djsiryn - 14-1-2016 at 02:32 PM
We have been having a complete and total lack of wind recently. I woke up this morning and looked at the weather report and it said that we would have
10 to 15mph winds today. I was "YAY!" and off I went to my local flying field. This usually means that at my usual field, the winds would be fairly
steady at 10mph or usually less. I brought out my 19M Venom 2 and started to fly.... All of a sudden after about an hour, out of nowhere, the winds
picked up to 30+!!!!! TOO MUCH KITE and too much trim.... I was violently lifted and drug across my field for about 40 or so yards before I could hit
the safety. Inland winds strike again! LOL! I have never been that over powered and freaked out before in my life! SHEESH! I love my large kites, but
DAMN! They don't play around! :D
Windstruck - 14-1-2016 at 03:55 PM
Glad you survived to tell your harrowing tale!
PHREERIDER - 15-1-2016 at 07:19 AM
you are lucky you walked away!
pongnut - 15-1-2016 at 03:44 PM
Very glad you hear that you survived the 1930 club initiation.
But seriously, glad you are ok!
Bladerunner - 15-1-2016 at 04:53 PM
Ha Ha, I almost forgot about the 1930 club. You just joined a elite crew!
One thing I try and keep in my head when it starts to go bad is " Red Knob, Red, Knob " !!!!!! You can never go to safety too fast!
djsiryn - 16-1-2016 at 11:00 AM
LMAO! I had to look up this 1930 club. HAHA! I'm so sore from this event that I'm gonna take a few days off to let the muscles and bones knit. I'm
gonna see if I can't find the hikers that where out at my field. I think they whipped out the phones and filmed it. I kinda want to see it from that
perspective. I'm sure it was hilarious from their point of view.
djsiryn - 16-1-2016 at 11:23 AM
At first I was all " This seems to be a bit stronger than the forecast predicted.... It's all good, I got this, I got this"........... Nature said
"REALLY NOW?".............. All of a sudden way too high in the air and moving downrange at warp speed screaming in my head " I DON'T GOT THIS, I
DON'T GOT THIS!!!!!!" :o