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My first Video

shaggs2riches - 13-11-2009 at 07:37 PM

Here's a video that we took of me flying today. My second time out. Winds were low (weather network said 15km/h) we really had to work the kite through the power zone a lot to keep it moving. If left it at the edge of the window too much it would just slowly float to the ground. Had a blast though. Sorry for the crappy quality, we only had my digital camera and the video sucks on it. Next time will bring out the camcorder. Will also give a link to pictures once I get all of them uploaded

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v3apXqAQ5qQ

shaggs2riches - 13-11-2009 at 07:39 PM

Zoom makes a cheap digital take crappy pics what can I say.

lunchbox - 13-11-2009 at 08:05 PM

I actually thought the video quality was pretty good...

Todd - 13-11-2009 at 08:27 PM

Same here, I think it did a fine job! Nice spot!

kteguru - 13-11-2009 at 08:53 PM

Nice job :thumbup:

Kamikuza - 13-11-2009 at 09:03 PM

Nice :thumbup: looks like a good area too - I'm jealous :D

cheezycheese - 13-11-2009 at 11:19 PM

sweet field... i'm proud of you ... have fun:D

shaggs2riches - 14-11-2009 at 01:23 AM

Thanks guys! We have a few open fields like this within 5 blocks of me. The place I was at was good till I got closer to the school behind me. I noticed the wind really dropped off within about 200 feet of it. This gave me an understanding how an obstacle can screw up the wind for a good distance after it. I'm gonna try a few other spots to see which place offers the best wind to area to driving distance. Either way if the wind were a bit stronger I think that it would have been a real blast. But I did learn a lot of how to work the kite to keep it in the air when the wind isn't doing it for you. I managed to reverse launch a couple times but the rest of the time it just didn't seem to be enough wind to inflate without someone holding the kite open in the air. Anyway here is a link to some of the pictures that we took. I'm the shorter guy wearing the yellow hat and black label society hoodie, the other guy is my friend from work. Think that he is convinced to buy a trainer kite by the way.:bouncing:

http://picasaweb.google.com/shaggs2riches/KitingStuff#

rocfighter - 14-11-2009 at 04:23 AM

Very cool place. Glad you had fun.

bobalooie57 - 14-11-2009 at 07:00 AM

Woo Hoo! That was my first kite as well, although an older model, yellow and gray, I like your color scheme better, but I still have fun flying mine! Welcome to the club!

shaggs2riches - 14-11-2009 at 12:38 PM

I'm Just dying to know though how my 6m access xt will pull compared to this kite. I know that there is the difference size wise between fixed bridle and depower. Will it have more pull or about the same with just more control? Guess I'll know next weekend when I get it. Just hope I can have another five to ten hours on this kite first. :dunno:

lynx69 - 14-11-2009 at 05:51 PM

Don't be so hard on yourself,Shagg.

Thanks for sharing the stoke!!!:bouncing:

lunchbox - 14-11-2009 at 08:04 PM

Quote:

The place I was at was good till I got closer to the school behind me. I noticed the wind really dropped off within about 200 feet of it. This gave me an understanding how an obstacle can screw up the wind for a good distance after it. I'm gonna try a few other spots to see which place offers the best wind to area to driving distance.


Hey Shaggs...another thing you can do is to fly your kite above the obstructions...40m linesets baby :wee: