Want to kite jump? Are you new to kites? Look here first!
Check out my clavicle!
As you can see here in the first pic. My shoulder is completely out of its socket. When it came out, it went up and broke my clavicle.
Better pic of the break.
Im just getting back into power kites and always loved jumping from the first time my feet left the ground. BUT you need to take it
easy and start out the right way.
This didnt happen my first time out or even my tenth time flying. I had about 18 months under my belt when I got over powered by a gust at the
BEACH!
Listen to the vets that post here and take the advice. It come from experience and years of it. That way you dont end up with metal in your body
holding parts together
sorry buddy tht sucks, but awesome xrays! good luck healing and thanks for sharing, this is what newbees need to see. they need to know that it can
happen even if you have lots of experience
I mean.............. Yes. You are right. Let us all view this with a cautious eye and be weary of the danger associated with all kite related sports.
No seriously. Just goes to show that you can't be too careful.
I wish I could find my X-rays of my radius protruding from my skin. I don't know why they felt like they needed to X-ray it, but I'm no doctor.
And he's not joking. You just let go. If you have a safety you release to the safety, if not you're kite will be waiting somewhere for you.....way
downwind. But as you walk to retrieve it you can think about how great it is to still be alive.
(But do consider safety systems.....a released kite - while you may be safe - puts anything and anyone in it's path in serious danger.)
just wondered if there is a way to stop it taking you off without letting go
Don't let it into the power zone. Keep it at the edges. If I'm buggying in some decent wind, I'll do a side launch at the edge of the window and
keep it there till I'm seated in the buggy and can hold the power. Then I'll dip it into the power zone and off we go.
I usually fly with a bar and harness and have had to hit the safety on a couple of occasions. If it was a fixed bridle I would have had to dump it
onto the killers. Otherwise the only option left is to reef on the brakes as hard as you can - but if the kite is starting to pull you out of
control, it could be a tad too late for that. Haven't had to try that one yet!
If for some reason (crazy) that you did not have killers on the kite that day you could always just release one handle and keep a hold of the other so
that you do not have to go find your kite or have it hurt some unsuspecting sole down wind. This will flag the kite but still keep YOU in control. NOT
a recommendation just an emergency action plan to keep in mind
ouch. thats looks painful getting my first kite pretty soon itl be a peter lynn hornet 2 3m was gonna get the 4 m just so i had something that had a
little more pull but after seeing this ill stick to plan get a 3m kite dont wanna end up in hospital
RO55B \"Life\'s journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to slide in sideways, totally worn out,
shouting \"Holy #@%$#!, what a ride!\"
Plus 1 for kite killers
Letting go of one does fix the problem if you remember to hit the brake on the one u are still holding
Lots of tangled mess just letting one go
I have seen the kite killers in action used by the people I care about most and a few people that just wanted to try one of the smaller kites and on
all occasions no matter how hard the wind was blowing the ko worked beautifully
They are chep worth the investment
Kiting The Natural High
\"Once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there you will always
long to return.\" Leonardo da Vinci
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No seriously. Just goes to show that you can't be too careful.
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