So, being jealous of the guys gettin' some down in Wildwood this weekend, and JIBE next weekend, and I was lucky enough to have yesterday off with SE
wind at 8 mph G-25! I went back to the horse track at the local fairgrounds. Nice hardpack, though a little rough from the spring runoff, gave a
'wild-eyed' ride, hence the tune. Bladerunner - 15-5-2011 at 01:50 AM
That is interesting. I have profoil handles and about the same length lines on my identical NPW. Those handles are better designed for NPW than the
kite they came with.Kamikuza - 15-5-2011 at 03:37 AM
Those NPWs always intrigue me ... nice one bobalooie57 - 15-5-2011 at 06:02 AM
Thanks Kami, lots of fun to fly, pack up small, not too expensive, and fly on about any length lines. It's too bad HQ stopped making them. I've got
a lot of miles on that one, and it was the last one Angus had in stock, 3 years ago. Lucky for us there is Susan.
:wee:greasehopper - 16-5-2011 at 06:17 AM
Which camera was that hard mount segment shot with ? It seems to be a nice stable mount as well. I likey...bobalooie57 - 16-5-2011 at 09:33 AM
@ greasehopper, that was the Tachyon XC Micro mounted in a home made sch 40 pvc mount. Here's a link to a flikr set showing the mount. I guess it
wasn't the right link, but if you look at my "versatile sch 40 pvc" video on my youtube channel, at youtube.com/57bobalooie, you can see the mount.
Meanwhile I will get the link to the flikr set.
That's sweet and to the point. Nice job. Thanks.dawicks - 17-5-2011 at 08:28 AM
What size is that NPW? I just finished building my own 2m one a couple of days ago. I was thinking of building a 6m one next but judging by how this
2m pulls, 6m may be too big. I'd like one I could buggy or try a mountain board with. Here's a quick vid of my 2m. Don't laugh this is my second
day on a 4 line kite.
bobalooie57 - 17-5-2011 at 08:42 AM
That was pretty good wind, you were in, dawicks, by the look of the pull you were getting. The NPW5 in my video is the 4.8M, by HQ. I love the
NPW's, to me they are always fun to fly. Nice job on your kite, by the way. I don't have the sewing skill myself, so good for you! dawicks - 17-5-2011 at 09:46 AM
Thanks for the compliments. Yah it was windy, may 40 kph or so? Not totally sure. It was a steep learning curve, but made much easier with the help
of Tom White. His design program is amazing and without being able to bounce a few emails off of him it would have been very tough. He is one heck of
a nice guy and he has some amazing looking NPWs.Todd - 17-5-2011 at 11:24 AM
