What did you do with your kite today?

Sorry don't mean to hi jack this thread.

Jeff I will hunt around for those grannie wheels... secondly, I have never been on a snow board so can't really compare. Only advantage that comes to mind is no special boots and if you have a mountain board the skis cost $30. Oh and the cool dad factor as you pass 10 year olds sledding down hill.

Ok, I'm a day late. Yesterday rode kite buggy at the fairground. One of the most "wicked" days for wind I can remember. Lots of sudden nasty gusts, sudden holes, direction changes, etc.

Started out NPW 21 underpowered. Went to NS 2 7.0 - overpowered. Next NS 2 5.5, at first was ok but then overpowered. Ended up with my kite in sort of thorny bush. Pulled it out but it was too tangled to use (and I was afraid it was ripped up). So I went to 3.75 NPW 21 - underpowered. Went back to NPW 21 5.0, mostly underpowered.

As it turns out the 5.5 looks ok. I wish the same was true for my thorn poked fingers.

Got a more proper flight in with the 8.2 M NPW 21 this morning. It is big, but seems a lot smaller outside than it did in my house. Spent most of the morning learning to ride by skateboard with the wing. I'll how the video turned out.

Quote: Originally posted by Randy

Not sure I fully understand venting, but seems like you would be changing kites to adjust to the wind, and it wouldn't matter if they were vented or not. It would still take the same amount of time to change to a smaller kite or to a larger vented kite. I don't really why a vented NPW wouldn't work though. Riffclown has built lots of mesh Rev type kites and they seem to fly great.

The main purpose of the mesh or venting is to reduce force over surface area. Seems counter intuitive to me when it comes to traction kiting. It does have the side effect of slowing down the kite a bit overall so I can see a larger say 4M single skin vented to produce 3M level of pull. It could make controlling the beast a bit easier.. For buggying, little kites absolutely rock in high winds but they are rarely the "relaxing" experience you get with some of the much larger sails in lower winds.. Cruise vs. Sprint, I guess would be the obvious comparison.

Also FWIW, I can't think of a very practical way to vent anything other than a NPW or single skin as an inflatables or foils would introduce a drastic change in wing shape as well.

I also think this would be for fixed bridle since the sheeting action of a depower might lessen the effect of the bars position in and out..

Since you mentioned Meshes, I'll share that I finished my stack today..

Thanks riffclown. Very cool stack of kites. Just curious - do you wear bow ties? Might go good with your kites....

riffclown

Quote: Originally posted by Randy

As usual, I'm a day late - this was yesterday.

nice, upwind turn wih a Nasa-wing..

Thanks. The NPW upwind turn is a bit difficult. A couple of times I thought I would pull my arm off.

Way to go Jeff. Nothing better than blowing off work to catch some wind......

Thanks guys! Paying for it now, but well worth it :D

A compete bridle transplant! Might be a first in power kite medicine.

Quote: Originally posted by Randy

A compete bridle transplant! Might be a first in power kite medicine.

So being a medical guy myself I loved this!!! Had me wondering if the transplant was performed on-pump (outdoors in the wind) or off-pump (indoors)? :D

At home of course in a steriel environment with 2 nurses and an extra surgeon standing by.
Donor was allready on a heart-lung machine so time was of the essence.
recovery went well and he's given the all-clear to fly pulling the crab.

:D:D

Quote: Originally posted by jantie

At home of course in a steriel environment with 2 nurses and an extra surgeon standing by. Donor was allready on a heart-lung machine so time was of the essence. recovery went well and he's given the all-clear to fly pulling the crab. :D:D

Well played my friend, well played!

an unexpected beautiful weather and beach today but not enough time
to go trough 40GB of data to copy, paste, cut and edit a full movie.

so just this for now..:D

just finished with sorting all the data.
unlocked myself from the basement and released the laptop for normal use so the wife is happy again...:D

over 40GB of movie cut into just over 3 minutes, tried to use as much material but not making it too long or boring.
the rear actioncam picks up moist and the lens gets blurry in no time so not much useable footage from that one.

it was a rainy day untill 2 in the afternoon.
only a short shower at 3 were the wind picked up for a short time and i had to stop for 5 minuntes to prevent an eject.
the seat of the Crab will be modified: the now layed-back position will be more upright so i can brace myself more to go bigger and faster.
speed today was just over 65km/H...
:singing:

enough said, hope you like the result:

Another winner!

had a little time and material left so another song with some
copy/paste and edit-tricks makes it a rather different outcome:



:D:D

You're having way too much fun.
I think a moment of silence at the end of your videos would be appropriate, for those of us who cannot get out as often.

:P

ps: I see that you launch your kite before getting into the buggy. That makes sense. I thought you were launching from the seat. I have been too long an LEI flyer that I forgot how to launch a foil.

must be quite the strange feeling that crab in a power slide...

Quote: Originally posted by abkayak

must be quite the strange feeling that crab in a power slide...

That is THE most cool part to swing in a full-throttle-downrun from left to right, change course and loop the kite..

You mean this?



It was a little boy that was just standing on the beach kiting with
very long lines and I drove by. He looked like he never saw a buggy and completely forgot to keep his kite in the air.
He crashed it in front of me and I dragged him over the beach with his lines around my neck for about 10 meters until I finally stood still. His mom saw it happens and came to apologize but every step she got closer to me she got more pale because she saw the injury upclose and almost fainted. When I got back to the car and looked in the mirror I knew why she nearly passed out, The wound is superficial like a burn injury and no artery were cut but I looks rather ugly and goes around back to my spine.

Fun story: I went to a retail shop the week after to buy new rope for in between the handles and when I got to the cassiere and said: 'I hope this one doesn't break like the other did..' , she looked a bit shocked at the scar on my neck and I could hear her think: ow God, is he going to do again what I think he already tried before...??

When my buddy and I walked to the car we had a big laugh and he said: '..did you see the look on her face..?'

:D:D:D:D

:o:o Yes, I clicked on the link in your signature.
Funny story! You have a dark sense of humour. I like it.

That's hilarious, Jantie. Would have loved to have seen her face.

Quote: Originally posted by doneski

Kited lake Sunapee in sunapee n.h.. great wind, great ice and lots of kites and wing sailors. Well great except it died a few times. Right down to 0. I paced up twice then scrambled when the wind came back. By the end of the day the ice was like corn and we were laying deep troughs on high speed runs. Might be the last safe weekend on the ice. Some people toured the whole lake. Some did fast reaches. Some sat on lawn chairs and watched.

No pictures...?

Buggy season started early this year

Nice and also nice weather... greets from holland

Quote: Originally posted by Windstruck

Swapped out my 6-ply trailer tires for my BigFoots in anticipation of Fall SOBB. Whupp!

Windstruck, do you recall the inflated dimensions of the 6 ply trailer tires? Mainly interested in width but possibly also diameter.

Also for anybody, same dimensions of midis?

You know..... I'm asking for a friend...

Quote: Originally posted by eric67m

Quote: Originally posted by Windstruck   Swapped out my 6-ply trailer tires for my BigFoots in anticipation of Fall SOBB. Whupp! Windstruck, do you recall the inflated dimensions of the 6 ply trailer tires? Mainly interested in width but possibly also diameter. Also for anybody, same dimensions of midis? You know..... I'm asking for a friend...

For you friend, here are the exact tires: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00TTFTK26/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b...

The website says these are 17" tall, but inflated on 4x8 Sysmic rims they measure in at around 15.5" tall give or take. Please see photos below. I'd say they are around 4.5" wide, again, give or take. These tire are seriously overspec'd for a buggy and seem to hold up extremely well on the harsh sandpaper like surface of the Ivanpah Playa. The ride is a little more "comfy" running big spongy Bigfoot tires but I for one really like the 6-ply trailer tires on this hard rough surface.

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last thuesday i had a perfect evening session with a run just under 35 MpH but with only 7.5 knots of wind.

in the movie i flew the Libre Vampir 10.5m2 and eventually the Race Pro 11.5m2
someone was shooting pics and filming me.
In exchange for a ride he emailed me the footage for a short impression:

Nice one Windstruck
Hope you won't have to wait so long for the next session. The soccer fields might not be IBX but it's better than nothing.

I had a session in the park today too and on Thursday. Like you, my first session this year.
It feels good to contribute something to the forum, even if it's only pottering about.

The wind was on/off jankiness, of course. :Ange09:

On Thursday I static flew my new F-One Furtive 6.4m for the 1st time.

Today, however, I was out on the 8m Genetrix Hydra, the largest kite I own and predictably I was underpowered all day.

I met a polish guy called Wojciech who was attempting to fly a Sky Tiger that he had bought from a charity shop.
It was still crispy and in great condition but the wind wasn't there for him, so he decided to film me on his phone instead and send me the footage.
The quality isn't great but nor was the riding.

Luckily the wind opened up just at the right time allowing for a few short bursts to cool my face.

So here's to more sessions on the soccer fields. :beeremoji:

an unexpected great sunday-evening with a lot of wind.
perfect to forget for just a few hours about all that is going
on lately in this and my own world.

click and enjoy this short Crab movie:

Nice! Thanks!
It's great to get out and do this during the summer months yes? Sun, sand and lots of fresh air! You and I were both out on the beach Sunday ( video to follow ).
I'm still aching all over. :D

Keep those videos coming guys!!

had to much raw footage left not to use, so enjoy!!



and your right Randy anf RedSky, everybody keep posting.



saw on Facebook some guys on Oregon Beach buggying...
i am officially jealous, what a huge beach..!!

had some fun yesterday afternoon..!!

You're laying down some mileage on that bug which is great to see.

Thanks guys...

New project is brewing btw...

A new project, interesting.

Watching the crab move down the beach takes some getting used to as my brain is telling me that it looks like a regular bug from a distance pointing left to right, and therefore I should be expecting it to move left to right rather than stationary and away, if that makes any sense. Great high energy video

Me too. This wasn't in a tree, but was in a thorny busy - very painful to retrieve.

Wonder who's keys these are?

Video works for me. Enjoyed that.

That was great! I feel like I was riding along!