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bambam
Since 15 Mar 2005
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Hood River
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 Tue Jan 08, 08 4:05 pm Speed Flying Oahu |
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When Kiting and Paragliding get dull, we whip out some seriously fast flying toys. These are of Tomas Obberainer. A friend of mine who is a test pilot for Swing in Germany.
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| Winging over hard in Kahana in 26mph winds on a prototype 10m Speed Wing. |
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| Soaring Kahana. 10m prototype Speed Wing in 26mph plus winds. Super squally and over the top challenging... |
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| Cliff launch in waist high brush at Kahana. This is as dangerous as it gets folks. |
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| Winging into the beach at Sandy's from the top of Koko Crater. |
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| Just off launch from the top of Koko Crater, and headed for Sandy beach. |
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| On launch at Koko Crater. Super steep grabby rock, and about a 100ft drop about 4ft from his right foot. |
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FlyDunes
Since 09 Oct 2007
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Aloha
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| Tue Jan 08, 08 4:42 pm Wow |
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It takes me about 24-25mph of straight-in wind to soar with a 14M Gin Nano. Soaring with a 14M speed wing is spooky. Soaring with a 10M wing would be over the top (and hopefully not over the back 
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Gman
Since 11 Feb 2006
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Portland
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| Tue Jan 08, 08 5:03 pm |
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| Are you always descending with the speed kites - do you get long? rides
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Rollo Tomasi
Since 17 Mar 2005
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Attractive
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| Tue Jan 08, 08 5:04 pm |
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WTF?! U Crazy! 
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bambam
Since 15 Mar 2005
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Hood River
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| Tue Jan 08, 08 5:29 pm |
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At Koko it was two minute sled rides, but Kahana was blowing hard enough and the cliff steep enough that soaring was possible.
This wing that Tomas is on is no regular Gin/Ozone speed wing. It is a four riser mini paraglider that has a thin paragliding profile and is super high performance and requires an expert/pro/test level pilot. I would not even go close to it, and at a P3 level... would probably die if I tried to fly it.
When I speed fly I am using either a 12m Nano or Bullet which are almost impossible to collapse... The prototype that Tomas was using would collapse if you sneezed incorrectly under it, and watching him fly was a treat as the guy is just that good.
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Onad
Since 04 Mar 2005
1435 Posts
Coast<<PDX>>Gorge
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| Tue Jan 08, 08 5:56 pm |
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Yah Yu Huh! No Shit! 
Bammer, you are living the Dream Bra!! Good for you and thanks for sharing the most Killer Island actions shots this side of the Western Pacific (Pac N.W. that is....  )
T & I will be on Oahu in April! 
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Gman
Since 11 Feb 2006
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Portland
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| Tue Jan 08, 08 6:22 pm |
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That is really superbadass.
Have you done much in OR/WA - have seen the paragliders at Toutle Valley at St. Helens, Bingen, Oceanside and tow-up at Sunset beach.
Always stop stand around slack-jawed. Sorta like watching the kiteboarders at the event site in 99... hmm.....
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