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(next)JACK: I think it's roughly 3,700 (MSL) out here in the lake (bed). I think if you get in the habit of looking at this, you'll always know where you are, you have kind of a starting and stopping zone, I don't want to descend more than 200 feet a minute, and there's no use in climbing, [BURN] unless I'm clearing an obstacle. So we're at 4,000 now, it doesn't look like we're 300 feet off the ground but... (next) (previous) Global Contenders '97/'98 | Expedition '96/'97 | Fossett | Virtual Flight Science of Ballooning | Teacher's Guide | Resources | Transcript | Balloon Home Editor's Picks | Previous Sites | Join Us/E-mail | TV/Web Schedule About NOVA | Teachers | Site Map | Shop | Jobs | Search | To print PBS Online | NOVA Online | WGBH © | Updated October 2000 |