliza elwandle. Ngethamsanqa, usihlalo akazange ajike, kodwa umpu emva kokuthunga okumbalwa kwawa kwizandla ezibi. Yayinethamsanqa ukuba inqwelo moya isaqhubeka nokufika, nangona kungakhawuleza. Iindaba zesilingo se-Amateur saza kuhlangula iinkonzo ezenziwe ukuba uLarry emhlabeni. Akukaziwa ukuba ukufika nzima kangakanani na ukuba inqwelo-moya ayiyi kuvalwa ngeentambo zeengcingo zevoldi yevolli ephezulu. Ithontsi lithambekele, kodwa labangela isekethe emfutshane, ngenxa yoko yonke indawo yonke yeLos Angeles yahlala ngaphandle kokukhanya. Lilonke, uLarry wachitha iiyure ezimbini emoyeni. Ngokufika ngasese, i-novice aeronauticuter ibambe amapolisa. Uphakamisa i-Sloheit ARTATATAThe ASTAThe, abasindi, kwaye wayesoyika kakhulu. Nangona kunjalo, ukuphendula umbuzo wentatheli, kutheni eyenza yonke, uLarry wathi: "Umntu akakwazi ukuhlala kakhulu." Uye wavuma kamva ukuba aphuphe ngendiza kule minyaka imashumi mabini idlulileyo, kwaye ukuba ebengakwenzi le nto, iya kuba razle.
Inkundla yaseLos Angeles yakhutshwa i-walters intlawulo ye- $ 1600. Wayetyholwa ngokutyibilika kwinqwelomoya, kunye nenyaniso yokuba wenza ingozi kwinqwelomoya kufutshane nesikhululo seenqwelomoya. Kwakuloo nyaka, iiWarry Walters zafumana umvuzo we-darwin kwincwadi ethi "Abasindileyo". Ipremiyamu inikwa abo benze isenzo esikhulu kakhulu esibusidenge kwaye oku kuzisa entweni yendaleko, ngelixa bengayishiyi inzala. Ngokwesiqhelo le premiyamu inikezelwa ngokuhlwanje. Emva kwendiza, uLarry akabuyelanga kubomi bakhe obudala. Waphosa umsebenzi ngumqhubi waza waqalisa ukuqhuba iisemina zokuba umntu olula angabutshintsha njani ubomi bakhe. Ekupheleni kweminyaka engamashumi asibhozo, ii-Walters zabhalwa nge-volontiya kwiNkonzo yeHlabathi yeHlathi ye-US kwaye yachitha iminyaka eliqela ekuthumelelweni kwemithi emikhulu eminyaka. Komnye udliwanondlebe lokugqibela, ixesha laseLarry Iphephandaba I-LAGEAGE litsho iyathanda ukuba yedwa kwaye inoyolo olukhulu ekunxibelelaneni nendalo. Ngo-1993, umntu othandabuzayo kunye nophupha uLarry Walter Walter waziphosa kwihlathi elikufutshane neLos Angeles.
