ahhh, now I understand what you were asking. I thought you were wondering if we could do what they do but you are asking if you can look into the
wind as you go. I think that will be tough for extended periods of time.
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Looks like to much fun. Until you mess up or something breaks and then we all know what will happen splat goes the kiter and here comes yet another
ban.
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according to the Dutch guy's Youtube comments:
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"this is the speed 2 22m2 "silferarrow"
it's a prototype and wenn they designed this beast they wanted to make the silverarrow one size bigger then the normal one 19m2 butt they tought is
was to slow so its didnt went into production...
this is a 22M2 SPEED 2 SILVERARROW PROTOTYPE and there is only one.....
ask armin of the flysurfer team"
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It's essentially a paraglider!
It was the ozone speed kites or something like that they came out a few yrs ago and guys were doing cliff soaring with them, but I guess they were
outlawed here in the US. I would imagine you could still find the vids on ozone website or maybe Eli still has them.
Big John
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Originally posted by Kamikuza
Oh, wish I could find the vids of the guys 'paragliding' on kites ... Chamonix I'm sure ...
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Originally posted by JoJo1
It was the ozone speed kites or something like that they came out a few yrs ago and guys were doing cliff soaring with them, but I guess they were
outlawed here in the US. I would imagine you could still find the vids on ozone website or maybe Eli still has them.
Big John
Quote:
Originally posted by Kamikuza
Oh, wish I could find the vids of the guys 'paragliding' on kites ... Chamonix I'm sure ...
It was similar Lad but it was some nutter up a snowy mountain ... and he went bloody miles into the sky.
Speed gliding on the other hand, is something else again ... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GZxl5mSQ5c
Heres a vid of chasta and gege doing what your talking about. I had to study the vid a few times to understand how they were doing it.
If you check out around the 3 min mark Gege (on skis) clearly swaps the bar right before takeoff. Notice the red side of the bar(left side) is in his
right hand.
Pretty impressive vid i thought.
That looks like it ... cool can you imagine what the locals would say if I
turned up on a mountain to try that here? :o
Would the control be reversed ie. pull left turn right like that? Can't get my brain around it at 3am ...
Yep - you are essentially flying like a paraglider 'chute - facing the same direction as the leading edge.
I suppose this can only work if you are launching off a hill/cliff/dune/wave (and against the wind) as your falling weight is what keeps the foil
going forward?
That's not the same thing I am talking about these look like small parachute like 10 meters if I recall ozone made them and you are harnessed in like
a paraglider not a kite. Hopefully Eli will see this as I am sure he remembers and probably still has the vids of them in action, but they were using
them several yrs. back for sloap soaring off of cliffs and dunes. Looked like loads of fun, but pretty damn dangerous at the same time.
Big John
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Originally posted by lad
It's called ""Speed flying." I guess we'll have to settle for Ozone Mantas (even if ridden more hanging than "backwards")
I never get tired of posting this :smug:
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ya that is a bummer for sure kamikuza Japan doesn't sound to kite friendly at least where you have been trying to kite. I know there are legal places
to kite in Japan as we had a Japan local buggy dude that has been coming over for NABX for several years. I am not sure if he still does as I haven't
made it to the desert in a few yrs. I saw you are from Indonesia are there good spots to buggy over ther? I have several friends that came over here
stateside for college and have since moved back home that have been after me for years to come visit their homeland which I really want to as it looks
like a great place to visit. If I could also get to kite there I am sure it would make hurry up to go visit.
Big John
Quote:
Originally posted by Kamikuza
Quote:
Originally posted by JoJo1
It was the ozone speed kites or something like that they came out a few yrs ago and guys were doing cliff soaring with them, but I guess they were
outlawed here in the US. I would imagine you could still find the vids on ozone website or maybe Eli still has them.
Big John
Quote:
Originally posted by Kamikuza
Oh, wish I could find the vids of the guys 'paragliding' on kites ... Chamonix I'm sure ...
Definitely outlawed at my local park
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No I'm from New Zealand originally ... been to Indonesia a few times though
Lad is right - speedflying, not gliding. I saw on a Discovery show that the sky diving boys are doing the same thing - small chutes and buzzing the
ground before stalling it to land :eek:
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