Hey,

I am passing on this cause I am leaving for vacation and college soon, so please take me off.

Brian

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Originally posted by FloRider Quote: Originally posted by doublespeed360 i just check the list your not even on there,florider That's cause I changed my name to Florider. Used to be live2hover.

Florider? I wiv in Florider. I wuv dis place!

Fill-up

Laserman "sent" it to me 7/26, but when contacted via email yesterday, he admitted he hadn't actually sent it yet, and would try to actually get it out in the next few days. Wish it had been in the mail then, there was great chance I'd get the "pass" in time for a birthday session.

Sorry for the holdup, people. :dunno:

Maybe the pass participants should only be "one of us" in the future. Laserman, while seeming to be a nice guy, isn't one of us so has no reputation to protect. He really just used Rip's generosity and trusting nature for his own gain. He apparently isn't gong to give us any feedback either which would've been quite valuable given his kiteboarding abilities.

if you're not active on this forum you should be signing up either. that should be a rule for any pass the ...

please have a look at the list, and flag anyone that you feel would be taking "advantage" of the pass.

the pass isnt a free kite that you use until your season is over or hold onto until you feel that you had enough time on. try it for a weekend or two-three but it should be passed quickly. granted we cant control the wind, but a simple "hey, i got no wind - its still with me"

maybe next year ill see it again. LOL. have fun with it all. =)

THIS SPACE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK.

I'm Charged!

now to just get some wind up!

First impression-I can't wait to use this bar. I'm loving the design of the chickenloop. From everything I've read and everything I've watched, I'm expecting an autozenithing kite that is as high performing as my Fuel.

I'M SUPERCHARGED!

Just got in from an epic sesh with the charger. The gods smiled on me today twice, First, Home Depot delivers me a incorrect window-ruining my day and preventing me from completing a job and billing the client....and sending me home from work early. But the gods knew what they were doing, because out of nowhere, WIND. And plenty of it.

A triumphant day at Dove Valley.

CHARGER: Just exactly about what I expected. Amazing turning speed for a "foil". Had interior straps at "Max Depower", and wow. Turns faster than my slingshot Fuel 12, it was actually about as quick to turn as a 9m LEI...

Winds were very erratic, up and down and gusty, rode underpowered and working it, rode park and ride, and rode holding on for dear life. Comfortable with the kite at all wind speeds. Checked out the AutoZenith at varying wind speeds. Obviously, it works better in higher winds. Even when it was overpowered, it still did a good job of going to 12 and staying there without taking off.... I felt like I was flying my Fuel12 with magic levels of forgiveness. The CHARGER is a sick machine in all respects, and I'm pretty certain I'll be owning at least one ARC before 2010 is up. THANK YOU RIPSESSION for the opportunity!


Only downside? The Navigator Bar. Camcleats are not my favorite trimming method, I much prefer double-straps(pull to depower, pull to power up). It's a little hard to work with on the fly. That is my only fault. I did put my buddy on it for a bit and the cleat was nearly unreachable for him.(I'm 6'1" with long-ish arms and I found it difficult. He's...well he's about the spittin image of ripsession, yet smaller.)

The chickenloop and safety system are great, I love the leash attachment in-loop, I would love to see more other companies have a design like this. Felt much easier than the FlySurfer built-in leash, which I find limiting in its length.

The bag is very nice, and well-designed. Love the giant maxi-pad wing cinch straps & tube-bag(fill with sand or snow to have an anchor, dump when done, no need to carry around 5lbs of sand!)

I'm pretty certain I won't have a day as solid as today for a couple weeks, so I'm not holding onto the charger hoping for another great day. I'll give it a few more days, and try to get PKF'er 'flash' on it if possible, but it'll certainly be on its way to the next user soon.

I could not be more excited that things worked out to receive the kite last night and to have gotten time on it today. With luck like that, I'd better go buy some lotto tickets.

Thank you again Ripsession. It's just incredible of you to offer this opportunity to us. Thank you.

Gem / Sp4cem0nkey
Austin, TX plz

I promise I will take much better care of it than I did my Syn! :D

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Originally posted by erratic winds Only downside? The Navigator Bar. Camcleats are not my favorite trimming method, I much prefer double-straps(pull to depower, pull to power up). It's a little hard to work with on the fly. That is my only fault. I did put my buddy on it for a bit and the cleat was nearly unreachable for him.(I'm 6'1" with long-ish arms and I found it difficult. He's...well he's about the spittin image of ripsession, yet smaller.)

i agree, im not a cleat user either, i like the twin straps, pull this to power and pull this to depower.

have fun!!!

@ space, there does TX fall under the list, and ill get you added asap.

hey guys-
I've got the kite right now. Flyboy and I were only able to fly it for a few mins on labor day. The winds were terrible that day. From the wrong direction for our field and very gusty.

As far as the kite goes, this thing is a machine. It had way more power than I expected from a 12. The thing is very lifty and turns on a dime. I too, had issues with the auto zenith due to low winds and gusty conditions. Also, it would tend to overfly me, I figure that due to conditions and my lack of tuning.

Im not really big on the navigator bar, I much prefer the setup on the previous bars setup, but I see a huge improvement in the safety compared to the previous setups.

I plan on hanging on to it for a couple more days, I'll have it sent out this weekend to the next guy on the list. Im hoping a couple more from the club get a chance to ride it before its gone.

maybe i will see it at christmas time .

hey macboy/revpaul

If you have it when the Cooking Lake Kite Fest is on I'll come up again this year. Hope to see it sooner than later though.

any chance it will be at WWBB?

my guess is nope

where is this kite right now and with whom?

Last known whereabouts was UND? (University of North Dakota) ^5 posts

I had it until about 1 week ago (Iowa) and sent it off to Stan, it should've arrived there sometime this week.

Should be in Cocoa Beach, Florida right now...

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Originally posted by InvertedForce I had it until about 1 week ago (Iowa) and sent it off to Stan, it should've arrived there sometime this week.

thats what i thought, and now Adam needs a CH for his photo shoot

&(&#$*(#&*#&*$(*#

Plan B

I know, I got a few pictures of him with the charger when I was in Springfield last to visit him, but he wasn't wearing his helmet (oops!) as he was just trying it out quickly...

Yea I got the Charger, flew it yesterday on water in 12-15kts. Very underpowered, but the 12 turns fast, so I worked it like a maniac. Definitely a different kite to my Inflatos and Flysurfers.

Will try it again in stronger winds and then send it off to the next lucky person.

Im ready to pass the kite on....Who's next?

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Originally posted by ripsessionkites - you may request longer time with it due to uncontrollable reasons, wind, work ... "your wife" not letting you fly doesnt count. one weekend should be good enough i think.

Here's hoping the next person doesn't keep it for two months....

i think Tri and Phree are out now ... so contact the next on the list. 2 month?!? wow!

@ erratic winds, do you want a shot at it???

and im shorten the list to:

16. Doublespeed360 - Massachusetts
17. DeniseDMan - Quebec (moved from SYN Pass)
18. Macboy - AB
19. Canuck - AB
20. PraireWind - AB

Only if you'll put me back on the list, Ricardo! I already had a go on it and it was fabulous.

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Originally posted by erratic winds Only if you'll put me back on the list, Ricardo! I already had a go on it and it was fabulous.

oh, i guess you had name change in the process

hehehe, thx again for staying on top of it me. many many thx

So, doublespeed360 is next then? The kite was sent out a month ago to danginofli but he opted out... I contacted 2 people before him on the list and they never replied. I dont care how far I have to send it, I just want to get the kite to the next legitimate person.

So, doublespeed360 is next then? The kite was sent out a month ago to danginofli but he opted out... I contacted 2 people before him on the list and they never replied. I dont care how far I have to send it, I just want to get the kite to the next legitimate person.

Contact him, no reply in the 2 days contact the next by U2U. Pass on the fun.