Power Kite Forum - Oh Nooooo!

Drewculous

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posted on 13-6-2011 at 02:04 PM

Oh Nooooo!

PL: Twister II 5.6m, Phantom 15m / 12m, 10m Synergy, JIBE Viper 5.3m, Charger 19m
HQ: Montana 4 12.5m, Apex 3 5m
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posted on 13-6-2011 at 02:18 PM

Ouch!!!

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Pulsar

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posted on 13-6-2011 at 02:23 PM

Woah! Look at that arc! ... The electric one i mean :P

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Power: PL Vibe 1.8 (1.9 mod) - PL Vibe 1.9 - PL Vibe 2.3 - PL Hornet 2.0 - PL Twister 4.1 - PL Twister 5.6
Wind Range: Riding: 11 - 38 knots. Jumping: 12 - 21 knots.
Ride: Trampa (14ply 35deg channels)
Wants: PL Reactor II 6.9 - PL Impulse TR 3.0
Former gear: Libre Dragonboard Sirius - PL Guerilla 13 - Flysurfer Speed I 10 - Ozone Manta II 10
Homemade: PL Vibe 1.8 - Star 6.0 (Depower) - 3 Nasawings - Pixie 1.5 (fun foil) - Flowform 3.0 (slk) - Frog (laundry)
Dilemma: If you work, you have money for kites but no time to fly them. If you don\'t work, you have plenty of time to fly kites, but no money to buy them. Either way, we\'re all screwed...

erratic winds

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posted on 13-6-2011 at 03:04 PM

Video says Charger 19, end of video shows an inflato on the ground behind the lines....?

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posted on 13-6-2011 at 03:14 PM

two kites that were tangled, inflato one one side and charger the other side with the bar dangling from the power lines

Mark Groshens NAPKA KC 13
WindSpeed kites & design - Canada
Peter Lynn Arcs: Charger2 22.5 +18 + 15 + 6.5, Charger I 6, Scorpion 16 + 10, Phantom II 12 + 9, Orig Phantom 9 + 6, Synergy 10 + 8, F 1200, S 840
Ocean Rodeo: Flite 17 + 12, Rise 13 + 10 + 7, Razor 9 + 6
Foils: PL Leopards and Lynx, Airea Raptors, some PL Reactor IIs + IIIs, Libre Spirits, Cross Kite Sonics, Ozone Flow
Peter Lynn Kite Cat for cruising the lakes
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bigkahuna

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posted on 13-6-2011 at 03:22 PM

Something similar happened years ago on the windward side of O'ahu, Hawaii. Kite went over the trees and wrapped around the power lines. Knocked out power to an entire town for a couple days. Kitesurfers have not exactly been highly regarded there since.

nocando

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posted on 14-6-2011 at 07:28 PM

After seeing this it is in some way a giant shame, that we cannot get insurance to cover these mishaps.

In Australia land kiters are discriminated, water kiters are covered .

Only way for landkiters was to join Geelong Kite Club, but have heard that may be a big no go as someone has made a big claim against them.

Experience is something you get, just after you need it!

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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

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bigkahuna

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posted on 15-6-2011 at 02:57 AM

I've never met (nor heard of) anyone in the US who carries insurance for kitesurfing (with the exception of some of the schools).