Bladerunner
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Why the Heck only 1 Eric Eck?
I am bored .
I am wondering why there has only been 1 Eric Eck experience ?
Was this due to the lack of effective depower in early kites ?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dd8vT1KR4RE
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This happed a few years back. Not a kite ,but similar.
http://www.news.com.au/top-stories/ewas-blackout-on-trip-to-...
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What happened to Erik was due to a combination of factors, not the least of which were that kites in those days didn't have nearly as much depower as
they do now, we didn't have proper safety releases back then, and where it happened (Mokuleia Beach on Oahu) at that time of year, they have huge up
drafts. That's why it's a favorite spot for gliders (there's a glider port across the street from the beach). Trust me, we should all be glad that
there haven't been a lot of accidents similar to what happened to Erik.
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I expect it is the changes in depower as well. That kite he has is so skinny at the tips it almost looks 2 line!
I am VERY glad this hasn't happened since. Speaks volumes for the changes in safety.
When he is talking hooking in up there I expect he was using a static D loop?
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There's that guy in a desert setting with an arc I think too ... goes up and down a few times ...
Yeah... I got a kite. Or two...
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Was the guy in the first video killed? What happened to him?
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Quote: Originally posted by joedy
If you watched the entire video, there is an interview WITH HIM over the phone talking about the incident. Yeah, he is fine. Couple minor scratches if
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