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safe solo launch/ land.....??

 
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sentone

Since 10 Feb 2006
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PostTue Mar 09, 10 8:20 pm    safe solo launch/ land.....?? Reply with quote

ok lets start by saying....HIGH WIND.......35+ ya get to the beach solo......set up kite down wind sanded.......shake off sand and turn kite for normal self launch.......but its to strong to walk away and get to your bar..........its been happening alot lately........so far ive tried.....sand bag the tip and go old school c kite ..folded tip......but the kite jumps around and can self ditch the bag.....ok but not good and the sanded bag got caught in the bridle cus i put the bag in between the line pick points .......next went for a 2 foot long plastic spike......not good in soft sand even angled hard...ok but for lighter winds 10-18........next the rope {when possable} rope to tree...stump...car....or whatever tied or carabinner hooked to chicken loop.....kite wanted to swing to side of wind window.....ran back hooked in let rope go.......ok ...not bad ya need lots of room and hope the kite stays put.......but if it lulls and kite rolls .........ummm....nasty........so back to hot launch spin the kite and leave the sand on it.....dosent want to come up clean ...and its hot so if anything is wrong.......bridle reefed or like that you got trouble.............it reminded me of this guy who comes here most summers i foget name but he had so much stuff on his harness he looked like batman.....i guess i should have listened more as he told tales of carnage from his home turf.....the one i remember was a small rope he used for high wind self landing.........tie it to anything loop your chicken loop unhook then deal.......with all the snow kite .....coastal bros dealing with hard packed sand and gales......new tech.... old tech.........im sure im not alone with this delema...........all and any feed back tips and do s and donts will be apreciated..........if ya got photos post up.....thanks Question Idea Arrow oh ya im rideing octanes= bridled kites im sure different tricks for different kites.....

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KiteDuck

Since 17 Aug 2009
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PostTue Mar 09, 10 8:50 pm     Reply with quote

No suggestions.

But I feel like I really accomplished something just by making it all the way through that "paragraph". Brutal.

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HRnico

Since 22 Mar 2008
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Da Hood
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PostTue Mar 09, 10 9:12 pm     Reply with quote

I think you got it covered. It all works at the right time and place. Be flexible. Find a rootball or log at RR and tie off to it

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kitezilla

Since 22 Jun 2006
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gorge
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PostWed Mar 10, 10 6:05 am     Reply with quote

35 knots is a lot of wind and probably really gusty too! I guess you would be using a 5 meter kite. Things happen really fast in those conditions.

Maybe Insitu,Inc. could make you a robot-scarecrow kite launcher, where you could use a remote control garage door opener, a 12volt battery, an inverter, and a couple of solenoid switches, to release the scarecrow's grasp on the kite, when everything is good-to-go.

Still, you would probably have to self-land the kite out in the water, and self-rescue and swim the kite in to shore.


Beware of anyone who claims they have a fool-proof method of doing what you want to do...especially, if they say "No problems, Dude, works every time."

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tstansbury

Since 06 Jun 2006
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Rowena and P.C
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PostWed Mar 10, 10 8:39 am     Reply with quote

I did not see drift launch In that high of wind their is somthing to be said for being in the water.

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forrest

Since 21 Jun 2005
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Hood River
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PostWed Mar 10, 10 8:46 am     Reply with quote

Your best bet is to tie your chicken loop to something heavy. Then if the kite does fall back into the window and do something crazy, at least you're not going with it. That is the only method I'll use to self launch in high wind. Make sure no one is downwind and be careful!

When it's 10m or 12m, I'll just drag the kite around and let it slide across the sand into a relaunch position.

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pdxmonkeyboy

Since 16 May 2006
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PostWed Mar 10, 10 8:55 am     Reply with quote

I tried my best....using my experience in those situations....to help you...... but only got.....halfway through that ..........paragraph. I would say that......big heavy object.......chicken loop.......be care full...

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windpig

Since 28 Aug 2008
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PostWed Mar 10, 10 12:37 pm     Reply with quote

Sounds obvious, but making sure your kite is at max depower helps a lot in self launching. Especially if your using a stationary object holding the chicken loop method.

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