barnes
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My Treasure: Abandoned Airstip
I think I have taken for granted the abandoned airstrip about 20 minutes from me. According to their website, an amazing 243 acres. Trying to find the
length of the airstrip itself.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rybarnes/1373122316/in/set-7215...
..Sent an email to get the stats, and to let them know that people are really enjoying the facilities...and that more people will be there is that
knew it was there. Perhaps some day I could hold some sort of kite buggy event, get the locals eyes open to what they have in their back yard.
Kites: 16m PL Scorpion, 9m & 14m 06 Best Waroo
Vehicles: Thrift store snowboard, fraken-ATB, Old Litewave water board.
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beachrights
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So who maintains it? It looks like it is in excellent shape!
HQ Beamer II 1.8-
Flexifoil bullets 2.5- 3.5 mine, can\'t have it!
Pansh ACE 4.0- for sale $75
Peter Lynn Viper- 3.9
Naish Aero 10.0
Naish Aero 12.0
Rockville Kite Trike
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lunchbox
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Looks like an awesome place....lucky you! Now if you tell me that it's always blowing 13-15mph I'm going to shoot myself 
Flexifoil Blurr 2.5, Ozone Cult 3.5, Nasa Star 3 4.0 Ozone Yakuza 4.0, PL Reactor 4.9, JoJo RM+ 5.0, Ozone Method 5.0, Ozone Yakuza 6.0, Flexifoil
Blade IV 6.5, Nasa Star 3 7.0, PL Vapor 7.8, JoJo RX 8.0 (in route), Flexifoil Blade VIP 8.5, PL Vapor 9.4, Ozone Yakuza 10.0, PL Reactor II 10.8, PL
Vapor 16.1, PL Venom II 13, PL Charger 15, 19, Flysurfer Unity 12, Flysurfer Pulse 2 14, Flysurfer Speed 2 SA 19, Flysurfer Speed 3 21, MBS Comp 95
landboard, PL Folding buggy, PL XR+ buggy, Slingshot LFT, Lots of surfboards
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art_lessing
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take note about touching the kites to the asphalt...it will eat your bridle for lunch ..... if you are doing a low swoop and the kite touches the
ground
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barnes
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| Quote: | Originally posted by art_lessing
take note about touching the kites to the asphalt...it will eat your bridle for lunch ..... if you are doing a low swoop and the kite touches the
ground |
I'm super careful about that.
The rides a little shakey, but in a buggy, I'd imagine its smooth as could be. I ride my skate board with 2" wheels, so thats shakey anywhere.
Winds are pretty bad. You're lucky to get a decent wind once a week..but I'm always ready to play around in crappy winds.
The offical length: 3400 feet = 0.643939394 miles
They don't seem to excited about it, they don't want people who don't know what they are doing to hurt the other guests on the airstrip (bikers
mostly.) Reasonable, but I'd love to run an event like I was saying earlier some day.
Kites: 16m PL Scorpion, 9m & 14m 06 Best Waroo
Vehicles: Thrift store snowboard, fraken-ATB, Old Litewave water board.
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Sthrasher38
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Get a buggy! You don't know what your missing!
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barnes
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Sthrasher38
Get a buggy! You don't know what your missing! |
I'm working on that! You know my money situation. 
"Mom, I want to learn a valuable trade, WELDING. Can I get some cash to get moving?  "
Kites: 16m PL Scorpion, 9m & 14m 06 Best Waroo
Vehicles: Thrift store snowboard, fraken-ATB, Old Litewave water board.
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