well, heres a short video that a friend made for me from a sketchy shifty wind day. winds were from NNE 12mph-NNW 22mph, and i was using the 19m
charger. Wasn't an ideal day for flying but I just wanted to be out there.
Look at the loftings around 1:40-2:00. some of those werent purposeful jumps, they were just getting control of a lofting. be careful of flying in
these wind conditions, and time for me to get a new helmet.
Originally posted by flyjump
well, heres a short video that a friend made for me from a sketchy shifty wind day. winds were from NNE 12mph-NNW 22mph, and i was using the 19m
charger. Wasn't an ideal day for flying but I just wanted to be out there.
Look at the loftings around 1:40-2:00. some of those werent purposeful jumps, they were just getting control of a lofting. be careful of flying in
these wind conditions, and time for me to get a new helmet.
Great vid! Nice wipeouts! That one where you hit your dome was pretty brutal... Glad you survived!
+1 for helmets!Kober - 17-9-2011 at 08:54 AM
......looks like I am not the only one crashing ....... lol ....flyjump - 17-9-2011 at 09:06 AM
If you aint crashing, you aint trying!_ Carltb.Drewculous - 17-9-2011 at 11:17 AM
I was trying on thursday lmao!
Similar results shaggs2riches - 17-9-2011 at 03:52 PM
Nice video! Winds like that suck big time. I think 3 out of 5 sessions I get are in conditions like that. Way more work than anything I find. One
second you are nicely powered for a jump, when you swing the kite around all you end up with is a tiny bunny hop. Not fun at all. One thing I can say
is that field is way nicer, and much bigger than anything I've got to ride.shehatesmyhobbies - 17-9-2011 at 04:24 PM
Sick stuff Adam! Mega crashes and all! Nice one footer! Talk to you soon!flyjump - 17-9-2011 at 04:40 PM
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Originally posted by shaggs2riches
One second you are nicely powered for a jump, when you swing the kite around all you end up with is a tiny bunny hop. Not fun at all.
that's the truth too. when i ride out here, i can never tell how things are going to go. sometimes i'm just stoked to get in the air, while others i
can be 20ft in the air (which is rare here)
I was so discouraged when i first started riding, but when I hit the beach its just trick after trick after trick.
timing a 360 is scary when you don't know if you are going to be lifted or dropped lol.
i'm dissapointed in the tricks in this session, but i'm happy that everybody can see the winds that i normally fly inPHREERIDER - 17-9-2011 at 05:10 PM
nice adam, those punchy sessions are back breakers!
helmet+1Kamikuza - 17-9-2011 at 07:08 PM
Nice one Chicagokitejumping - 23-9-2011 at 11:22 PM
Nice ! Welcome to midwest winds ... Scary to be in the air when you dont know if the winds will pick up you more in a second or drop you in that
moment.......cheezycheese - 24-9-2011 at 04:04 AM
Your bar is HOOJ...!flyjump - 24-9-2011 at 07:50 AM
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Originally posted by cheezycheese
Your bar is HOOJ...!
Its the large bar that comes with the 19m chargerflyjump - 24-9-2011 at 08:22 AM
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Originally posted by Chicagokitejumping
Nice ! Welcome to midwest winds ... Scary to be in the air when you dont know if the winds will pick up you more in a second or drop you in that
moment....... [/quote
yeah no kidding. being in the ozark mountains chops up the wind bad. where I grew up is in Springfield IL. My parents still live there, so whenever
i go to visit I get some of my best inland sessions there. the wind is so nice flowing over all of those miles of endless empty fields in the fall
and spring.
i can't wait to be at WWBB though, i'm hoping i'll get another day of 30-40mph sea breeze :wee:
WELDNGOD - 24-9-2011 at 11:07 AM
Don't yer arse all busted up, WWBB is just around the cornerflyjump - 24-9-2011 at 12:12 PM
donnie im gonna go huge! This bash if we get the winds. 19m charger on two extensions, see whaf winds I can hold it down with.bobalooie57 - 24-9-2011 at 12:13 PM
Or how many of us to hold you down!:wee:flyjump - 24-9-2011 at 12:26 PM
Yeah bob! I was thinking about trimming out all the way having two guys jold my harness and throw the trim cleat and boost as they let gobobalooie57 - 24-9-2011 at 12:30 PM
:eekdrull: You gonna BOOST!?* all the way to the Hotel parking lot??? Roll them cameras if you got 'em!flyjump - 24-9-2011 at 12:47 PM
I may even bring a 16m scorpion, I think they have the best vertical lift without the carry downwindWELDNGOD - 24-9-2011 at 12:49 PM
Armor up Adam....flyjump - 24-9-2011 at 01:15 PM
Looking at full face helmets todaysnowspider - 27-9-2011 at 07:28 AM
Adam you might want hold off on dropping a lot of ballast , there is a problem with hot air balloons that happens when they are allowed to pop up too
quickly. I forget the details but I remember its a baaad thing. I have a baaad feeling that the same issues may be involved in a rapidly rising kite.BeamerBob - 27-9-2011 at 08:53 AM
With the hot air balloon being "loaded" with hot air and the cutting loos the ground ropes, it could jump up and the apparent wind from above could
push out lots of hot air, leaving the balloon with not enough lift. Different mechanics with the kite.flyjump - 27-9-2011 at 10:15 AM
no worries dudes, i won't take any out of the norm risks. just getting stoked. I didn't even know that it was possible to take out a 12m charger in
30-40mph winds until i went to wwbb this spring. smooth sea breeze is way better than the gusties out here.
i'm not gonna do anything stupid, i cant afford a trip to the hospitalBeamerBob - 27-9-2011 at 11:30 AM
I was thinking more about this video. Someone not knowing about the winds you were flying in would think you didn't have much skill. Set up for a
jump and then get nothing from the kite because the wind died right before liftoff. Off axis landings because your lift and float weren't
predictable. You deserve kudos for flying a 19 on land in those winds. I think we learn more from watching someone struggle than we do watching them
do something perfectly. Perfect is fun to watch too though. flyjump - 27-9-2011 at 11:57 AM
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Originally posted by BeamerBob
I was thinking more about this video. Someone not knowing about the winds you were flying in would think you didn't have much skill. Set up for a
jump and then get nothing from the kite because the wind died right before liftoff. Off axis landings because your lift and float weren't
predictable. You deserve kudos for flying a 19 on land in those winds. I think we learn more from watching someone struggle than we do watching them
do something perfectly. Perfect is fun to watch too though.
its funny you say that bob. theres a local whos started flying with me this summer and he has moved to a 12m LEI. he's 40 years old and a triathlete
who owns an electrical company. He first saw me and i could tell right away that he thought that i sucked at this. He then used some trainer kites
and moved to depower. he told me that he wanted to start competing and traveling to the different events, and he also has a buisness plan written up
because he wants to start a kite school here.
After the last few sesssions out here, he's learned that he can't even make it to his board, forget about even standing on it lol. he can't even walk
from point A to point B while attached to his kite. Ive told him how different it is flying on the coast vs inland gusties. its a huge difference
for me flying locally, i'm so happy if i can even land one 360 or one footer .
When i go to the coast its trick after trick. I'll never forget when i first got to NABX and within the first hour of riding I had already pulled a
720 over Marijn as he was taking photos. I was in heaven!!!
the only thing that sucks is it is frustrating flying here, but i feel like a king when i get to an event and I can just jump all day and land lots of
tricks. I can't wait to hit up NABX again next year!
