PHREERIDER - 21-7-2012 at 05:27 PM
http://www.wunderground.com/weatherstation/WXDailyHistory.as...
check the data , after full afternoon bangin' the 9m.
1-5pm huge cell PLOWS into us! big burst 51mph. i had just put down. i undo oneside of the lines. board harness on the LE and boom! my junk
ripped off the ground tumble flies1/4mile into pines trees ..in the blink of an eye ...gone! 2 big tears in the left canopy all the way to LE and 1m
square of material missing.
...but all fixed now. flew it today for couple laps then back to the 13.
intense microburst ! water was totally ragged out .
Kamikuza - 21-7-2012 at 05:51 PM
Yikes! Glad you weren't out... did you spot it and put down or just a lucky coincidence?
Happened to me earlier this year... was out on the 21, wind started to pick up so I came in, landed and secured the kite then BOOM huge gust! Parked
kites bowling downwind...
PHREERIDER - 21-7-2012 at 07:08 PM
i was coming in anyway. incredible day!
9m unit rocks monster skyjacks on the ramps. couldn't get enough..
gotta get the GPS /gopro back set rockin' ..tomorrow i'll get a vid of the repair from the slaughtering it had. bladder stAYED PUMPED THE WHOLE
TIME, KINDA shock me