Fastrak
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Depower kite as a jumper?
Anyone played with a Montana, Neo, Arc, etc doing pendulum jumps? I hear about the lofty air people are getting with these on landboards, etc.
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dylanj423
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no need to run with an arc.... just swing it over, pull it in, up you go!
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Fastrak
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Is there video of this anywhere?
Do you redirect once up or just let the bar back out?
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flyjump
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With arcs I've had high jumps flying static doing pendulums. My highest is between 25-30 feet high
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burritobandit
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I've seen/done it several ways:
If the wind's strong (and hopefully steady) enough and you have a big enough kite, let your depower strap all the way out, and just pull the bar in
suddenly and jump.
Or you can do like Dylan said and swing it from 1 to 11 and pull in.
Or you can try and do it pendulum jump style.
Here's some pics of me running with my kite unhooked and doing a basic pendulum jump:
The jump:
http://i32.tinypic.com/289x08o.jpg
The redirect for a soft landing
http://i29.tinypic.com/swpgux.jpg
Also, speaking of lofty air on landboards, check it:
http://vimeo.com/5723101
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| Quote: | Originally posted by dylanj423
no need to run with an arc.... just swing it over, pull it in, up you go! |
same with the neo
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Fastrak
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Burrito,
That video is HOT. Thanks for sharing the links.
Thanks to everyone else for the replies.
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Drewculous
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IDK about the HQ line up, but my Phantom is lifty! If you want to, that thing soars... Most depowers offer some big sizes which is handy for the
lofty landings... my limited exp with depowers says jumping is great on these!
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jaymzmn
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I flew a Montana mark 1 7m yesterday in 15mph gusting to 20mph and was lofted just static several times....
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