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rodeo clown
Since 29 Jan 2007
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Scribble
Since 18 Nov 2005
636 Posts
NoPo
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 Fri May 29, 09 9:13 pm |
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I think that's the coolest thing I've ever seen :O)
I love how the camera man is watching a really hot chick then the train wreck draws away his attention. Ahh human nature.
Andy
| rodeo clown wrote: | http://www.kiteforum.tv/video/Looping_Kite.html
If you can't release from the kite...this is what could happen, if you're lucky. |
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TrickyNicky
Since 14 Nov 2008
56 Posts
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| Fri May 29, 09 9:20 pm |
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| rodeo clown wrote: | http://www.kiteforum.tv/video/Looping_Kite.html
If you can't release from the kite...this is what could happen, if you're lucky. |
In words from Chris Farley: "THAT WAS AWESOME!" |
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grinder
Since 27 Apr 2008
62 Posts
Gorge | El Sargento
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| Sat May 30, 09 6:46 am |
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Watching this video raises the hair on my neck. This happened to me while learning in Ventana. I overflew the kite while turning. The kite fell down to the water, the lines went slack and I rode into the lines - not yet smart enough to avoid at all costs. I guess I thought that since the kite was down I was okay to get things sorted out.
The kite powered and launched me. Since I was learning I had been through a couple out of control launches so far and I was pretty relaxed, figuring the kite would rise and settle down - but it just kept dragging me. The water was flooding into my face and over my head so I couldn't see the kite - could not get a breath and didn't know what was happening. Released the chicken loop - no help, in fact it made things worse. I went to release the safety and noticed that it wasn't taunt - really could not figure that out, but released it anyway. No result.
So by this time I am thinking that this is how I am gonna go.
What had happened was that a steering line had caught on my hook and of course the kite was power looping endlessly. I didn't figure this out as by now I was in panic. Never occurred to me to pull my knife. Finally I managed to roll over on my back to get some air. Jim Bison saved my ass by running down my kite (or I guess I would have gone overland to Los Barrilles!). He took a risk by launching and just jumping on it to stop it.
My main points are (1) (mr obvious!) Stay the F away from your lines in the water! And (2) Rehearse everything that can go wrong so you can have a calm plan to recover!
By the posts here this is not totally uncommon - so be prepared! |
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blowhard
Since 26 Dec 2005
2027 Posts
Windward
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| Sat May 30, 09 6:57 am |
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| grinder wrote: | Watching this video raises the hair on my neck. This happened to me while learning in Ventana. I overflew the kite while turning. The kite fell down to the water, the lines went slack and I rode into the lines - not yet smart enough to avoid at all costs. I guess I thought that since the kite was down I was okay to get things sorted out.
The kite powered and launched me. Since I was learning I had been through a couple out of control launches so far and I was pretty relaxed, figuring the kite would rise and settle down - but it just kept dragging me. The water was flooding into my face and over my head so I couldn't see the kite - could not get a breath and didn't know what was happening. Released the chicken loop - no help, in fact it made things worse. I went to release the safety and noticed that it wasn't taunt - really could not figure that out, but released it anyway. No result.
So by this time I am thinking that this is how I am gonna go.
What had happened was that a steering line had caught on my hook and of course the kite was power looping endlessly. I didn't figure this out as by now I was in panic. Never occurred to me to pull my knife. Finally I managed to roll over on my back to get some air. Jim Bison saved my ass by running down my kite (or I guess I would have gone overland to Los Barrilles!). He took a risk by launching and just jumping on it to stop it.
My main points are (1) (mr obvious!) Stay the F away from your lines in the water! And (2) Rehearse everything that can go wrong so you can have a calm plan to recover!
By the posts here this is not totally uncommon - so be prepared! |
surf ride enough and it will happen
you are lucky when the shit came tight it wasn't your body that the string came tight on
(like so many have ) |
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pdxmonkeyboy
Since 16 May 2006
6081 Posts
forever labled as the
retired kiter & motorhead Unicorn Master
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| Sat May 30, 09 11:18 am |
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| Have, and use your hook knifes people. |
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