^^FlyinHighAgain^^
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Location: Soy Bean fields of Indiana
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Mood: If the Wind is Blowing I'm Going
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Tricking the Wind Gods
Pack a few kites to your spot, the one you intend to use and one you don't, unpack both and set them up when the wind dies start packing up the one
you never intended on using and the wind will start blowing again.
Never fails the wind dies and I start packing up and the wind kicks up again!
This is my work around. Lol
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volock
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Mood: Choosing your new depower foil quiver is hard...
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I know exactly how that goes. It was why I brought my 19m Venom II when I had it. It'd guarantee the wind would turn on or off, and not be that tease
of maybe it'll get steady/pick up enough.
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rectifier
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Registered: 21-4-2012
Location: Saskatchewan
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Mood: Shredding
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I also bring a small R/C sailplane, which is only really flyable in dead still air. That ensures some wind stays up at all times. And when it dies
completely... it is still fun to fly the plane 
Homebuilt: 1m NPW9b, 2.6m NPW21, 7m NPW21 UDS
HQ: 3.2m Crossfire, 5m + 7m Apex 3
6m Ozone Explore v2
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abkayak
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Location: a.b. NY
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Mood: loving life and becoming wise in simplicity
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post your favorite kite for sale in the forum....this usually will ensure a proper breeze
US-31...Cquad set/ 2.5 Bullet/ 2.6 Viper/ 2.9m Reactor/ 2- 3.5m Bullet/ 3.6 Beamer/ 4m Buster/ 4m Toxic/ 4m Ikon dp/ 4.5 Bullet/ 4.9m Blade/ 5.6
Twister/ 6.6m Blade/ 7.5 Apex/ 9m Fuel/ Phantom I 9,12,15,18/ 2 Flexibugs/ PL Big Foot/ landboards
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Bladerunner
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Invite me.
Usually I arrive late in the morning so if you get out early you can ride until I come and kill the wind. If I am going to show up early stay late and
the wind will blow when I leave.
I am not exactly joking. Folks around here believe I have some crazy wind killing thing going on!  
Kites: 2.5m Profoil , Quadrifoil XL kitesurfer, NPW 5 Danger.
Flexifoil: 1.7m Sting, 4.9m Blade 3, 9m Blade 2.
Flysurfer : 19m Speed 2 SA, 7m Pulse
Peter Lynn :18m Phantom, 15m Synergy, 10m Synergy, 1200 Farc, 460 Sarc, 130 Tarc, 5m Peel, 4.2m , 6.4, 8.5 C-Quads, 3.5 LS2 single skin.
Rides: Flexi / P.L. Frankin'Buggy , Shaped + straight skiis, sand skis, Coyote blades. Core 95 ATB. RKB R2 ATB .
Ken (K2)
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volock
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Location: Dallas, TX
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Mood: Choosing your new depower foil quiver is hard...
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Mind doing that with your SoulFly?:D
NAPKA US314 (Pi)
Stunt Kites: GoFlyAKite Parastunter 1.4m | Pacific Quest Mighty Bug 0.5m and 1.0m | Prism Flip Kite
Arcs: Peter Lynn Venom 19m
Depower Foils: Flysurfer Peak 12m, Peter Lynn Lynx (2015) 5m, 9m
FB Foils: HQ Beamer II 3.6m | Ozone LittleDevil 4.5m | Pansh Ace 5m, 7m | PKD Busta Soulfly 1.5m, 2.4m, Brooza II 7.5m | Prism Tensor 5m | Thunderwing
Parawings Set
LEIs: Cabrinha Convert SE 9m | Ocean Rodeo Prodigy 14.0m, Razor 12m, Storm 5.0m
Atomic Terrain Park Skis (w AT adapters for the wind dieing), Snowboard, 21" Isvidda Nordic Skates (NNN-BC and NIS bindings depending on the
pair),
Badfisher 11' SUP, Ocean Rodeo JT Pro 138cm
Landyachtz DH Race (Bear 852 Trucks), MBS Comp 95X
RB Swindler, Skorpion Skates
Sysmic S2 Dune Midi XL Buggy
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^^FlyinHighAgain^^
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Location: Soy Bean fields of Indiana
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Here's another I learned yesterday. Try starting a camp fire!
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Windstruck
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Sometimes tricks can work too well! For months I've been planning the trip I'm on now down to Lake Ivanpah outside of Las Vegas, NV. I am working at a
big conference for a week on The Strip and I drove 6 hours down from Park City with all my buggy and kite gear. Now I'm here and have free time for
three afternoons starting today.
Problem: high wind warnings starting midday today through tomorrow night. I'm worried there will be too much wind! The conditions at Ivanpah should
be base winds in the mid 20s with gusts into the mid 30's. I've got small kites (and reasonably big stones) but yikes! First time heading to the
Playa. :o
Born-Kites:
RaceStar+ (3.0m, 5.0m, 7.0m, 9.0m)
NasaStar-5 (2.5m, 4.0m)
NasaStar-4 (2.5m)
NasaStar-3 (3.2m)
Ozone kites:
Access (6.0m)
Flysurfer Kites:
Peak-5 (2.5m)
Buggy:
Peter Lynn BigFoot+ nose & tail; midsection VTT rail & seat kit; home-brewed AQR
NAPKA Member US2815
SWATK Member UT0003
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rectifier
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Registered: 21-4-2012
Location: Saskatchewan
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You call that too much wind out your way? Pfff
There's a reason I don't have a kite bigger than 7m and it's not because I'm chicken :D
Homebuilt: 1m NPW9b, 2.6m NPW21, 7m NPW21 UDS
HQ: 3.2m Crossfire, 5m + 7m Apex 3
6m Ozone Explore v2
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Windstruck
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Quote: Originally posted by rectifier  | You call that too much wind out your way? Pfff
There's a reason I don't have a kite bigger than 7m and it's not because I'm chicken :D |
Ha! Turned out yesterday was AWESOME. It was my first time ever in wind that strong that was also CLEAN. In the Wasatch Mountains when the winds are
up over 30 mph they are extra super janky, usually associated with a major cold front pushing into the area. Turns out that strong winds coming
through wide open spaces like the NV/CA desert are super smooth compared to Mountain winds and are much easier to deal with. :saint:
Born-Kites:
RaceStar+ (3.0m, 5.0m, 7.0m, 9.0m)
NasaStar-5 (2.5m, 4.0m)
NasaStar-4 (2.5m)
NasaStar-3 (3.2m)
Ozone kites:
Access (6.0m)
Flysurfer Kites:
Peak-5 (2.5m)
Buggy:
Peter Lynn BigFoot+ nose & tail; midsection VTT rail & seat kit; home-brewed AQR
NAPKA Member US2815
SWATK Member UT0003
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rectifier
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Registered: 21-4-2012
Location: Saskatchewan
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Must have been awesome, I can feel the stoke through the screen over here 
From the other thread you had your 2.5 NASA out, mine is my go to kite when the winds get high and gusty as well. Probably has the most hours on it of
all my kites. Eats gusts and pulls like a truck, but it's hard to get in any real danger with it, other than going too fast and getting scared . Big winds and small kites... good times!
Homebuilt: 1m NPW9b, 2.6m NPW21, 7m NPW21 UDS
HQ: 3.2m Crossfire, 5m + 7m Apex 3
6m Ozone Explore v2
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