Sweet session in the buggy this week.



got some jumping practice in with a 10M Venom.

Also got my experimental SLARC to lift off the ground so that was encouraging.



Got to fly an F-arc for the first time as well. Good fun in the field waiting for snow!

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Originally posted by rudeboysaude Also got my experimental SLARC to lift off the ground so that was encouraging.

I would like to do a SLARC someday! Very nice.

Had a nice session with the 18 Phantom and then the 24 Syn. Wind was building throughout the day leaving me to some great runs in the field until it happened... got plucked out like a cork out of a wine bottle. The PKF voices were screaming in my head REDIRECT REDIRECT REDIRECT which I did and floated to a sliding stop. It was kind of weird floating away from the buggy watching it roll away.

Flew my 2M Beamer in 15-20mph winds today at the horse track at Maple Ridge Farm, Lowville,NY. It was a blast tho I only hit 16mph in the buggy.

anybody get to page 3 yet?

Just set your post per page count to a really high number, then you don't have pages to worry about.

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Originally posted by fletcht Bigkid, I think we both need are GPS's calibrated, or at least your eyes.

I put new batteries in my GPS and then held it out the window on the way home and it said 80 just like the truck. You calibrate yours, now. :P

Heading out to the garage now to try to finnish my buggie. Just a few more brackets and a couple hours of welding! Then done or not we are headed to the beach for our monthly fly with Connectikiters. Hoping for some sun and wind.

Did you fly your kite today
Yes ... yes I did. And in 1 knot winds it was still very satisfying

Yes I did! . . . . . Well, actually I flew it yesterday.

I got my second session on the Waroo yesterday. Winds weren't cooperating. They were bouncing from 8-25, but I still got about an hour of time in. It finally clicked. I started to be able to fly it like my 3M blaze. There were times where I had to really work it to keep it up - and times I had to be careful not to get dragged. I even got a couple kite loops in (when winds were lighter). Scary thing was the winds would die and kite would start to fall and I would try to work it to keep it up and when the kite got almost to ground wind would pick and up and it would take me for a ride!! That was scary, but the good thing was safeties were in back of my mind. I even unhooked myself one time cause I was scared I was gonna lofted more than I was ready for. Plus in those gusty conditions you don't know when the wind will die and drop you.

But all in all it was good. I got two self launches in and one self landing and one kinda controlled crash. I got experience unpacking and blowing kite up and laying out lines and was the first time I used my new harness ( THANKS ANGUS!!!!). And I got to pack the kite back up.

Even a bad day on a kite is a WAY better day than any day at the office right?!?!?!?!?

Took my Vibe 2.3 out today ... again, little wind but I'm working up to using 4-lines on handles with my dickey wrist

I have a tropical storm/Hurricane Ida induced windy week ahead. There is supposed to be rain with it too, but I've got all the stuff in the car so I'm ready when the winds are. Wednesday is supposed to be the highest with 20 mph winds up at the lake. The 151 is in the car too. I hope the winds aren't too shifty and variable cause I'd love another water session. The buggy is in there for the lower wind days. I'll be hard to catch at work after lunch this week! Let's just hope the rain doesn't get in the way too bad and that the wind is safely steady.

With Wednesday being a federal holiday, I might try for one last water session before it gets too cold. Could be really good... Course, I need to see if I can get some water gloves first. Had to cut my last session in the water short, cause my hands started going numb after 2hrs...

Finally got some sessions in with the Twister 5.6 on the beach here in San Juan PR this weekend. My feet were about in the surfline and the kite was close to a derelict hotel but it was workable and fun. Packed and ready to head home today.

good winds all week, but rain the morning first

and we also checked out our "future" new home

http://s116.photobucket.com/albums/o7/ripsessionkites/Novemb...

thank you Ken #3 (TDMC96) for the pics.

Yes! I have not had a day off from kiting all week! Looking forward to a no wind weekend!................aj

ripsessionkites, cool photos and wicked air!!!

Just a direct copy from my new location post, but felt this half belonged here.

Today on my hour and a half break in between two of my classes I flew the Beamer 2m. Had some great winds, 8-15mph and had a ton of fun! I'm sure a lot of noobs have posts like this that are weak sauce flights to more experienced fliers, but it was a blast! I flew my prism snapshot 1.2 at first and had 3 guys yell, "sweet kite!" sincerely out there window as they drove by. And then when I put up the Beamer, I overheard 2 of the campus maintenance guys in their golf cart talking to each other and one of them said, "is that guy flying a parachute?" I couldn't help but grin to myself :wee:

finally got to get mine in the air today! Havent been out to the field in at least a month, and had about 4 hours to kill with winds around 25 gusting 30. I was a bit overpowered, but it was a great time on the landboard.

Overall, at one point we had like 15 guys at the field with about 6-8 kites in the air. Probably 4-5 cars stopped watching us at any given time.

3 of the guys I was with were throwing down 360's consistently, im still working on my rotation action, I can get my legs turned but for some reason my mind just inst letting my body turn too. No class tomorrow, and some good looking winds, so Ill be headed out tomorrow to see what happens.

im just stoked i got to fly a kite....finally.

Had perfect onshore wind today, but it was only about 10mph and I only have my 3.5 Cult. So I did a couple of miles going no faster than a brisk jog but it was a helva lot better than not flying.

Went for my first session today on my Ozone Imp 3.5m three line trainer. Turned into a three hour session which ended up getting my father grandfather and grandmother to try it out. Was the most fun I've had in a while (don't tell my wife j.k) looking forward to my next time out.:bouncy:

went out in the remains of Ida. 12-15 wings gusting to ~20. I got quite the ride on my 5m ace! These were the strongest winds i've been in and the 40 ft scudds were pretty intimidating.... at first. I did a few jumps when the wind was a tad lower and got the best jumps yet!
After one huge tangle resulting from me having to use the KKs (and 15 minutes of untangling) I did one last run. I went up for a jump and got what seemed to be 8-10 ft. Redirected and landed softly. Exhilarating but nerve wracking for my first big jump!:wee:

I got to buggy!!!! It was awesome!!!! I gotta run now, but I will post more details later.

I got my first and second sessions on my brand new 15m Synergy. What a beast kite, I love it!\\

Brian

Well, I found a guy a while back here in Kansas that kite buggys. I had a real hard time getting a hold of him for a while. He isn't very good at e-mail. I finally got his phone number and we have been trying to find a time that works for both of us to go out.

His name is Brad aka Jungle tommy. He has been to the Dead Bird Buggy Bash.

Anyway I finally hooked up with him on Friday and he has two buggys and we went to an old airport and buggied on the old runways!!!! It was awesome!!!

Wind was blowing about 15-25. I used his 2.8 libre speed II. It reminded me a LOT of my Blaze (that I need to get back).

I started out in the grass, just getting used to flying the kite and flying it sitting stillin the bug. Then tried just going downwind. Man it was fun!!! Then once I got the hang of it I rolled out onto the runway and kept close to the grass in case I got going to fast I could bail into the grass.

By the end of the day I was cutting upwind and could go pretty much wherever I wanted to. It was SO MUCH FUN!!!!!

I was in a flexi buggy. He had a nice big libre bug.

Today the sides of my thighs hurt. I guess from the bug when I was pulling hard to the side?

Anyway it was awesome and I can't wait to do it again!!!!

Took the Rev out and had a good thrash with that in what was probably too much wind for it I think I'm getting the hang of spins without losing height ... got me thinking I could make my own Rev skin too - good winter project

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!! I finally was able to make it out. After 4 weeks of no wind when I have open time I finally just decided to skip class and take advantage of the wind . Gotta do what you gotta do right? Had an awesome session till dark. Landed my first 360! (Ok... well, it wasn't perfect... but i still did a 360 and landed it :P)

Not to brag but.... 2 days later(today) Went out again!!! Took off from work a bit early and flew for a good few hours on the board. i think i got the 360s down on this session. <3

I made it out today with my 3.5 imp. Right after I was packed up ready for a two hour drive home from a service call. My apprentice and I talked about how it was windier than at home (20km gusting to 35km). We decided that since it was still early in the day that either of us didn't mind getting home an hour late. It was the best session I've had so far. Nothing but blue sky's and wind about 400 yards off a highway so we got many honks from people driving by. For the very first time I was brave enough to try pulling a full loop with the kite. While flying the usual figure eights, on a downward turn I decided to see what would happen if I kept the kite in a full turn. What do ya know it completed a full circle and went back to flying like it should. When I got the nerve I flew the kite fast across the window, arched up, then brought it sailing down only to loop it back the other way so my lines were back the way they were meant to be. Man was that an amazing stepping stone for me. Afterward I let my apprentice fly for his second time, I coached him through the same maneuver. By the end of the session both of us left feeling like we just invented fire or something. To top it off when I called my wife to let her know we were on our way home, she informed me that my 7 & 12 meter 06 Waroos from manitoulinkiter1 came in the mail. I won't be using those till next summer but it still made an awesome day even better. Another thing its Friday and the weekend looks windy:wee::wee::wee::wee: