nocando
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I DID NOT PRACTICE WHAT I WAS TAUGHT
Today was one of those blowy, very gusty mountain days.
So I hit the local soccer fields for an arvos buggin about.
Rigged up my tinies Libre Bora 2.4 and JO JO +rm 2.5, well all I did for 2-3 hrs was get lofted a few times with the JO JO its a pretty wicked kite
when gusty, flew the Bora but wind gusts up top kept turning it inside out all the time, was a right pain everytime I got in the bug the wind would
shiftand the kite would luff and fall and twist, and so the process went for a while, I thoght it was going to be a good days hooning about, but the
gusts and shifts made it a pain, it was blowing up to 10 knots with 20 knot gusts.
And I had kites staked out and didnt weight down trailing edge I had a number of mad runs chasing kites, I will know better next time.
Experience is something you get, just after you need it!
Kites I own
PKD Century 1.8
PL ViperS 2.6
PL Reactorl ll 2.2
PL Vapor 2.7m
PL Reactor 4.9m
PL Vibe 1.6
HQ Apex 3m
HQ Apex 5m
Ozone Cult 3.5
Flexifoil Rage 2.5
PL bug
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Kamikuza
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Location: Shiga, JAPAN
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Doh!
Had a day like that last week - 20 knots gusting to wa-aaay up there - got lifted right off the board a few times before I pulled out my 3.5m ... the
soft grass under my feet was confidence inspiring though 
Yeah... I got a kite. Or two...
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nocando
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did you score the kite?
Experience is something you get, just after you need it!
Kites I own
PKD Century 1.8
PL ViperS 2.6
PL Reactorl ll 2.2
PL Vapor 2.7m
PL Reactor 4.9m
PL Vibe 1.6
HQ Apex 3m
HQ Apex 5m
Ozone Cult 3.5
Flexifoil Rage 2.5
PL bug
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Kamikuza
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Location: Shiga, JAPAN
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Working on it Seabreeze is a candy store :D
Yeah... I got a kite. Or two...
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nocando
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Location: Blue Mtns, NSW. Aus.
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kewl thought you would enjoy
:bigok:
Experience is something you get, just after you need it!
Kites I own
PKD Century 1.8
PL ViperS 2.6
PL Reactorl ll 2.2
PL Vapor 2.7m
PL Reactor 4.9m
PL Vibe 1.6
HQ Apex 3m
HQ Apex 5m
Ozone Cult 3.5
Flexifoil Rage 2.5
PL bug
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nocando
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Location: Blue Mtns, NSW. Aus.
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lots of good buys if you are into blow ups
Experience is something you get, just after you need it!
Kites I own
PKD Century 1.8
PL ViperS 2.6
PL Reactorl ll 2.2
PL Vapor 2.7m
PL Reactor 4.9m
PL Vibe 1.6
HQ Apex 3m
HQ Apex 5m
Ozone Cult 3.5
Flexifoil Rage 2.5
PL bug
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Kamikuza
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Location: Shiga, JAPAN
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Yah ... but I ain't buying one till I've given up on foils and can test drive the model
Yeah... I got a kite. Or two...
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Bladerunner
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Kamikuza
Working on it Seabreeze is a candy store :D |
Those guys have the best sense of humour.
I love the " you know your addicted when " section! :singing:
Kites: 2.5m Profoil , Quadrifoil XL kitesurfer, NPW 5 Danger.
Flexifoil: 1.7m Sting, 4.9m Blade 3, 9m Blade 2.
Flysurfer : 19m Speed 2 SA, 7m Pulse
Peter Lynn :18m Phantom, 15m Synergy, 10m Synergy, 1200 Farc, 460 Sarc, 130 Tarc, 5m Peel, 4.2m , 6.4, 8.5 C-Quads, 3.5 LS2 single skin.
Rides: Flexi / P.L. Frankin'Buggy , Shaped + straight skiis, sand skis, Coyote blades. Core 95 ATB. RKB R2 ATB .
Ken (K2)
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Jaymz
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haha, had a similar day last week with the PL Viper 2.6 and the bug. Thought it was gonna be epic at the fields but did'nt realize how GUSTY it was.
Spent a good hour getting pulled out of the bug, sideways, resetting, cursing, sweating, bowtie, fixing lines, etc. Finally gave up. Small kites can
give a spanking.
Today looked perfect, fairly steady15mph, and I got stuck working on my monster-in-laws house all day. But added brownie points!
Spleene X-19
PL Syn 15, P18,
Gin Eskimo 14m, 11m, 8.5m, 6m
PL Viper 3.9m
HQ Beamer IV 2m
NPW5 2.5m, 4.8m, 6.9m
HQ Rush3 250 pro (Sons)
Naish Cult 12m, 9m, 7m
Slingshot Rally 14m
Litewave Storm 132, Wing 153
Libre Fullrace, PL Bigfoot
Coyote skates
Dirtsurfer GP20
Kitewing 5.5
KITE IceBoat
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Insect0man
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>>pulled out of the bug, sideways, resetting, cursing, sweating, bowtie, fixing lines, etc.
Heh. Sounds like my afternoon today.
Still had a blast though.:wee:
Hydra 350
Scout 5m
Neo2 8m
Neo2 11m
MBS Comp 95
PL Bug
Mini Label Skateboard
Lots of Pads... \"Tuck and...:roll:\"
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Kamikuza
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Parapacking has yet to let me down, even when the wind is up and I have to sorta stuff the kite into the bag to keep it under control ... just check
the bridle isn't hung up on knots when you pull the kite out next time :D
Yeah... I got a kite. Or two...
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