Wow that was cool. You are a FAR BRAVER man than I am!! I'd be afraid a small kite like that would drop me out of the sky at height of the jump.
Looked like a lot of fun though!!
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You've got arms like Popeye the Sailorman (old cartoon charactor) how long have you been jumping with a fixed bridal on handles? Love that super soft
sand!
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Nice jumps for a 3.5m kite but man the landings look so harsh. What were the winds? Also in the background wow lots of kites. In oklahoma the most we
see on the water is 6 to 8 kites and they are spread way out.
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Awesome jumps. I do that stuff every time we go on vacation in the Outer Banks NC with my 3.5 rage (rasta). Love those soft sand landings which is way
better then the corn fields I'm usually in. You should practice re-directing the kite while you are in the air. This will give you a super soft
landing if done right. I always felt too that fooling around like this made you a way better kite pilot when put in certain situations. (able to stay
in control). Happy New Year!
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Nice! At least you were in deep white sand. I'd say not to bother jumping with the 3.5, landing are way to harsh. If you really want to jump get a
bigger kite. The 6m rage is ok. But the rage does not have that much lift (or float). so you can jump like that on the rage then either the wide
was too much or you have decent technique The 4.7 twister in the same wind would
probably launch you 50ft into the air :D the 4.7 is about the smallest I'd personally go. Too many twisted ankles and unexpected shell cuts. Yes
you can jump with a 3.5, but you are more likely to get yanked and hurt. And a gust at the top end of the rage will really yank hard. My buggy top
end for the 3.5 is about 30 and it's really no fun launching or landing.
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Originally posted by BEC
You should practice re-directing the kite while you are in the air.
A number of people have mentioned that I'm not redirecting. I'm not sure if the arm movements are too subtle to pick up, but surely the shadow of the
kite is a clear indication of the contrary?
In the pic I posted -- I am in the process of redirecting, and in the clip you can see a second redirection (as I had enough time to do so) in that
jump.
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The 4.7 twister in the same wind would
probably launch you 50ft into the air :D the 4.7 is about the smallest I'd personally go. Too many twisted ankles and unexpected shell cuts. Yes
you can jump with a 3.5, but you are more likely to get yanked and hurt. And a gust at the top end of the rage will really yank hard. My buggy top
end for the 3.5 is about 30 and it's really no fun launching or landing.
