sorry i should have specified when i crash its not because i cant fly its because the wind drops completly and it turns into nothing more than a
meterial mess in the air then crashes then i have to reset the kite then the process repeats itsself i spend more time re setting and relaunching most
days i go out but obiously with a 4 liner and a day with constant wind this wont be a problem :-) my current kite is a 2 liner im sick of having to
run over flip the kite over run back to my handles untangle lines then relaunch just to repeat the process when the wnd suddenly drops againshaggs2riches - 25-6-2011 at 04:19 PM
Have you looked around for different locations to fly??? It sounds like something might be interfering at your spot. I have real crappy winds on a few
occasions walked away when the wind acted that way. Check different spots with different wind directions. Once you have found some spots you'll be set
no matter which way the wind is blowing. Get that 4-line kite and your sessions will be much more flying and a lot less messing around.cheezycheese - 25-6-2011 at 04:21 PM
Patience young grasshopper... With time you will develop the skill to relaunch that kite without having to walk over and reset it. It is possible!John Holgate - 25-6-2011 at 05:40 PM
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when i crash its not because i cant fly its because the wind drops completly and it turns into nothing more than a meterial mess in the air then
crashes then i have to reset the kite then the process repeats itsself
But with more time and skill you maybe able to stay away from the edge of the window, downturn the kite, apply a bit more pressure to the lines and
keep the kite in the air. HOWEVER, if your wind is really that crappy, then the LAST thing you should be thinking about is trying to jump.
NIce video, very smooth jumping. I think I saw that the kite was a Combat ?? A very lifty, high aspect kite and the bloke flying it has a LOT of
skill. (helmet, please) Probably hundreds of hours - he doesn't have to think about what to do, he knows instinctively where his kite is and what to
do with it.
Try that with a 3m foil and you'd be lucky if you weren't carted off in an ambulance.
But certainly buy either of the 3m PL kites - they're great kites, put in lots and lots of time with them then get yourself a bigger fb or better
still a s/h 9-10m depower
Remember, the guys that make it look easy have usually put in a heap of time and have been flying for years.John Holgate - 25-6-2011 at 08:06 PM
Oh, and ps: The guy in the video - does anyone know if that's Yannick Schwickert ?? I've seen some of his videos and the guy looks like he was born
with a kite in his hands. Probably more like thousands of hours of air time. It's a bit like watching an Olympic freestyle skier, buying a set of
skies and saying, ok, how do I do that?
Start slow and careful, you'll get there eventually.
