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Video of me losing a 7M beamer! (why killers are a great idea)

ghostwalker - 1-5-2007 at 12:14 PM

This is me, rather stupidly flying a 7m in 16mph winds without kite killers, filmed today.

(WATCH RIGHT TO END, WITH VOLUME UP!)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4FbwsXVoDg

PS Let that be a lesson to other noobs like myself!

ratindahat - 1-5-2007 at 12:58 PM

Did you recover the kite? or is it gone?

BigSiler - 1-5-2007 at 02:32 PM

Thats Very Funny Brother..
I had my Blade take off too.. I thought it was down,even had a kite stake holding the handle ends.. I was away and it powered up and away it went...After a LONG Run..I found it 3 dunes over..
I bet getting the lines untangled was the #@%$#!.
Hope all is well.

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ghostwalker - 1-5-2007 at 02:49 PM

I recovered it after a big sprint, and amazingly the thing had cleared both the right and left side of a high fenced astra-turf pitch and landed the other side, the lines were neatly placed over the top of the of the fences creating a ŽbridgeŽ effect - and no tangles!!!

There was a few people about 50M from were it landed looking on bemused!

kitemaker4 - 1-5-2007 at 03:01 PM

Glad that no one was hurt or damage to the cars or buildings.

Susan

Bladerunner - 1-5-2007 at 05:03 PM

We get so many people on here wanting to try a big kite right off. I know you did your ground work and will be sure to point that out BUT............ would you mind if I linked a few folks that need to see what I'm saying to this clip??? If a picture is worth a thousand words a good video is worth a million laughs . I good light hearted way to get the point across :tumble:

Link away.

ghostwalker - 2-5-2007 at 01:48 AM

No problem, pass it on to as many as you like, thats why its up there!1

:yes:

sockhat - 2-5-2007 at 08:42 AM

I'm glad all is well ghostwalker-

That could have ended badly... but instead... it's realy funny:evil:

Rob