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Randy - 13-10-2020 at 07:33 AM

Now I'm curious as to what music you were using.

jantie - 13-10-2020 at 09:54 AM

Shivers - Armin van Buuren ft. Susana
Now i'm curious: does this link work?

Randy - 13-10-2020 at 02:14 PM

No. It's apparently not the Official Music Video (which I can play.)

jantie - 13-10-2020 at 11:11 PM

strange....

RedSky - 21-10-2020 at 01:37 AM

A sunrise session on Tuesday morning to test the new 360 camera. Had a run-in with that dog again from my previous video. It must have remembered me because it jumped into the buggy with me. :o Shame I did not get it on video as I hadn't set the camera up.

Short video test

>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=idMDvYHDkgU&t=4s <<

jantie - 21-10-2020 at 03:19 AM

nice..!!!!! do you have a picture of the camera and the way it's mounted?

Randy - 21-10-2020 at 05:09 AM

Here is what the dog has in mind.

https://youtu.be/FGdrv7odttQ?t=9




jantie - 21-10-2020 at 10:47 AM

Second URL doesn't work..

Randy - 21-10-2020 at 12:25 PM

Quote: Originally posted by jantie  
Second URL doesn't work..


Sorry they are both the same. I'll delete the second on.

jantie - 21-10-2020 at 01:28 PM

:thumbup:

RedSky - 21-10-2020 at 05:04 PM

Quote: Originally posted by Randy  
Here is what the dog has in mind.

https://youtu.be/FGdrv7odttQ?t=9


:lol:

RedSky - 21-10-2020 at 06:26 PM

Quote: Originally posted by jantie  
nice..!!!!! do you have a picture of the camera and the way it's mounted?


Thanks!

Basically the camera is mounted on the end of a telescopic mop and secured to the buggy with about 3 or 4 big zip ties.

This was my solution. Hope it helps. :thumbup:

1) Borrow a mop :D



2) Remove mop head and cut





3) Get gopro mount and push into tube. *** for a snug fit use tape inside tube ***





4) Tape outside too



Secure mop to buggy and make videos :cool:















jantie - 22-10-2020 at 12:59 AM

and you're accusing me of being creative, but your not bad yourself..!!:D:D
nice contruction.
probably a higher quality camera than i'm using..;)
and i guessing more of a fish-eye lens with wider angle


how do you post these picture's full size?
when i post pictures you need to click on them to see them like yours..

edit: you're using a site for hosting. but do they remove the pics after a while?

question: how much ground clearence do you have under your seat?

RedSky - 22-10-2020 at 04:16 AM

Creative? Not sure about that. In this case, necessity was the mother of invention, or I'm just a cheapskate. :D

Yeah the camera has options within it's menu for, Narrow, Linear, Wide and Max Super View. I choose the "Max Super View or Go Home" option because you can get everything in the frame and to me it seems to portray the most realistic real world preferential vision, as you would experience it.

Not sure why the pictures are full size on the forum. I guess the hosting site creates a link with the default size but you can alter the size of any picture on PKF using the follow syntax -

[img=800x600]expample.link[/img]

The hosting site I use is ImgBB https://imgbb.com/ and you can choose whether to automatically remove your pictures after a set time or not.




The buggy has a lot of ground clearance. Its all terrain baby! :D










jantie - 22-10-2020 at 05:49 AM

thanks Red


RedSky - 22-10-2020 at 07:54 PM

Ah, you got the resizing to work. Nice.
If you like the water, how about a catamaran for your next project. I have a kite-cat, only used it a few times but I found that under power it could occasionally lift a hull with the risk of throwing me out.

A crab-cat would solve this issue i think. All your weight on one hull. You could hold a lot of power!
Just a thought. ;)

jantie - 23-10-2020 at 04:12 AM

Quote: Originally posted by RedSky  
Ah, you got the resizing to work. Nice.
If you like the water, how about a catamaran for your next project. I have a kite-cat, only used it a few times but I found that under power it could occasionally lift a hull with the risk of throwing me out.

A crab-cat would solve this issue i think. All your weight on one hull. You could hold a lot of power!
Just a thought. ;)


my brain is allready max filled with all kind of idea's regarding to kiting..
if only i had the time and space to store all that's inside my head..
:D:D

RedSky - 23-10-2020 at 03:19 PM

:D Yes. One project at a time. :thumbup:

Hotoliop123 - 24-10-2020 at 06:33 AM

Had a good kite day yesterday. Took out the 5.3 in 16mph winds on offroad blades so I was having a blast. Surprised that I was only a bit overpowered, and that it was not gusty like it was forecast to be. Jumping non-static is insane!

jantie - 24-10-2020 at 01:31 PM

Take pictures next time, always nice to see other kite locations.
Even if they are roughly 4000 miles away..

PistolPete - 30-10-2020 at 08:41 PM

Today I rode my 9m A15 for 30min then my 8m Genesis for 30min, interesting to ride similar kites back to back. Was on a Haize landboard, blowing 15mph gusting 20+ with some 10mph lulls. Had to stop a couple times and both kites in gusts lifted my 200#s off the ground.

I've modified both kites with the "Jackomixer" modification that has the steering lines connected to C-Lines and Z's get pulled half of C. This greatly improves turning and quickens depower. I've flown both kites on 15m, 21m, and 30m lines and like the 21m length the best because 15m lines are not long enough to get smooth winds and 30m lines don't add much to these slow moving low AR, park-n-ride type kites. The 30m lines slow the reaction time of the kites and I like direct handling when on a landboard.

I also have a 6m Genesis but found this kite does not have enough power parked and on a landboard in grass it is too on/off when working the kite in gusty conditons. Seems to work on a foilboard for some in high winds which I assume are winds/pulling above safe landboarding for me.

What I found was once moving they were similar feeling but the 9m A15 has more range to pull harder/sheeted-in or softer/sheeted-out, it flies further in the window to the edge. It went upwind better too as expected. The 8m Genesis turns quicker and oddly smooths gusts out better because it only flys a little further or back in the window. The Genesis was easier to start and stop with, was more relaxing and more fun because I could focus on board direction/carving more.

I think a 10m Genesis would have been too much and I have other kites for when the wind is less & smoother. I have an 8m AuroraII that I've set up on 30m lines and have ridden on the same landboard, same location, in winds even lower than 10mph. That kite would have been a challenge just to fly static today in gusts 20+. With higher AR Aurora on a landboard the apparent wind leverage/boost is quite a bit more but you need more room/time to build up speed and stop.

If you have kites that overlap in windrange, it's fun to ride each on the same lines in the same conditions, back to back to compare. Today the cheaper simpler kite won the contest. Hope to compare them on a hydrofoil someday to see which one wins out.

Randy - 9-11-2020 at 05:22 PM

Today I rode my kite buggy at my lakeside spot. This is the place I mentioned recently because a bunch of trees were cut down, improving my "dragstip." I've ridden there a few times already this year, but the sessions short. I was worried the park wouldn't be open - it had been closed "indefinitely" due to fallen trees from Hurricane Zeta. As luck would have it, indefinitely wasn't very long and it was opened by Saturday last week. So I did some longer than normal runs mainly with my NS2 7.0. However, the best part of the day was I was able to ride on the beach as well. I had been worried that with the water very high, it would not be possible to ride on the beach - but just the opposite - seemed better than ever. Be interesting to see what happens - the lake level is now above "full pool" so they are dropping it. Every time it drops the "line changes." Picture belows my track today. On the North end of the pavement - all those trees are gone so I can ride there. The only tree left is the one east of the curve in the pavement. Zeta let me down..... Also, the water is higher than shown in the picture - I was riding right next to the water line.



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jantie - 10-11-2020 at 01:41 AM

nice, could you pick up some speed?
too bad no actionpics or sceenerypics..

Randy - 10-11-2020 at 05:27 AM

My best speed at the spot was 20 mph with a 3.2 M NPW last year. I think it should be possible to beat that now that I have a longer runway. I've got plenty of footage, but haven't processed it yet.

RedSky - 10-11-2020 at 12:48 PM

Like PistolPete I was out on Halloween too.

This video is short. Just me out riding while testing my new storm kite, a secondhand eBay special, a barely used 5m Cabrinha SwitchBlade.
I have been wanting one for years but they've always been too expensive for me new and I have never known them to come up for sale second-hand in this size, until now.

To be honest, this video is not worth watching expect maybe for the squall at the beginning which i found interesting.
No speed run as the wind died down after the squall to about 24 - 27 knots with a direction change to cross-cross-on which meant I was buggying almost directly downwind with the kite underpowered and stalling at times. Top speed 53 mph, footage not included because wet sand obscured the lens. :rolleyes:

This new kite is to replace my 7m Hydra that i used to achieve my PB in August last year. ( wind 45 knots gusting 57 knots ).

So this new 5m has a lot of potential and should be more efficient through the air allowing for an improved top speed by delaying the onset of being pulled downwind towards the end of the run, not to mention much safer in those winds, but there is one small catch, it's probably all BS. It does not have the acceleration of a 7m and will therefore require more space on the beach which I do not have. :D

I'm loving this new kite. She reminds me of her older brother, the Cabrinha Crossbow. That kite gave me my previous PB 9 years ago. The SwitchBlade like the xbow gives a lot of confidence for its tame nature and the bar pressure is much reduced when compared to the Genetrix Hydra which should help save my arms on multiple runs.

Now for this national lockdown here to end and the winter storms to begin.

Tap link or picture.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJ9En9n8roE&feature=yout...





Randy - 10-11-2020 at 06:42 PM

What happened to your Jack O' Lantern? Seemed like a good video.

RedSky - 10-11-2020 at 09:02 PM

Quote: Originally posted by Randy  
What happened to your Jack O' Lantern? Seemed like a good video.


Were you responding to me Randy? Look forward to your footage.

jantie - 11-11-2020 at 01:51 AM

nice video and good speed..!

Randy - 11-11-2020 at 05:21 AM

Quote: Originally posted by RedSky  
Quote: Originally posted by Randy  
What happened to your Jack O' Lantern? Seemed like a good video.


Were you responding to me Randy? Look forward to your footage.


For some reason your post came up blank. Glad to see it is back. Could have been a problem on my end. Looks like it was just a bit windy.;)

I'm still working on my vid. Yesterday, I gave my first kite buggy riding lesson - to my wife. The good news - we are still married. Bad news, probably I won't need to be getting a new buggy any time soon. But she did at least get to have a kite powered ride, albeit a short (but safe) one. Curiosity satisfied though.

jantie - 11-11-2020 at 07:58 AM

:D:D:D

RedSky - 11-11-2020 at 08:25 AM

No the problem was mine Randy. I was editing and translating the text from dyslexia into english, both here and extreme kites, copying back and forth. Copying text from extreme kites and then posting it here results in a blank post. At least you now have a fond memory of your wife trying the buggy. Hope you got this once in a lifetime event recorded on film. :D




Randy - 11-11-2020 at 04:21 PM

No video, but I do have a few pictures. (Guess I should have had her wearing the helmet).












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tomdiving - 11-11-2020 at 05:43 PM

on the unfortunate first anniversary of my younger brother's death, we had a family fly with his wife, his daughter and her 4 girls, his son with his 2 girls, his son and wife with no kids, and me, briefly. it was grand. truly grand.
later, at my high school practice, i put up my absolute favorite kite, a 2.5 bullet on 30m lines. (signed by my brother before his death) in his honor. 2 of my high school girls also flew it, which really added to the importance for me.
tom

RedSky - 11-11-2020 at 07:21 PM

It could be anyone under a helmet. Makes for a better picture without one in this case. :thumbup:

jantie - 12-11-2020 at 01:24 AM

nice Randy, good to see the wife is having fun.
really cool kite btw, is that a homebrew or what..??

Randy - 12-11-2020 at 07:14 AM

Thanks guys!

tomdiving - nice to hear you were able to have a nice way to remember your brother.

jantie - the kite in the video is a homebrew "inspired" by the Paraski Flex which I used some with my kite buggy. It is mainly used for snow kiting in Canada. I happened to find one on ebay.





After a while I decided to try to make one for use in my parking lot space, so I built a 3m. It was a bit too small, so I came up with a simplified 4m design with a simple round canopy and fewer bridles. I made a 6.2 last year, but haven't been able to use it much. I made try the big Paraski on my beach spot when the 7m Nasa is not big enough. The Paraski type kites have a better wind window and are probably the easiest power kite to fly because it uses a simple bar that makes steer like a steering wheel. It kind make a buggy into a cross between a kite buggy and a land sailor. I had my wife use it because it is so easy to fly.

https://vimeo.com/manage/313079318

I used a version at JIBE in 2019. It worked great - I was getting 25+ miles a day with it. Goes upwind great and is easy to tack into the wind.



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jantie - 12-11-2020 at 08:39 AM

it's a really cool thing.
:cool:
and you fly this one also without a harnas?

i see that the ride is somewhat bumpy, why not ride with bigfoot tyres?
it's better for your kindney's..

:D:D

Randy - 12-11-2020 at 09:17 AM

Quote: Originally posted by jantie  
it's a really cool thing.
:cool:
and you fly this one also without a harnas?

i see that the ride is somewhat bumpy, why not ride with bigfoot tyres?
it's better for your kindney's..

:D:D


The big Paraski is pretty much harness only. I done it both ways with the smaller ones, but on pavement or hard pack I don't really need a harness with the smaller ones. I think the 6 m will need a harness.

I've thought about getting big foot tires or at least some wider tires. I was thinking maybe someone would list a set one of these days. I think they would help at the fairgrounds too. Some guys use golf cart tires. Not sure where to get those.

Randy - 12-11-2020 at 09:29 AM

I got my video from Monday done finally. Decided to take a page from Redsky's book and try something totally different. Since my riding spot is long and skinny I've been calling my dragstrip. So decided on a drag racing theme. I wanted to get audio clip of the "SUNDAY! SUNDAY!! SUNDAY!!!" ads that ran back in the day, but couldn't find them. Did find some good ones though.




jantie - 12-11-2020 at 11:22 AM

:D:D:D:D

RedSky - 12-11-2020 at 12:34 PM

Randy! Have you been smoking my secret stash again? :wee: Interesting to see a close-up first person view of your local strip. It looks pretty tight tho. Keep 'em coming. :thumbup:

Randy - 12-11-2020 at 05:03 PM

Quote: Originally posted by RedSky  
Randy! Have you been smoking my secret stash again? :wee: Interesting to see a close-up first person view of your local strip. It looks pretty tight tho. Keep 'em coming. :thumbup:


Guilty as charged. :)

The pavement strip is wide enough to turn, but there is the narrow part in the middle. I worry about getting a kite line snagged on the fence or something there. The lake side is pretty narrow. On the south end it is not possible to complete a turn w/o going into the soft sand. On the north side, the ground is fairly hard, but there are a lot or rocks and pebbles, to deal with. It is very dependent on the wind direction - due east works best. If there is much north in it, it becomes a one way street (N to S). However, there is a parking lot for the boat ramp that I've used in the past, but it is usually only available in the winter months (or rainy days) when no one comes to the lake. I used to only ride in the big parking lot - lately I haven't even tried there unless the beach side doesn't work.

Now that most of the trees are gone, I'll probably try some longer lines, on the beach at least. Also - looking into using kites with better upwind than NPWs.

RedSky - 12-11-2020 at 11:56 PM

I will never complain about my location again. :D I guess we make the best of what we have. I say pffff to those dry lakes and broad endless beaches. Have you considered using a kite powered watercraft?

Randy - 13-11-2020 at 04:55 AM

Quote: Originally posted by RedSky  
I will never complain about my location again. :D I guess we make the best of what we have. I say pffff to those dry lakes and broad endless beaches. Have you considered using a kite powered watercraft?


I've sailed a PL Monohull kite boat here with some success, but the few launches we have are difficult due to to tall trees, wind shadow and are highly dependent on water levels. Windstruck has bought my kiteboat and we are working out how to ship the boat. I windfoil in the warmer weather months, so kitebuggy is my cold weather alternative.

Pablo - 15-11-2020 at 01:39 PM

Finally got out again at Garry Point, Nice smooth 12-15mph winds for a couple hrs straight. Small park with people/pylons around so you can't really open it up there, but it's still good to get out and put a few miles on the buggy.

jantie - 16-11-2020 at 01:28 AM

Garry Point Vancouver looks very nice on Google Maps..

RedSky - 16-11-2020 at 09:46 PM

Nice Pablo :thumbup: Watched many videos over the years from GP but not heard or seen much from there in a while.

Pablo - 17-11-2020 at 05:03 PM

GP hasn't really been popular in quite a while, The core group all sort of went their own way and it hasn't been the same since. Plus side, it seems the Oregon group has sort of adopted us.

Rules and regulations make it harder to fly at GP, those of us that still kite usually end up out on the sand flats at Mud Bay or one of the other beach spots. GP is a small park, and by that it's approx 1/4 km by 1/2 km of usable land, and your sharing it with the other park users. The wind there though is the best on dry land in the area by far. Next time I am out there I'll try and remember to bring my camera with me and get some footage.

Winging it

Suds after thuds - 21-11-2020 at 11:10 AM


Randy - 21-11-2020 at 12:17 PM

Quote: Originally posted by PistolPete  
Today I rode my 9m A15 for 30min then my 8m Genesis for 30min, interesting to ride similar kites back to back. Was on a Haize landboard, blowing 15mph gusting 20+ with some 10mph lulls. Had to stop a couple times and both kites in gusts lifted my 200#s off the ground.

I've modified both kites with the "Jackomixer" modification that has the steering lines connected to C-Lines and Z's get pulled half of C. This greatly improves turning and quickens depower.....


Thanks for mentioning this PistolPete. Today I modified my Genesis 3 to the Jackomixer. Found this video very helpful. Seems simple enough and didn't take that long.





2nd try at posting

Suds after thuds - 21-11-2020 at 02:38 PM


Randy - 21-11-2020 at 04:11 PM

Quote: Originally posted by Suds after thuds  


If you are using an Apple device, try doing your post w/o any "special characters" such as an apostrophe or the like. There is some software problem that crops up in such situations.

jantie - 22-11-2020 at 02:36 AM

that is also an issue in Windows 10 or Android. many special characters result in blanco response..

Randy - 22-11-2020 at 05:56 AM

Quote: Originally posted by jantie  
that is also an issue in Windows 10 or Android. many special characters result in blanco response..


The best solution - use an OS as old as the forum software. :)

jantie - 22-11-2020 at 10:16 AM

That would be in the year 19 and some..?

jantie - 21-12-2020 at 01:19 AM

couldn't do anything with a kite, unfortunatly Covid-19 caught up with me.. :(
but that got me back in the yard being creative with building things.

made the camerasupport of crab I & crab II compatible for my
'regular' buggy.

frontwheel bracket
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rearwheel bracket, made by extended the wheelbolt thrue.
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my regular bug with both supports

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can't wait to take them all to the beach... :wee:

RedSky - 21-12-2020 at 05:24 AM

Nice! Did you catch the virus or are you simply in lockdown as we are here too ?

jantie - 21-12-2020 at 05:40 AM

i caught it myself. the Netherlands is also seriously locked down but i have to go to the store for food e.d.
so there is alway a risk..

but i'm fairly okay, the worst 2 weeks are past.

RedSky - 21-12-2020 at 06:49 PM

Dang! :o

Glad to hear the worst is behind you. :thumbup:

PistolPete - 21-12-2020 at 10:25 PM

Here's a new one...

Six A,B,C-Main extension lines fail in synchronicity :lol:

9m A15 Jackomixer with Z-Main connected thru a pulley to C-Main.

Note to self unsewn overhand knots get slippery when wet :rolleyes:

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jantie - 22-12-2020 at 02:06 AM

thanks Red.

@ PistolePete: oops.. hope you didn't had to walk to far..



Randy - 22-12-2020 at 05:23 AM

Quote: Originally posted by RedSky  
Dang! :o

Glad to hear the worst is behind you. :thumbup:


+1

Pistol Pete - did the jockomixer on my 3.0 Genesis - works so much better that the stock setup.

PistolPete - 23-12-2020 at 07:03 PM

Quote: Originally posted by jantie  

@ PistolPete: oops.. hope you didn't had to walk to far..


Quote: Originally posted by Randy  

Pistol Pete, did the jockomixer on my 3.0 Genesis - works so much better that the stock setup.


Jantie, Not too far, I was super lucky landed on the shoreline...

Randy, Yes, I tried a pulley bar on the A15 and Genesis kites but the Jackomixer works better, but you give up reverse launch capabilities.

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Windstruck - 24-12-2020 at 03:58 AM

I'm nerding out on the various pulley configurations and the physics of these geometries. I did not know until reading this that folks played with the pulley geometry like this but of course in retrospect this makes perfect sense.

What are folks attempting to achieve in this exercise? Perhaps I'm biasing myself as my main buggy experience these days is rare trips to Ivanpah where one has extremely long tack lines. At least for me, bar pressure is a key factor and I prefer low bar pressure. I appreciate that affecting bar throw length will change the amount of work the bar can "lift" as it goes from out to in, but what are folks trying to achieve? A brief primer would surely be appreciated!

Randy - 24-12-2020 at 07:00 AM

My circumstances couldn't be more different from Ivanpah. Mine is a small field with erratic winds. I'm looking for rapid turning and an aggressive power stroke.

Basedblue - 29-12-2020 at 04:50 PM

tested an f-arc 1600 in 10 mph https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ucDTVhZXeEg

Snake - 29-12-2020 at 11:22 PM

Windstruck, I know enough about mixers and bridle trimming to be dangerous. The caveat being I know alot more about paragliders than kites.

For the 3 mixers in Pete's post, the "original" 4-2-1 is the defacto mixer you will see on 90% of kites and paragliders. If all the line attachments on the kite are at the same distance, it acts like pulling some brake on a fixed bridle. This usually speeds up turning by adding drag and increasing the max lift by a small amount from the added camber. The effect's magnitude can be altered by changing the spacing between the C and Z lines.

The malabar is a clever way to get the effect of a pulley bar without a pulley bar on the original setup.

The Jockov 3-2-1 removes the brake effect from the mixer. This can be a good or bad thing depending on canopy and what you want to use the kite for. It will probably make the upwind better, and have less hang back at the expense of turn speed and 'pop' when you pull in the bar.

The spacing between the line attachments and how that changes between from the center to tip of the kite will have a huge effect as well and is hard to quantify. I know flysurfer (and probably other brands as well) use limit lines in the mixer to change the mixer geometry once the bar has been pulled in/let out to a certain point.

Another huge factor is the center of pressure (CoP) location and lift to drag ratio change based on everything I mentioned above, which then affects bar pressure and collapse resistance. As you can see all of this starts getting quite complicated.

For lower bar pressure, moving the CoP forward is about the only thing you can do short of making a new canopy. The Jockov mixer should move the CoP forward, but the decreased pulley ratio ratio may nullify the change. Adding some length the the Z and possibly even the C lines should help to reduce the braking effect that pulls the CoP back. If the turning is too slow afterwards, you can try shortening 1 to 3 Z lines in the upper casacde at the tip. That should speed up turning without too much added bar pressure.



jantie - 29-12-2020 at 11:26 PM

Quote: Originally posted by Basedblue  
tested an f-arc 1600 in 10 mph https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ucDTVhZXeEg


nice


out of coriosity: u got some wear on your main cord, what is the maintenance interval?

RedSky - 30-12-2020 at 06:09 PM

Always loved the auto zen and the range on those arcs. Looks like your safety is disconnected ?

PistolPete - 30-12-2020 at 11:50 PM

Great write up Snake.

Here's a diagram of the limiter mentioned.
Quote: Originally posted by Snake  
I know flysurfer (and probably other brands as well) use limit lines in the mixer to change the mixer geometry once the bar has been pulled in/let out to a certain point.



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PistolPete - 31-12-2020 at 12:03 AM

And a few more diagrams for A or Z Main changes :)


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Windstruck - 31-12-2020 at 10:15 AM

Cool stuff! Thanks guys! Pull back the curtain and there are more rooms... beyond those rooms are .... more rooms! Awesome.

Randy - 21-1-2021 at 06:42 AM

A few days ago a friend and I went back to school. Not exactly a kite, but heck it looks a little like a kitesurf kite. Anyway, this is sort of a minimalist land yacht. :)


jantie - 24-1-2021 at 01:48 PM

nice Randy, good to see your wearing protective gear.


for me was yesterday a fun day.
tried a different camera set up. still a work in progress but i'm getting there..



enjoy


Randy - 24-1-2021 at 02:17 PM

Quote: Originally posted by jantie  
nice Randy, good to see your wearing protective gear.


for me was yesterday a fun day.
tried a different camera set up. still a work in progress but i'm getting there..

Click here..!!

enjoy



Thanks jantie. Nice that you are back. Your camera work is look pretty darn good to me. Impressed you can control the camera while you are driving the buggy.:thumbup:

jantie - 25-1-2021 at 02:03 AM

thanks Randy,
camera is in a fixed position and i cannot change that while driving..

i used a 360 degrees camera wich is mounted to look upwards.
to edit where i want it to look i use Movie Studio 15, the 2018 version.
the other camera is a cheap version of a GoPro.

acctually both are 8 to 10 times cheaper.
and sure: the image and quality is better of a GoPro,
but when i lose or damage it my heart will not stop beating.. :D

now i have in total 7 camera's for the price of 1 GoPro.
5 action, a bullitcam for in the kite and a 360.
and on an tripod i use an old Samsung S5 smartphone.


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RedSky - 25-1-2021 at 02:34 AM

Some nice soundtracks from Randy and Jantie to start my morning.

Randy. I knew you'd eventually see the light and start using LEI's. Now put some lines on it. :P

Jantie, good to see you facing the right way. :P






Randy - 25-1-2021 at 09:07 AM

Thanks Red Sky. I've had LEI's for a while. Like as someone once said "Kiters of the world get a wing. You have nothing to lose but your strings."





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RedSky - 25-1-2021 at 07:59 PM

:cool: Keep 'em coming.:thumbup:

Windstruck - 26-1-2021 at 03:35 PM

:D


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jantie - 27-1-2021 at 04:02 AM

:D:D

jantie - 5-3-2021 at 01:03 AM

Had some fun last week. Unfortunately the harddrive crashed so lost footage of 3 from 5 camera's. But just to give an impression of a nice day here's one of just under 2 minutes:

Click here

Randy - 5-3-2021 at 02:01 PM

:thumbup: I have a hard time getting one camera to take good video. 3 out of 5 is not bad!

jeffnyc - 5-3-2021 at 02:20 PM

Your kite line footage looks like the first moon walk :D

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Randy - 5-3-2021 at 04:08 PM

:D

Randy - 6-3-2021 at 10:55 AM

I got a lot of exercise this morning pumping my Iwing......



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jantie - 8-3-2021 at 10:46 AM

Quote: Originally posted by jeffnyc  
Your kite line footage looks like the first moon walk :D



Hahahaha......

Thanks for the reactions people

jantie - 14-3-2021 at 12:32 PM

i had an Epic day today @ Maasvlakte2 Rotterdam.

here's a sneak peak.
i've got soooo much raw footage to go trough..







Randy - 14-3-2021 at 01:41 PM

:thumbup: Another moonscape. HaHa! Some parts of it did look like it could be the moon but then you would have to ignore the water.....;) So now that we have seen the trailer start cutting and editing so we can see the entire show!

RedSky - 14-3-2021 at 10:10 PM

Looking forward to the rest :thumbup:

RedSky - 14-3-2021 at 10:13 PM

Quote: Originally posted by Randy  
I got a lot of exercise this morning pumping my Iwing......


That little thing! If you want a proper workout, try a 15m next time. :P:thumbup:

jantie - 15-3-2021 at 03:20 AM

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Randy - 15-3-2021 at 01:42 PM

Quote: Originally posted by jantie  
sneak peak II: a short softwaretest


:thumbup: Watch out for those windmills!! They will cut your kite to ribbons and maybe launch you into orbit!.

jantie - 16-3-2021 at 05:58 AM


RedSky - 16-3-2021 at 02:22 PM

Great to hear you had an epic day. :thumbup:
Nice perspective views. Love Chicane Saltwater, classic. How was the editing with the new 360 camera ?

jantie - 16-3-2021 at 02:33 PM

Thanks Redsky, for editing I use WMM and MovieStudio 2018 with 360 tiny world.
My laptop doesn't agree with such heavy software so editing doesn't take much time, do to render and add the effect are time consuming to the max... but I really like doing that and the end results are getting better.. :cool:


Randy - 16-3-2021 at 05:55 PM

And I complain about getting splashed from a little wet grass where I ride....Very nice work Jan!! The music goes very well with the video. Great choice! I can sympathize on the video editing. Takes too much time and computer power for me as well, so I limit what I do most of the time.

jantie - 17-3-2021 at 12:53 AM

when i let it render i take the dogs for a walk.. :D

jantie - 17-3-2021 at 01:14 AM

Quote: Originally posted by jeffnyc  
Your kite line footage looks like the first moon walk :D



@ Jeff: wich software did you use to edit this picture?

jeffnyc - 17-3-2021 at 11:26 AM

Quote:

@ Jeff: wich software did you use to edit this picture?

Quickly hacked together in Photoshop.

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