888huskers
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Nebraska Winds - Feast or Famine
Gotta love the irratic winds in Nebraska , I was planning on flying Saturday but
it looks like I'll have to fly Monday on the holiday. Not that I haven't flown in winds like that before but I needed a change of shorts afterward and
a new pair of shoes.
Two Line: .5 Mighty Bug (For me and my daughter) - intothewind.com
HQ: Beamer V 2M - (first 4 line before I knew about PKF and Big Mike's Kites) intothewind.com
PL: Twister III 5.5M - bigmikeskites.com
PL: Hornet III 3M bigmikeskites.com/dakitez.com
Wheels: None - Approved by "The Boss", discussing options with Big Mike
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abkayak
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I don’t know...that looks pretty good, take a small kite go launch and be smart about it
start drinking at 2pm
US-31...Cquad set/ 2.5 Bullet/ 2.6 Viper/ 2.9m Reactor/ 2- 3.5m Bullet/ 3.6 Beamer/ 4m Buster/ 4m Toxic/ 4m Ikon dp/ 4.5 Bullet/ 4.9m Blade/ 5.6
Twister/ 6.6m Blade/ 7.5 Apex/ 9m Fuel/ Phantom I 9,12,15,18/ 2 Flexibugs/ PL Big Foot/ landboards
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888huskers
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I'll have to go of around 8 to get any flying in or go at dusk because the afternoon looks brutal.
Two Line: .5 Mighty Bug (For me and my daughter) - intothewind.com
HQ: Beamer V 2M - (first 4 line before I knew about PKF and Big Mike's Kites) intothewind.com
PL: Twister III 5.5M - bigmikeskites.com
PL: Hornet III 3M bigmikeskites.com/dakitez.com
Wheels: None - Approved by "The Boss", discussing options with Big Mike
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rtz
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What small kites do you have?
Sting 1.7, 2.4 - Flow 2, 3, 4, 5 - Reactor 2.2, 2.8, 3.5, 4.4, 5.5 - Yakuza 2.2, 2.7 - JOJO 9
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888huskers
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A Beamer V 2M and a 2 line .5 M which would not handle those winds. I have a 5.5M Twister but that kite and those winds would = injury at the very
least.
I've flown my Beamer V 2M in 35+ MPH winds before but it was crazy flying static. No wheels as of yet but I'm working on that with "the boss" and Big
Mike . After one of those static sessions in muddy loose grass grounds I needed
new shorts and shoes. My sole delaminated on one shoe and the other ripped from my toes going threw the front. Got a lot of 50 foot scuds in though
but the wife nixed those kind of sessions because we are not going to buy new shoes everythime.
Two Line: .5 Mighty Bug (For me and my daughter) - intothewind.com
HQ: Beamer V 2M - (first 4 line before I knew about PKF and Big Mike's Kites) intothewind.com
PL: Twister III 5.5M - bigmikeskites.com
PL: Hornet III 3M bigmikeskites.com/dakitez.com
Wheels: None - Approved by "The Boss", discussing options with Big Mike
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RedSky
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Whoa! That's BIG wind. Be careful out there.
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888huskers
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Ended up not getting to fly yesterday because of errands and a sick child but today was wonderful. After finishing a round of disc golf with some
friends I got in a 2 hour long session with the Twister III 5.5M by myself and I couldn't stop smiling . I really had to work the kite because the winds literally did 180 and back by the time session was over but the sun
was shinning and I got a lot of quality time in becoming reacquainted with the kite. I haven't flown it since the fall because of the wicked winds and
snow. I almost got a full 360 run around the field in with the kite because of the changing winds but it fell out right at the end of the circle.
Still a good workout after 2 hours and my wife and daughter surprised me by showing up at the park right as I packed up the kite and I got to finish
out the session by watching my daughter play on the playground. All in all it was a good day!
Two Line: .5 Mighty Bug (For me and my daughter) - intothewind.com
HQ: Beamer V 2M - (first 4 line before I knew about PKF and Big Mike's Kites) intothewind.com
PL: Twister III 5.5M - bigmikeskites.com
PL: Hornet III 3M bigmikeskites.com/dakitez.com
Wheels: None - Approved by "The Boss", discussing options with Big Mike
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sadsack
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all round a good day
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