Kite buggy mishap reported on CNN.com.
http://ireport.cnn.com/docs/DOC-481091?hpt=C2

WTH? No quick release or kite killers?

Is that PHREERIDER?:wee:

anybody missing a seat on thier boat?
It is bad enough that stuff like this happens but then too run to the press with it??

Looks like a comfy buggy seat:roll:

darwinism in action. Always use a QR. What the heck was that, a downwind "hotlaunch".What did he think was gonna happen.

That was no freak gust, that kite was on the ground in the beginning of the vid. That "moron" hot launched directly downwind. And that is not" horrible" by a longshot. Our buddy "whatshisdumbassname" from FLA that decided to fly right before hurricane landfall, now that was pretty freakin horrible. And the damage done to our sports image will take years to repair.

If this cptleo keeps being stoopid,he is gonna experience some "horrible" crap, you can bet on that.

Does cptleo come from Florida ?
I wasn't thinking Phree' but " Kiter Kevin" :duh:

Looks like He may be From Montreal ?
Hey Scudley, weren't you looking for a kite buggy buddy in Montreal ? ;-)

like another poster said There is nothing horrible about it so ok he got draagged so he didnt release his kite although sometimes when things happen fast its hard to release , but why does captin leo feel the need to put this on cnn , and give our sport a bad name wht an idiot, capt leo shouild just stop flying kites and making himself look stupid. cause obvioulsy he dosent seem to know much about safe kite flying.

Nothing like sensationalism to get people to go to your website
... personally, I think it's a good example of adequate contingency planning - he had masses of room downwind for the unexpected to run it's course and not endanger himself or bystanding people or property.

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Originally posted by Kamikuza Nothing like sensationalism to get people to go to your website ... personally, I think it's a good example of adequate contingency planning - he had masses of room downwind for the unexpected to run it's course and not endanger himself or bystanding people or property.

I think his choice of location was his ONLY good choice and probably a fluke !

He makes NO mention of ANY quick release system and sure never tried to deploy one.
The whole seat belt thing sounds like another mistake? Not something the poeple I know use for beach cruising ?

He had plenty of time to try and explain himself while walking back to his shoes but chose to glorify his situation.

I agree he got caught hot launch probably with messed up lines . The Gust he felt was his simple life passing before his eyes! He got less than he deserved !

The captain isn't doing any of us any good. WTF was he thinking

now here's a man gaggin' so hard for his fifteen minutes of fame he walks around his "near-death" experience tracks afterwards yakkin' it up large for his audience.... Couldn't have been all that near-death.... :dunno:

looks like he launched his kite pretty much side-on, not good. I've only tried the buggy once, but when the kite threatened to do that to me side-on after a collapse / recovery deep in the window I let go, no KS-P-A-M-L-I-N-K-s but lots of room downwind, got the kite back pretty quickly. Scudley might remember, it was his buggy. Can't remember whether it was my blade or his reflex.

No it ain't phree. I never met him, but I'll take hundred to one odds on that one.

wonder if he'll do anything to his rig before he flies again?

Now bigkid handled things like a dude, wish this guy would've done the same.

I'm not going to bother registering to add my bit to the comments (don't have the buggy skills to really contribute) , but if any REAL buggy pilots were to do so, I'd take it as a personal favor, and done right, it would be good for the community....

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woo hoo!

:evil:

that ain't phreedom , thats crime and punishment.

no bug here.

what a spanking! from what the kite was doing looks like bar got wrapped on the leader and may have wound part of the safety.

hope the only injury was foolish pride and some skin

The motivation behind publicizing something that makes you look like a complete ignoramus and damages the reputation of something that is good, well I will never get it.

Hmmm, I don't recall noticing if he was wearing a helmet. Maybe that explains it :embarrased:

... wonder if the camera got caught in the lines? I've thought about trying that with the GoPro but haven't gotten around to it - now maybe I wont

All it takes is one moron.

Susan (npw goddess)

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"He said his seat belt broke and he was thrown under his buggy and dragged"

WTF? Moron.

What a dumb ass. As many of you know a lot of us have had our share of butt kicking wipe outs. But with proper gear and safety we are able to get right back on and ride.

and that is why i don't fly a bar, butt only handels instead.
in case of an emerency you only have to grab the brakelines as far away as you can reach,
pull them as close to you as possible and your kite is completly powerless/harmless
and what you saw in this movie would never have happend..

oww.., and always wear gloves or the lines will cut your hands.

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Originally posted by jantie and that is why i don't fly a bar, butt only handels instead. in case of an emerency you only have to grab the brakelines as far away as you can reach, pull them as close to you as possible and your kite is completly powerless/harmless and what you saw in this movie would never have happend.. oww.., and always wear gloves or the lines will cut your hands.

And O.S. handle are on depower kites FOR ?????? :puzzled:

Wow how safe was that bar kite?

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Originally posted by jellis Wow how safe was that bar kite?

I'm not so sure it was the kite that was deficiant but the Pilot ?

AGAIN I refer to the O.S. handles. I know you don't have a lot of experience with depower kites but they are those loops on the brake leaders designed in so you DON'T HAVE TO take a dangerous handful of line like you do on handles.

You let go of a depower kite and it DEPOWERS if you are still hooked in . Totally depowers ( sort of ) if you pop the pin. Let go of handles with your captive system and your kite remains POWERED UP until you pull the pin or a handfull of brake!

Don't be blaming this broken seat belt riding mistake of a pilot on his flying a depower kite ?