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kiter jumps over a pier and not the one where he wipes out!!

carltb - 16-11-2009 at 12:41 PM



http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/sussex/8362671.stm

carltb - 16-11-2009 at 12:46 PM

this ones a better vid

http://vimeo.com/7644949

acampbell - 16-11-2009 at 12:46 PM

Yikes! I hope a video makes it on-line

power - 16-11-2009 at 12:46 PM

That was incredible.

carltb - 16-11-2009 at 12:47 PM

cough cough just posted a better link but we must have posted at the same time!!

acampbell - 16-11-2009 at 12:50 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by carltb
this ones a better vid

http://vimeo.com/7644949


There we go. Awsome. Thanks Carl

power - 16-11-2009 at 12:51 PM

I know, just edited mine.

B-Roc - 16-11-2009 at 01:51 PM

WOW :o:o:o:o

Knolee - 16-11-2009 at 05:28 PM

Definitely green-screened.

carltb - 16-11-2009 at 05:55 PM

i dont know whether you guys can see the vid in the first link as its a BBC website but it shows the jump from several cameras and differant angles. and the guys that did the jump are local flyers to the area and are well respected in the community, so i doubt they would try and pull a hoax. its not in their interest.

Knolee - 16-11-2009 at 06:23 PM

I know Carl. I was hoping somebody would pick up on my sarcasm...guess not. Sick vid.

Kamikuza - 16-11-2009 at 06:33 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Knolee
Definitely green-screened.



Mad vid ... I'm surprised the safety nazi's a. allowed him to do it and b. didn't try to ban the sport on the spot after witnessing the act ...

Bladerunner - 16-11-2009 at 08:07 PM

It sounds like these guys put in years of effort to pull this off and jumping over a building has been my dream since childhood BUT ........... I still have to ask myself if this is good for our sport or bad ? :puzzled:

Right or wrong I would kill to pull something similar off ! :embarrased:

macboy - 16-11-2009 at 10:34 PM

Amazing kite control too....most of those insane kinda things are rarely landed!

I balled the heck out of myself twice last winter just trying to jump over my lines....on the ground - attached to a parked kite. :lol: