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Balloonist Uliassi corrects course for world solo hop
Kevin Uliassi a 36 year old balloonist from Scottsdale Arizona descended about 10 000 feet from 24000 to 14800 feet over the mid Atlantic to avoid a southward current and stay on track toward Africa His spokesman Peter Fay said staying at the original altitude would have swung him toward South America Scott Lorenz estimated Uliassi could reach the African coast by Monday moving at about 34 mph He has traveled over 4000 miles since leaving Illinois on Tuesday aiming to complete the journey in 14 to 20 days
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