Inspiration
Hearing about these crazy plans that Walters simply could not forget about, you may wonder why and how he came up with this crazy idea in the first place after hearing about them.
Many people believe that the incredible story of American photographer Al Mingalone, who flew in a specially created parachute harness using 32 weather balloons to film aerial footage of a beach, served as his inspiration.
Mingalone accomplished this feat in order to film aerial footage of the beach. But the fact of the matter is that his flight was a total accident! Because he was suspended by the balloons, he accidentally took off completely, and in order to bring him back down, someone had to shoot the balloons. Therefore, it is highly probable that this occurrence was the impetus for the extraordinary events that were about to take place.