Next time get in that nice buggy !!

cool , thats what its about ,glad it came togehter for you!

For a minute there I thought you weren't going to go through with it but you did, well done!
It could have been so easy to walk away saying depower isn't for me after just one bad gusty session but you got back on that horse and rode again for a completely different experience.

I was terrified with my first few attempts at depower. After seeing the promo video of my kite on powerkiteshop and these kitesurfers being ripped off the water and catapulted 30ft into the air I was more than nervous. So I know how apprehensive you must have been. I had to rely on a 15 year old kid to show me the ropes and calm me the F down. :D

If you're into easy relaxed cruising like me then you're going to love depower.


ps: and what did I tell you about the stake! hehe :P

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If you're into easy relaxed cruising like me

Uh, I've seen some of your videos. I don't know if I would describe then that way....

Nice read and a great ending.

Do I read into this that you have not been flying your FB kites hooked in ? I really encourage folks who want to go to depower to hook in to their handles 1st. Being hooked in and turning with just brake turns is a lot like flying depower. Knowing both and thinking about how they relate ( and don't ) is a real advantage .

Welcome to the world of dePOWer .

You need to mount a cup holder on the buggy for your beer now that you have a free hand.

Good work J, great read, and I'm glad you got some pics added... Looks like you're doing great. Can't wait to see it in action in a couple of weeks!!!

Maybe you'll give me a go with you're new big gal?!?!

Thanks guys!
Redsky. Yeah, I just reread your first post. You told me alright! It snatched that stake out of the ground like it was hot butter. I'm telling you. Words can't describe the "oh sh#t" feeling I had at that instance. It was either grab it, or watch in horror as it wrapped around street lights, landed a few stories up on a building, or get wound up in some tall pine trees. Ugh. It wasn't so much it was a 10m kite as it was being harnessed to a 10m kite that wrecked my nerves yesterday I think. Going to take a little while to get used to that lofty feeling of the depower too.

Blade. Yeah, You read that correctly. I just acquired my harness a few weeks ago. I have the standard spreader for depower, and the Link spreader for my FBs with the auto release. I think I'll have an easier time with the harness and the FBs. More in my realm of flight style. Up until now, I've PopEyed all my FBs. Not a big issue for me really. 90% of my flying is in a smaller field filled with gusts and lulls, so I need the extra mobility of being unhooked. I've committed myself to attending more and more PKF events in the future. I know my arms can't take 4 or 5 days of constant PopEye, so I'm opening up to harness power for those events.

Soliver. Oh yeah. Bertha and Betty are coming to the Georgia shores :D

I forgot to mention how cool it was to fly one handed as well as just spinning the bar when the lines twisted

3shot, you will love buggying with that thing. When you get it on the beach and get to just park and ride, it is one of the greatest feelings ever. I don't know how well I will cope with giving up my easy beach access I currently have and trading it for crappy, janky Georgia wind when I move in two years... I will be taking frequent trips to the coast I think.

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3shot, you will love buggying with that thing. When you get it on the beach and get to just park and ride, it is one of the greatest feelings ever. I don't know how well I will cope with giving up my easy beach access I currently have and trading it for crappy, janky Georgia wind when I move in two years... I will be taking frequent trips to the coast I think.

You, Soliver, ssayre, and me will have to have our own thread for janky wind, tears, and beers

Now I need to make me the line winder gopro mount to get some aerial footage.

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I really encourage folks who want to go to depower to hook in to their handles 1st. Being hooked in and turning with just brake turns is a lot like flying depower. Knowing both and thinking about how they relate ( and don't ) is a real advantage .

2nd that, Blade. I'm a depower guy and I don't think I'll ever be going back, but learning to fly with that tiny little strop and no room to go all Karate Kid was extremely educational and helps with my depower flying.

Of course, now the idea of clipping into something that doesn't depower absolutely freaks me out.

Glad to hear you're still unharmed, 3shot . Keep looking for those less a turbulent fields. It took me 2 years, but we finally found one that is actually cool with us being there and its like a dream.

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About the time I knelt down to hook the chicken loop in, the stake up rooted releasing the brakes and the freakin kite took off . I instinctively grabbed the bar and for an instance, I was flying one handed, unhooked, off the ground . I pulled the top hat and killed the kite.

I've had a chance to fly the venom a few times now and I always get a kick out of launching it. It just kind of slowly takes it's shape then just gives a slight tug as it gently climbs to zenith while turning it. That's in 12ish winds. Higher winds may be a different story.

It's an arc thing. Launching in high winds, there is a lot of flapping, and then some more flapping, and flopping, and then it flaps some more, and then you finally get back to your bar and hook in. As soon as you get that down wind wingtip off the ground, the rest of the kite slides back and takes shape pretty quickly with a bit of a jerk and a pretty strong tug. Once it looks full enough and you take your hands off the bar, it changes into a teddy bear

Just re read this whole thread as I will soon be giving my 12.5m M5 a maiden flight and want to prep myself for what to do. Healing up the bum toe and waiting for a good day to try it out... that is after I work on the bridles some.

for anyone entering the depower camp, this is a great post for info.

So looking forward to your review of your first flight Spencer!! I've since backed it down to the 8m Yeti for time being.

That Yeti newly acquired? Don't recall seeing it in your sig before.

Yes meat. Picked it up about two months ago. The Yeti is a little more manageable for my current open cell depower skill.
That 10m Access was a pure tank!!

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Yes meat. Picked it up about two months ago. The Yeti is a little more manageable for my current open cell depower skill. That 10m Access was a pure tank!!

I remember the first time you put the 10m in the air... Flew there today.. Your old 2.5 Bullet few there today as well..

Today was all Bullets and Revs..

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I remember the first time you put the 10m in the air... Flew there today.. Your old 2.5 Bullet few there today as well..

Yes. I needed a diaper change after that first launch. Lmao

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Quote: Originally posted by riffclown   I remember the first time you put the 10m in the air... Flew there today.. Your old 2.5 Bullet few there today as well.. Yes. I needed a diaper change after that first launch. Lmao