Hey everyone! Im new to the forums and pretty much new to traction kiting. I had a 2.5 for a while and got the bug. I just bought a 5m Hornet about 2 hours ago. Ive flown kites for a few months now and Im pretty comfy with the controls. Im in SoCal and I am wondering if any of you guys here are from SoCal too and where do you like to powerkite? Large parks and open expanses are hard to come by in my area (LA).

"Urine mate, welcome to the club."
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Playa del Ray looks interesting, what would happen if you rolled the dodger stadium parking Lot with a nasa wing? Old airfields are cool for land boarding. There's always the beach...

Welcome,

There are a few folks on here from the L.A. area. I suggest you start another thread titled Kiters in L.A. or something like that. Not everybody checks out the intro threads.

Probably the best advice I can offer is to try and get to Ivanpah dry lake for the IBX gathering in a bit less than 2 months.

It is only a few hours drive from L.A.. Rooms are dirt cheap and the lessons learned are priceless. You will get to see every type and size of kite. The difference between the different kite buggies. Other ways of riding like boards and blades.

People at the event are super friendly and keen to talk about their gear and the sport. DON'T be shy and you will get to meet all sorts of great people passionate about the sport. Many will let you try their stuff and most will be happy to give advice. Be forewarned though, if the wind picks up it all changes. People will only care about getting out for a while.

Be prepared for a LOT more powerful and slower flying kite moving up to 5m. You won't be able to hold it down in near as high of winds as the 2.5m

Quote: Originally posted by Bladerunner

Welcome, There are a few folks on here from the L.A. area. I suggest you start another thread titled Kiters in L.A. or something like that. Not everybody checks out the intro threads. Probably the best advice I can offer is to try and get to Ivanpah dry lake for the IBX gathering in a bit less than 2 months. It is only a few hours drive from L.A.. Rooms are dirt cheap and the lessons learned are priceless. You will get to see every type and size of kite. The difference between the different kite buggies. Other ways of riding like boards and blades. People at the event are super friendly and keen to talk about their gear and the sport. DON'T be shy and you will get to meet all sorts of great people passionate about the sport. Many will let you try their stuff and most will be happy to give advice. Be forewarned though, if the wind picks up it all changes. People will only care about getting out for a while. Be prepared for a LOT more powerful and slower flying kite moving up to 5m. You won't be able to hold it down in near as high of winds as the 2.5m

Blade brings up a great point - come out to IBX! I'll be there starting Tuesday afternoon, 3/29 through Thursday afternoon, 3/31. I'm bringing two buggies with me an you are welcome to try out my extra for a spell. I'm sure there will plenty of folks with extra gear. That's just a couple hours drive for you coming out on the 15! I'll be driving down from the SLC area.

Im looking forward to the pull! Im a big dude 300 lbs 6'4 and so far not too much has made me budge. About IBX that sounds pretty cool, hope I can make it out! Thanks guys!

Welcome aboard...I always heard big guy big kite
Don't worry your new hornet will move you...in many ways, good purchase right there

that IBX sounds fantastic but sadly i am wrong side of the water as i would love to go to that,i will have to see if theres anything similar over here in the uk