So 3 months and 10 days after being lofted by my 5.5m and breaking my left heel followed by surgery and recovery, I went out today and flew a power kite for the first time!!!!

:wee:

It was blowing in the low to mid teens and I put up my 2.6m Viper S. I forgot how much fun that little booger is. When it pulled hard I just lifted my left foot and hopped forward a little (bad scudding surface and grippy shoes)... as I flew I found myself VERY timid at first but becoming reacquainted with the pull, I sat down in the low passes through the power zone and whipped a bunch of downturn figure 8's and had a blast!

I know I'm going to have to spend a good deal of time getting comfortable again, and I can't help the fear yet either... it'll take a minute, but I'll be back to 100% soon. Still a fair amount of pain, discomfort and weakness to overcome as well.

gotta get ur windancing feet ! only quality winds will do.

Congrats dude!! Sweet onshore Jekyll breeze just around the corner

Congratulations, glad to hear you got back to it so quickly.

Great, I am happy for you

You gotten to fly the Reactor yet Renny?

Your a better and smarter kiter now. Your 100% in your head because you are aware of your body and limiting your re-learning curve back into the power.

Sure would have liked to seen that one footed scud!:o

Glad your better!
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A Checka
A few Zebras
4m Ozone Access de-power foil, prototype (4 sale)
PL 8.6m Reactor
A couple of monster tube kites I don't have the balls yet to fly.
Other junk and stuff for fun
Ivanpah Heavy with Big Kid mods.

"OOBE Field" Dirt Diver

Viper 2.6, one of my FAVORITES out of my whole quiver..............my wifes number one go to kite too!


heal up, go slow. things don't heal like they used too when I was younger.

Not just bones, but tendons and ligaments are a pain in the........

You've seen it before Davis!...

You were there: https://vimeo.com/80765673
One footed scud around 2:05

Whoa, crazy.. same heel as me! I didn't know this happened, is the story on here somewhere? Guess I wasn't as active on the forum when it happened.

Glad to hear you got out to fly some. It took me about that long also to get back on a power kite, although I did fly a Rev while in my cast.

Yes Smeagol, and it was your RII that broke me! (The one I gave you my 6.8m Viper S for)

If you scroll to near the end of this thread is where it happened:
http://www.powerkiteforum.com/viewthread.php?tid=29485

and here were my thoughts and updates following surgery:
http://www.powerkiteforum.com/viewthread.php?tid=29625