Lets see .... what is veterans to beginners ratio on PKF .....
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In September of 2009 I started begging my wife to let me get my first kite. by the end of that month I had my 2010 6m ozone access on order. Less than a month later I found a 3.5m ozone imp 3-lined trainer for sale in town for $150. I used that to keep me occupied while I waited for my access to arrive. Almost a month or something like that later my Pink Access (originally wanted blue I think) came in the mail. I seem to remember wondering whether or not I would survive my first year or two without getting seriously injured. Almost three years now and only a few small bumps and scrapes from falling. (Knocks on wood)


Time sure flies as you get older.

My question is how many flight hours? I fly roughly six months out of the year so even though I've been flying nearly 12 yrs, technically it would be 6 years. But at the same time a short session for me is 3-4 hours and most sessions are 6-8 hrs and I'm lucky enough to get about 3-4 sessions in each week in that 6 month stretch. Last season I got about 20 hrs a week in so I guess it kinda evens out?

Started out on home-made 2-line stunt kites in the '90s but they don't count as power kites ... until I stacked them

Got my Rebble 5.0 in 2002-ish ... maybe 2003. Got a photo of me pumping up a kite with a hand-pump at my first lessons from around that time ... got into the landboarding very slowly then eventually got onto the water (the original plan) in 2010. Maybe ... man I can't remember the details

Who is this slightly fat guy with all the hair?

approaching my first kite-aversary in October. I think I'll celebrate with a new kite. :singing:

or 2

Been flying kites most of my life. I got into traction kites mostly bey accident. Haven't looked back. Though I do still enjoy doing large show kite displays now and then. I have them might as well use them!!:wee:

started flying revs in 1992- but really got the power kite bug when i picked up Angus's wide tire flexi in 2007, buggied on and off til 2010 then really started riding land boards and depower full time and have not looked back. Unfortuntaly i live in the worst wind area possible so only get 5-6 kite trips a year which usually result in a couple of really good days each trip. Will be getting on the water this summer- Andrew has already beat me and went kite surfing with my brother last week at Hatteras. Took him aout 30 minutes to figure out how to get up and then he and Eric did a 2 mile downwinder.
Scott

I started with sport kites in 1993 and power kites during the winter of 2005.

Got my first power kite(3.1m Tensor) in July last year. Started really flying after WBB in October.
So getting close to my kite-aversary as well =D

got my first buggy and power kite in 94 still have both
peter lynn comp buggy
skytiger 26
i will be buggying till they pry the handles from my dead cold hands LOL

My first power kite .... Tensor 3.1 ...... October 2010
My first de-power .... Gin Eskimo 6m .... December 2010
My first snowkite session ..... January 2011
My first kite event ...... Kitestorm ... February 2011
My first buggy ride ....... March 2011
My first ATB ride ..... April 2011
My first kiteboard ride ...... June 2011
My first kite injury ..... June 2011
My first sponsor .... April 2012
My first kite vacation ..... OBX .... April 2012
My first kitemobile..... June 2012

First try on paraskiflex with skis winter 2008.
2006-2007 freestyle kiting + revolution kiting.
I vote 4

i started kiting in october 05. and im just about getting the hang of it now.

In the early 80s I stacked two Team Hawaiians and took an old pair of water skiis and had an idea I could ski on the sand.
It did not work out too well but I sure had fun trying it.

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Originally posted by bugymangp i will be buggying till they pry the handles from my dead cold hands LOL

hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha

I don't doubt that for one second

Interesting how long folks have been at this.

Can't rate myself as anything more than a beginning, but having fantasised (sp?) about flying for 20 some years I finally started paragliding a couple years ago and then got started with powerkites (not many hills to go off of in middle Iowa) last year.

Still learning and appreciate the info that folks share on PKF.

S