A Cluster Balloon Pilot
Instead of using one large balloon to achieve lift, cluster balloonists use many small ones, usually attached to some sort of harness. In this way they float freely across the countryside.
One of the most notable cluster balloonists is Larry Walters, who in 1982, without any prior ballooning experience, attached 42 weather balloons to a piece of patio furniture and lifted off.
– Wikipedia
He’s also the subject of a song by the Lucksmiths.
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