So i'm a letter off.

But in all seriousness I've been watching this forum a over a year and have a great interest in starting to learn to kitebuggy. I Live in Charlotte so the windy bits and the ocean is just far enough away to make it a planned weekend. You guys seem always warm and welcome and hopefully can help me on my dream.

Thanks New(p)ick

Welcome!

Welkome to PKF ...
You live in wrong part of NC ..... Don't think .... just pack and move to OBX ... you will find plenty of help and inspiration there ,,,,,

"just pack and move"... It may be hard to grasp at this time but this could be the most valuable advice ever offered to you!
Welcome , have fun.

Welcome to the forum! Have you bought a kite yet?

There is another newby member in NC, I just sold him my beamer, he is ncbowhunter. There are also a some experienced riders in the SC area: Pokitetrash, Myaikencheeks, Tridude and Phreerider. I consider myself geographically challenged, so I'm not sure where they are in relation to Charlotte,... but at least they are in neighboring states

Shoot any one of those guys a U2U; they are a great help. I am right outside Atlanta, and have met up with them before, they were a great help getting me rolling, Pokitetrash especially

I haven't owned or operated a kite before but i'll be sure to reach out to the fellow guys. And the OBX scene isn't too conducive to me being a full time engineering student.

Mel is another SOFKA guy that lives in Florence. Pokitetrash (Chris) lives in Aiken SC and has an awesome polo field to ride and fly in. For Water and buggy, you have tridude in Charleston, and Phreerider at Hilton Head Island that is fluid on the landboard and water. Angus Campbell is another buggy guy, is further away in Jekyll Island GA and runs Coastal Wind Sports. A great deal was pointed out to me yesterday on the PKD Buster Soulfly, and the 2 or 3m would be a good starter kite for you.

You're uber-lucky to be surrounded by some seriously talented guys out there. Not that we don't have talent over here (don't mean to offend anyone)......you've just got a particularly good concentration ; )

You guys are more help that I could have wished for! Mel will be getting a message from me shortly. So glad to see a community here!

Mel is mgatc here on the forum. Welcome! We always love when someone realizes how much fun we are having. We all want you to have as much fun as possible and will try to advise you on how to keep safe as well.

Here in Aiken, PoKiteTrash is "The MAN". We do have an awesome polo field to fly in. The wind is gusty and sometimes it's a handful. Aiken, SC is 2 1/2 hours south of you and if your in the area give me a call. I can fly most any afternoon. Being self employed has it's advantages.. I can get you started with a trainer and can move you up to a 5m after that "Po" is the sensei, master of the big wind and buggy guru. He can teach you buggy. Lord knows he's tried with me. We have plenty of equipment to use if we have the wind. I'm not real good but I can help.

Have you been looking around the Queen City for any large smooth fields or parks that we could fly and buggy in? Keep your eyes peeled. I get to Charlotte often and maybe we could meet up.

Welcome! I pass through Charlotte quite often and would love to share some airtime with you. I'll shoot you an U2U next time I pass through.


Posting from the Red Roof Inn while stranded in Mobile Alabama for the past week.

There are the front fields at UNC Charlotte but they are not open to anyone at this time. There are also the parking lots by Charlotte Motor speedway. I'm assuming these fields are still a little small for our purposes. I really am delighted by the continued support and openness from you guys. I'll keep eyes peeled and maybe a little google maps search

Google is your friend.

If you ever come to the "Tidewater area " of southeastern VA. Give me a shout , I have plenty of gear to try out.