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Talk about gusty 2

Kamikuza - 26-10-2011 at 05:30 PM

I get to start a new club ... the 2130 club :o

Took to the lake on Tuesday PM ... not much wind so I put up the Speed3 21. Murphy's Law, the wind kicks in ...

Gusty like you wouldn't believe - from having to work the ass off the fully powered 21 to fully trimmed and a hand hovering over the QR.

Some of the biggest jumps in my life though :D

When I got home and checked the weather data ... 10 to 20 knots with gusts to 32 :wee:

Never again :no:

kitedelight - 27-10-2011 at 09:02 AM

um. surprised you ever came down!

snowspider - 27-10-2011 at 09:54 AM

Big gusty wind is like a Halloween house of horrors. That feeling of "I can do this" interupted by moments of terror followed by exstatic amazment time after time untill you pack it in and its "OMG did I just do that" (and get away with it). Kami have fun with that new club and be safe.

stetson05 - 27-10-2011 at 09:55 AM

I just made your 1920 club. I can't keep up with you :crazy: and I am not sure I want to try :lol:

PHREERIDER - 27-10-2011 at 11:57 AM

nice, 21m in 30 gotta produce some real clarity.

check all your lines! super heavy sessions can change things in a blink

Kamikuza - 27-10-2011 at 07:22 PM

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Originally posted by snowspider
Big gusty wind is like a Halloween house of horrors. That feeling of "I can do this" interupted by moments of terror followed by exstatic amazment time after time untill you pack it in and its "OMG did I just do that" (and get away with it). Kami have fun with that new club and be safe.

Yeah that's it exactly :o it's like a drug, searching for the next perfect session is a high you keep chasing ... so you go out in retarded conditions hoping for a few minutes of joy-gasm :lol:

It is kinda fun though - just sheeting in and flying is neat :)

Gonna check my lines, good point Phree!

flyjump - 27-10-2011 at 07:50 PM

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Originally posted by Kamikuza
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Originally posted by snowspider
Big gusty wind is like a Halloween house of horrors. That feeling of "I can do this" interupted by moments of terror followed by exstatic amazment time after time untill you pack it in and its "OMG did I just do that" (and get away with it). Kami have fun with that new club and be safe.

Yeah that's it exactly :o it's like a drug, searching for the next perfect session is a high you keep chasing ... so you go out in retarded conditions hoping for a few minutes of joy-gasm :lol:

It is kinda fun though - just sheeting in and flying is neat :)

Gonna check my lines, good point Phree!

hahahaha yeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!

those are the sessions you never forget. its hard going back to sessions when you arent over powered. big jumps when youre sure your gonnabreak all your bones then land and ride away.............super human sessions! i'm jealous kevin! i bet you had wicked hangtime on that 21m

BeamerBob - 27-10-2011 at 08:31 PM

So is 30 still inside the mfr wind range for that kite? :P :D :wow:

Kamikuza - 27-10-2011 at 11:13 PM

No :crazy: but it's a testament to the stability and amount of depower there is in that kite!
Either that or ... how lardy my ass is :lol:

Kamikuza - 27-10-2011 at 11:13 PM

FJ - I like being powered so that I'm dipping into over-powered when I sheet in ... but that was just silly :lol: