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[*] posted on 10-1-2014 at 07:09 AM


Nope that will not happen. I had the hydra 350 out once in max wind. I was in a polar sled on clean ice. I slingshot myself like a tube behind a boat.
Broke the brake line on the kite recorded 70 mph on the GPS.

NEVER again. This kite should work for be in the 12 mph wind .
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[*] posted on 10-1-2014 at 07:33 AM


wait what??? if your doing 70 in anything you should be answering my questions...but,imo...9m dp is a huge kite to look at after the hydra...thats my go to dp size for what i like to be out in..but it was pretty intimidating after mostly flying a 3m fb...your kinda big and seem to have a grasp of this so the 5m sounds like what your looking for..but you need to start out slow(lite winds) till you have that kite figured out..i still vote that you need to own a 3-3.5m fb to cover the winds..minimum 2 kite fb quiver when you can take care of that...and a helmet 1st,and a harness 2nd..ya gotta be careful and fly the rest of your life you know:thumbup:



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[*] posted on 10-1-2014 at 08:17 AM


I'm gonna get the Tensor 5 FB and shop for a Ozone Frenzy

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[*] posted on 10-1-2014 at 10:02 AM


i think your hooked....we got another.



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[*] posted on 10-1-2014 at 10:11 AM


Oh yea flying a kite last year
Skiing with a kite this year what blast.

Nice sunny blue bird day 12 mph wind 30 degrees no gloves

PRICELESS


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[*] posted on 10-1-2014 at 10:45 AM


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i think your hooked....we got another.


And he thinks the RC hobby is expensive..... Lol. Just kidding hobby_man. Welcome to the addiction and the empty wallet's club!



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[*] posted on 10-1-2014 at 01:52 PM


Quote: Originally posted by 3shot  

And he thinks the RC hobby is expensive..... Lol. Just kidding hobby_man. Welcome to the addiction and the empty wallet's club!


Another club member here. Nice to know I am not the only one.
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[*] posted on 10-1-2014 at 03:58 PM


Where do u kite?

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Quote: Originally posted by 3shot  

And he thinks the RC hobby is expensive..... Lol. Just kidding hobby_man. Welcome to the addiction and the empty wallet's club!


Another club member here. Nice to know I am not the only one.
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[*] posted on 10-1-2014 at 05:10 PM


Mostly the lakes in the Saint Paul/Minneapolis area.
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[*] posted on 10-1-2014 at 05:24 PM


like Calhoun, Harriet, lake of the Iles?

is it crowded, is their lots of dirty air from the building?

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Mostly the lakes in the Saint Paul/Minneapolis area.
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[*] posted on 10-1-2014 at 05:43 PM


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like Calhoun, Harriet, lake of the Iles? is it crowded, is their lots of dirty air from the building?


I am probably not the best person to answer that as I have only been on Calhoun a few times. It was decent the times I have ridden there. The bigger the better though. I am usually on White Bear. Minnetonka and Waconia are also very popular.

After trying a few of the smaller lakes that were very close to home I gave up on them because the wind was never very smooth or consistent. That was just because of the trees and homes on the shoreline.

Have you checked out the chatter on the local LAKAWA forum? There is also a 'Lakes' page that has some info. on the most popular places to go.
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[*] posted on 10-1-2014 at 06:22 PM


YES I have looked at the LAKAWA forum, good resource

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like Calhoun, Harriet, lake of the Iles? is it crowded, is their lots of dirty air from the building?


I am probably not the best person to answer that as I have only been on Calhoun a few times. It was decent the times I have ridden there. The bigger the better though. I am usually on White Bear. Minnetonka and Waconia are also very popular.

After trying a few of the smaller lakes that were very close to home I gave up on them because the wind was never very smooth or consistent. That was just because of the trees and homes on the shoreline.

Have you checked out the chatter on the local LAKAWA forum? There is also a 'Lakes' page that has some info. on the most popular places to go.
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[*] posted on 13-1-2014 at 07:06 PM


I tried to buy it from the seller, I offered them what they wanted and they have nothing but issues,
BUY AT YOUR OWN RISK

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Looks like your picking up that Tensor? Nice Kite :thumbup:
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[*] posted on 17-1-2014 at 07:09 AM


Mnkite.org has a kite festival 1 18-14 lake Harriet band shell
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Minneapolis MAIN
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[*] posted on 17-1-2014 at 07:11 AM


Mnkites.org


rquote=265796&tid=27640&author=hobby_man]Mnkite.org has a kite festival 1 18-14 lake Harriet band shell
12-4

Minneapolis MAIN[/rquote]
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[*] posted on 20-1-2014 at 07:32 AM


I picked up an ozone summit 10 M at Bigmikeskites.

1 weigh 185. The guy I'm going to take lessons from told me I should have gotten 14M.

Go figure.

I had 8 mph winds yesterday and I had no problem ski
Kiteing in 6 in of MN powder snow.

Tacked up and down the lake all afternoon. Lots of dirty air. I need a bigger lake.
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[*] posted on 20-1-2014 at 09:01 AM


14m Can be fun but the 10m is a better all rounder. If you're going to have 1 kite in your weight the 10m is the sweet spot in the Summit line.



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[*] posted on 20-1-2014 at 10:12 AM


Thanks for that . I did a lot of research prior to my purchase and I was confident on my purchase .

I'm all smiles again.
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[*] posted on 20-1-2014 at 04:00 PM


i can believe the 70 mph, if you are flying in 30-40 mph wind. you can build up speed really fast with the hydra 350. it has incredible upwind ability



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