djsiryn
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Registered: 4-25-2015
Location: San Antonio
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First day back since all the flooding.......
Flooding and severe miserable weather down here for months on end. It's been months since I have been able to fly and we have had 2 days that have had
no rain since December, so I decided to head out with a friend of mine to go fly. I brought my 19m Slingshot Fuel and my 16M Best Waroo. It was really
to windy for the 19 so I decided I was going to fly the 16.... I wish I had brought my 14m Vegas or my 12m Torch. I was only about 25% powered on this
kite and since the winds changed directions every few minutes and were gusting from 10 to 24mph I could not comfortably get on my board. So this
happened. LOL! Of all days, I did not wear (forgot) my knee pads and my gloves. I have had higher jumps but I ended up going faster down wind than my
little legs could run and I crumpled like a cheap suite. Been doing this a long time and this is kinda embarrassing but funny as hell. 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7ml-94HJaA
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RedSky
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DID YOU GET THAT! 
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1oldkid
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Registered: 10-19-2006
Location: Idaho
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Mood: I gotta get me an avatar...
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Glad you weren't hurt.
I understand it was good to be standing on a hill during all that rain...
Life's too short to be anything but happy!
My stuff:
Flexifoil 1.2m Sting
HQ Symphony 2.2m
Beamer 3.6m
Pro Foil 2.5, 4.5m
JoJo 6m
Montana 7m
Flysurfer 19m Speed 2 SA
Flexi bug
Several pair of kite skis
‘There are two types of education: One should teach us how to make a living, and the other should teach us how to live.’ - John Adams
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dangerdan
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Registered: 9-5-2013
Location: Hamilton Ontario
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Newbie observation / question.
I noticed that the kite was inverted on the ground before take off, similar to launching a Rev in high winds. I thought the safest way to launch a
large kite was upright up right near the edge of the window then slowly bring up one of the sides before launching.
Is one method of launching a large kite safer than the other or are both ways acceptable ?
HQ Apha V 1.5
HQ Beamer V 2.0
HQ Beamer V 3.0
HQ Toxic V 4.0
Cross Sonic V 5.0
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PHREERIDER
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Registered: 2-13-2008
Location: SC
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Mood: chilled....but ready to SAIL!
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funny
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djsiryn
Posts: 170
Registered: 4-25-2015
Location: San Antonio
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Launching with the kite downwind is dangerous, you can see me shoot downwind rather quickly for a fat girl. Launching on the edge of the wind window is the safest by far, I have had a few downwind launches that have had a
definite pucker factor. I had to launch downwind due to the winds shifting from the south to the east every few minutes or so, so I could not get the
kite to sit in one position long enough before I hooked in. I have not been able to teach my friend Carlos (AKA Slim Shaky) how to launch a kite for
me. LOL
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djsiryn
Posts: 170
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Consistently inconsistent winds are what we have around here so a lot of flying is sketchy at best.
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djsiryn
Posts: 170
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The rain has been relentless here. We have had bridges completely disappear, damns almost bursting, the river walk flooded out almost all the
businesses......... I fortunately do live on top of a hill so I have been dry...ish... But I think we are finally starting to see an end to it..... I
hope!
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