This was mothers day weekend . I told him to let go if it pulled too much . My mom was filming . Hes ok . but it did knock him out for a bit . Its ok to laugh .
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0TBOZ7a9vTQ

Happy father's day. I hope he was alright. You should get him a brain bucket and pads for dad's day. Nice addition to the hall of shame.

+1 for the bucket...that looked painful...glad he's ok though

OMG!! glad he's ok...... might want to fly it in a little less wind until he figures it out!!! i was wondering if those tensors had any power--looks like they do--prism makes good kites.......

Like I always say stay squared up to the kite and your feet in front of you as much as you can.... I m sure it hurt his pride more than his body.... People don't understand what you mean when you tell them you fly kites.....

You said it was OK to laugh, but is it OK to have tears in my eyes?

Ouch, Is he hooked on kiting now?

Seeing that scuttle reminded me of my first days....it took a while to get used to the art of the scud. I ran the heck out of my little feet for the first good while.

I wonder how many people get into kiting and don't realize that that kinda thing could happen. It should be a pretty obvious one, no? I wouldn't have thought my little 3m could launch me until it did.

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Originally posted by macboy I wonder how many people get into kiting and don't realize that that kinda thing could happen.

Pretty sure you can generalize it past just kiting. We are the lead characters in our own lives, so I don't generally think we have a real good handle on bad things happening to us... or at least as good a handle as we should.

Hence the pre-disposition of the brain to killing the soundtrack during most accidents and saying:
"Scr3w this.... I'm going to my happy place... back later. P.S. What were you thinking?!?!"

There are exceptions: people that work in emergency services of any kind, people that live in war zones or places with a high incidence of natural disasters, etc.

Things were probably a bit different when the daily commute involved getting chased by a T-Rex or folks with flaming arrows.

Youtube is absolutely glutted with folks underestimating kites of all sizes. In some cases, the smaller ones give the illusion that they are safe in winds that have cleared the area of most sane 2 or 4 legged creatures.

Sorry... couldn't resist.

ATB,
Sam

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Originally posted by indigo_wolf Quote: Originally posted by macboy I wonder how many people get into kiting and don't realize that that kinda thing could happen. Youtube is absolutely glutted with folks underestimating kites of all sizes. In some cases, the smaller ones give the illusion that they are safe in winds that have cleared the area of most sane 2 or 4 legged creatures. Sorry... couldn't resist. ATB, Sam

correct.... i watched as many videos as possible --then i put off flying my first kite for 3 weeks after i purchased it--the videos i watched had me so scared--which actually was a good thing for me as i was extremely cautious in the early days of kiting......turns out,i launched the kite and scudded a few feet thru the snow and fell down--it was a beamer 3m--after that i was hooked.......

hahahahhahah - excellent vid!

To kite with your Father is something I think is fantstic. The see the Old Boy get spanked . PRICELESS !!!!

You are a very fortunate young man that just had a life experience that I can only wish I ever had.

Thanks for sharing and enjoy every minute you get to fly with your Dad . It's a GIFT !!!!
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