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piku303
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[*] posted on 13-1-2009 at 06:04 PM
first time scared, highest jump yet


today i was flying my ace 4m in 12 mph winds, so said the weather...but when i got out there i noticed it was gusty, but nothing i hadnt flown in countless times...well a friend walked up as i was kiting, i looked away from the kite to great them and literally a second later was lofted to a confirmed by two people 12 ft+. i landed hard but was ok. i had no idea my 4m even had the potential to loft that high in those winds. lesson learned to never look away from your kite even for a second. also, once i got back i checked the weather again and instead of 12mph winds it was 14mph gusting to 24mph...dumb.
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[*] posted on 13-1-2009 at 06:16 PM


Glad to hear you are ok from that "unattended launch"! Once you have one of those experiences you will probably be skittish for the next few flying sessions. I know when I got launched WAY higher than I wanted to go I was frankly scared shi*less the next time I flew.

But like any cowboy- I [and you] have to get back on that bull and gain confidence again.
I have great respect for wind and gusty winds will keep me down to my smallest kites. I feel we as flyers have little control in gusty winds and there is too much potential for injury to risk flying a kite that is large enough to cause that injury. I have a 4m Ace and it can bite you if you are not on your game.

I am going to get off of my soapbox now and stop my speech! Thank you all for coming and drive safely!



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