General Kiting

Ya never know when the poltergust is coming !




lmao .... I clicked Img instead of Video

I'm watching with baited breath

...... but it's only a kite...afterall..an kids fly em...

Helmets Killers and padding only weigh you down, no good when height is your aim...I guess??

but letting go of the handles, when that high up, doesn't look to be the best way out of that type of situation...

It's a worry....

Andy....

The dreaded Pansh spanking

I only try not to do that sort of thing at 7 Mile at least the sand has a little bit of give
not a lot but every bit helps, after so long a summer a 7 Mile, going back to Riverwood is a little scary been SOOOOO hard!!!

JD
The Old & Breakable

Just strap yourself to that new Buggy of yours JD that should stop you getting lofted so easily, and if you do make sure to get it on video as I doubt many people have jumped a dominator

but letting go of the handles, when that high up, doesn't look to be the best way out of that type of situation...

Loop it.

Loop it.

I reckon his eyes were loopin it

It's an old vid Marty. This is the one where the guy got seriously hospitalised, split kidneys or was that the liver, broken bones etc.

quote:

"he
-broke pelvis
-cracked liver
-hurt a bit head
-pierced lung

and some other smaller injuries"

From Poland..... 6 months recovery time.....

I don't recall seeing it before but thought it worth posting anyway.


A good warning for the noobs and reminder for the salts
That's a rough list Andy

He must have felt pretty stuffed up after that, I wonder if he went kiting again after recovery.

I've never really done any jumping with kites before.

Any tips for avoiding lofting like this?

In gusty/strong conditions, I always:
- Move the kite slowly when taking it to zenith / back past zenith
- trim down / switch to smaller kite

Maybe I should learn how to jump, so I know what will get me into trouble...

It's not so much that he jumped incorrectly Jas .... more so that a wild gust got him.

I am not really into jumping, but the best tip I can give you is start small .. tiny steps are better than big bites mate.


Marty

HAHAHA LMFAO ... I've got one of those and had some close calls but none quite so severe , but certainly never let go of the handles in that situation..

Great footage mate , nice to know you recovered however long it took

Another good clip outlining some basic do and don't s

Don't think a fix bridle on a bar makes it de-power
Do wear a helmet
Don't kite in winds beyond you ability
Do bring a friend when its "extreme"
Don't let the kite slip into the powerzone if you are not ready
Do make sure someone has a camera handy on days like these ....




Marty

I know I shouldn't ......... but you just have to laugh

that second one marty, looks like its in the UK.

no one else on the beach in the UK should have told him not to fly, but then again, if he didnt fly that day, we would not see such an entertaining demonstration of stupidity.

ta mate

Also note, no helmet, no knee pads, no elbow pads, no xxxxxx (you can guess the rest). Learners take note, this is how not to kite.

There was a light at the end of the tunnel .... it was an offshore wind and the blades don't water relaunch ... thank God for the that!

Here's another absolute cracker

See if you can spot the down wind danger .....




Very lucky boy

what down wind danger?

bahaha