A ton of Loon balloons being prepped for launch!  Next time you see them, they'll be floating 20km overhead, twice as high as commercial airliners.  - Trey Ratcliff - more on http://www.StuckInCustoms.com
We make a multi-G turn in the mountains, turning the chopper almost totally on its side to chase the balloon. - Trey Ratcliff - more on http://www.StuckInCustoms.com
One of the tester families below their friendly Google antenna.  - Trey Ratcliff - more on http://www.StuckInCustoms.com
Three generations of farmers have lived here and measured all their kids as they grow.  In order to get internet a few months ago, they had to pay a satellite company over $1400 for just one month.  - Trey Ratcliff - more on http://www.StuckInCustoms.com
We run to the helicopter to see what things look like in the air.  - Trey Ratcliff - more on http://www.StuckInCustoms.com
Inside the Google X NZ Warehouse, the overall plan is described in a chalk talk -  - Trey Ratcliff - more on http://www.StuckInCustoms.com
We land on a remote farm to test the internet.  You can see the shadow of our chopper above the other one.  - Trey Ratcliff - more on http://www.StuckInCustoms.com
Rich espies one of his balloons from beneath.  - Trey Ratcliff - more on http://www.StuckInCustoms.com
A ton of Loon balloons being prepped for launch! Next time you see them, they'll be floating 20km overhead, twice as high as commercial airliners. - Trey Ratcliff - more on http://www.StuckInCustoms.com
A ton of Loon balloons being prepped for launch!  Next time you see them, they'll be floating 20km overhead, twice as high as commercial airliners.  - Trey Ratcliff - more on http://www.StuckInCustoms.com
A ton of Loon balloons being prepped for launch! Next time you see them, they'll be floating 20km overhead, twice as high as commercial airliners. - Trey Ratcliff - more on http://www.StuckInCustoms.com
See photo in original gallery.