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Inland Kiters!

dgkid78 - 19-9-2009 at 06:59 PM

Well today was another bust without the right equipment. I havn't played in what seems like forever!!
Today i knew it was going to be gusty but like all week while i have been at work its been gusty in the afternoon (damm changing seasons)
so 8am i head out winds are 11mph. I get to the field check out my phone and winds supposedly are 12mph gusting to 21mph. don't even bother getting my gear out of the car and decide to walk to the field.
All seems fine. so i head back to the car get my gear and head back to the field. Start setting up and unfold my 9.5 Montana.

WINDS FROM HELL ARRIVE!!!!!!!!! Check out my phone and it's 18mph gusting to 26mph. LOL I can't even get the kite to sit down. it's trying to take off wrapping around me, getting all caught up in my harness. LOL damm bridle.

So I am like forget this. grab one end all aggravated and drag that kite back to my gear and throw my board on it. Sit for awhile and it's like kicking..from 0 to 26mph.

PACKED IT UP!!!

I just wanna fly a kite. so i got my emergency single line HQ Sled in the bag for those days i just need to fly.
Flew that staked on a tent stake while i was just messing around with phone.


BORRRRRRIIIIINNNNNNGGGGGGGG!!!!!


I bow to all inland kiters who fly in gusty condions in 0mph then 14mph to 5mph to 20mph. you are pros.
;-)

heliboy50 - 19-9-2009 at 08:49 PM

Access 4m time?

dgkid78 - 20-9-2009 at 06:37 AM

Its been on wish list for awhile now lol

power - 29-9-2009 at 03:26 PM

I was flying in horrible conditions the other day. 14 gusting to 25 with a 4m twister. I know what you mean.

lad - 29-9-2009 at 03:30 PM

I think I'd prefer gusts over shifts - hard to launch or keep aloft with all the shifty shiftiness, if you catch my drift.

action jackson - 29-9-2009 at 03:38 PM

Gust! what gust? I fly arcs!:bigok:...................aj

lad - 29-9-2009 at 03:53 PM

So do I...but it's hard to keep them calm and untangled when trying to launch in wind shifts!

action jackson - 29-9-2009 at 04:03 PM

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Originally posted by lad
So do I...but it's hard to keep them calm and untangled when trying to launch in wind shifts!


You need to add some velcro tabs to your inflate zipper to hold your lines on launch then. Take 1 inch of velcro, melt a hole in it. Then take a piece of line and tie it to your inflate zipper.Run downwind line trough it and launch. Launch assit tabs made simple!..............aj

dgkid78 - 29-9-2009 at 04:15 PM

one day, one day, I too will own a Arc :(

Jack1988 - 22-10-2009 at 08:33 AM

for those days its got to be under 5m. inland winds are a pain lol.

cheezycheese - 22-10-2009 at 10:17 AM

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You need to add some velcro tabs to your inflate zipper to hold your lines on launch then. Take 1 inch of velcro, melt a hole in it. Then take a piece of line and tie it to your inflate zipper.Run downwind line trough it and launch. Launch assit tabs made simple!..............aj


sounds simple enough, do you have a pic

kitemaker4 - 22-10-2009 at 11:19 AM

This is why I fly nasa wings.

Susan (npw goddess)

Jack1988 - 22-10-2009 at 11:40 AM

i live near the coast so i get the best of both worlds, the other day i flew inlandin fairly safe winds, 3 to 11 or something, i then went to a field much closer to the coast and the wind was the same on the meter, yet it seemed alot stronger and powered up consistently, i love those constant winds but then again i do enjoy the occasional gust to rip my shoulders out of their sockets..almost lol

PBKiteboarding - 23-10-2009 at 03:20 PM

Exactly makes gusty stuff fun with depower... This day Snowkiting was a blast... see the banner flap... Can't wait for Snow..!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OB6zsUnxvJA&feature=fvsr

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Originally posted by heliboy50
Access 4m time?