macboy
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Registered: 15-10-2007
Location: Edmonton, Alberta
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Mood: They're ALL good ideas. Right up until they become BAD ideas.
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Just kidding.
Has the wind ever "said" that to anyone else or is it just me? Out walking the dog this morning, knew it was blowing so I took my anemometer with me
so that when we got to the field I could see if it was too much or me. Good 18-22 km/h average with one gust to 34 and another a few mins later to 28.
Anticipating a drop, I go home, suit up, pack up and walk out to the field. Re-line the Rage from my bowtie in Calgary, scud a bit to make sure the
kite's okay - pulling good, seems to be the kite I once knew, put on ski boots, step into skis, take the handles, get a weak downwind and then
nothing.
Nothing at all. Is there an off switch I don't know about, and if so, is there an "on" switch too?
I was so disappointed. Wife says it's because the man upstairs knew how much other stuff I had to get done today.......
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kullas
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Registered: 8-12-2007
Location: North Georgia
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Mood: Great, Got me a Harness
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DAKITEZ
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Posts: 2658
Registered: 21-10-2007
Location: Galt CA
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Mood: Go Fly A Kite!
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I've looked all over, but I can't find the on switch.
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geokite
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Registered: 26-2-2004
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Mood: name is mud...
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Similar story. I was looking at the wind readings from 2 locations, both around 14-17mph, about 1mile apart right on the coast. I went to a location
right inbetween them, walking down a long road to the beach. No wind. Nadda. Long walk back...
Steve
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Bladerunner
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Registered: 17-10-2006
Location: Vancouver
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I can't tell you the # of times I'm sitting at work and a perfect wind is blowing. I hit the park and it's gone. I know it's really happening because
the wind in that location is online. I go home to see the bottom of the graph!
Kites: 2.5m Profoil , Quadrifoil XL kitesurfer, NPW 5 Danger.
Flexifoil: 1.7m Sting, 4.9m Blade 3, 9m Blade 2.
Flysurfer : 19m Speed 2 SA, 7m Pulse
Peter Lynn :18m Phantom, 15m Synergy, 10m Synergy, 1200 Farc, 460 Sarc, 130 Tarc, 5m Peel, 4.2m , 6.4, 8.5 C-Quads, 3.5 LS2 single skin.
Rides: Flexi / P.L. Frankin'Buggy , Shaped + straight skiis, sand skis, Coyote blades. Core 95 ATB. RKB R2 ATB .
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NPWfever
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Registered: 30-9-2007
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Mood: Is now a P2 pilot, flying a Charly One Harness, and an Ozone Buzz Z =D
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I FIGURED IT OUT!!!!!! THE HANDLES/BAR IS THE ON OFF SWITCH!!! The whole time you are setting up there is wind! Pick up the handles/bar and the wind
stops! On is the handles on the ground and off is them in the air!!!! Damn!!!! Maybe leave and extra set by your stuff. 
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