ikemiester
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Location: The Emerald Coast of Florida
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Mad respect to inlanders and AWESOME NEWS!
So, I've been going to the United States Air Force Academy (in CO Springs) for over a year now and on my last leave, I decided to bring out my 12m
Frenzy and board to have some fun in the athletic fields on campus. I HAVE NEVER DEALT WITH SUCH GUSTY WIND! Even east winds on the pacific don't
come close. I gained some mad respect for those of you who have dealt with this from day one, not to mention grass (makes sliding SO difficult) I
couldn't have imagined learning here. Ya'll have some great kite control.
Secondly, last week, I tried out for the Wings of Blue Academy parachute team and made it! I'm on the wings of Green (kinda like JV) right now and
next year, God willing, will be on the Wings of Blue. So here's a video to get an idea of what I will be doing for the next 3 years!
WOB vid
:roll:   :tumble:
Kiteboarding Team Rider
http://www.cleanlinesurf.com/
Looking For:
cheap old c kites in good shape
What I Fly:
Flysurfer Speed 3 19m, Switch Legacy2 12 and 9m, Radsail Sport 5m, HQ Beamer 1.8m
What I Ride:
mbs core 90, Cabrinha Rival 145, Cabrinha Ace 133
Go big or go home!
1920 Club
https://www.youtube.com/user/rydmiester
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erratic winds
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Ahaha, welcome to kiting in CO, it's all I've ever had!
CONGRATS on the team! Nice!
Drop a note when you up to LoneTree to use the indoor tunnel, I'll try to come watch
Tide? What's a tide? Man, it's 1000 miles to any ocean.
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ikemiester
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erratic winds
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Indeed that's the one.
Tide? What's a tide? Man, it's 1000 miles to any ocean.
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ikemiester
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Registered: 7-7-2008
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I'll let you know
Kiteboarding Team Rider
http://www.cleanlinesurf.com/
Looking For:
cheap old c kites in good shape
What I Fly:
Flysurfer Speed 3 19m, Switch Legacy2 12 and 9m, Radsail Sport 5m, HQ Beamer 1.8m
What I Ride:
mbs core 90, Cabrinha Rival 145, Cabrinha Ace 133
Go big or go home!
1920 Club
https://www.youtube.com/user/rydmiester
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snowspider
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Flying gusty wind in a small field is like riding an old wooden roller coaster , fun and exciting but at the end you feel a bit beat up. Congrats and
good luck with the training , pretty amazing stuff.
2.6 , 3.9 , 5.3 , 6.8 PL Vipers
5 , 7.5 HQ Apex II
14m HQ Montana VII
5m naish element
7m ss turbo diesel
10m pansh blaze
5m beamer dearly departed into a tree
3 "snowspider" homebuilt kite sleds
3 homebuilt buggies
1 skate board with seat on wheels or blades (the c0ckroach)
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crazyherb
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Location: Buckeye, AZ
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LOL...
I was back in visiting family last year in Denver and Canon City and was hard pressed to even find a power kite shop...
Congrats on the Jump Team!! That's awesome!
ROCK ON!! and Keep us posted...
Steve
NAPKA US70
Switch Element 2 15M, Element 3 11M, Helium 18M
Liquid Force Proof 161, MTH Custom (Water)
Flexboardz Haize (Land)
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stetson05
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Inland wind can be a pain. Congrats on being selected for the Wings of Blue. What a great adventure.
US40
HQ 1.4m which my 8 and 10 year old fly
Pansh Flux 2m, Legend 3m,
HQ Hydra 300 PZ depower, Neo 8m, 11m
Flysurfer S3 Deluxe 19m, S2 15m
Flexboardz Haize
Radbuggy
SIMS snowboard
Crazy Fly 145
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kitemaker4
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Location: Louisiana
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Gusty winds are the reason why I fly nasa wings.
Susan (npw goddess)
PKD Brooza\'s 2, 3, 4 and 5.5 meter
Libre Bora\'s 6 and 7 meter
Libre stainless full race with standard and big foot light wheels
Nasa wings: npw5 0.4, 0.8, 1.2, 1.7, 2.4, 3.1, 3.9, 4.8, 5.8, 6.9 meters
npw9 3.4, 5.3, 6.0, 8.0, 9.0, 10.0, 11.0, 15.0 meters
Quadrifoil xm for sale
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soliver
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Congrats on the WOB thing man,... yeah,... gusty is all I got,... but it made me good and ready once I hit the beach.
I'm going to take a nap now
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ikemiester
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Registered: 7-7-2008
Location: The Emerald Coast of Florida
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Thanks to everyone again, and yet again, all you inlanders have my respect
Kiteboarding Team Rider
http://www.cleanlinesurf.com/
Looking For:
cheap old c kites in good shape
What I Fly:
Flysurfer Speed 3 19m, Switch Legacy2 12 and 9m, Radsail Sport 5m, HQ Beamer 1.8m
What I Ride:
mbs core 90, Cabrinha Rival 145, Cabrinha Ace 133
Go big or go home!
1920 Club
https://www.youtube.com/user/rydmiester
Established 1992, Flying multi-lines since 2001 |
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