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Airnsails
Since 22 Jun 2005
104 Posts
Hood River, OR
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 Wed Mar 19, 08 9:58 am Ridge Soaring with AP on a 13 meter |
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-tGjHOuRViE
If you saw the first vid, this is from the next day on a 13 meter kite in stronger wind.
Remember, I don't recommend doing this, but is sure is cool to see. |
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magicmaker
Since 29 Oct 2006
895 Posts
da Hood
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| Wed Mar 19, 08 10:01 am |
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| that is @!#$$ing awesome. pretty close to flying is you ask me. |
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pkh
Since 27 Feb 2005
6549 Posts
Couve / Hood
Honored Founder
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| Wed Mar 19, 08 10:35 am |
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| Damn.. the part where he slips off the cliff is nuts. It'd be interesting to hear his take on kites vs. para rigs on speed / lift / efficiency |
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jdk
Since 21 Dec 2005
333 Posts
Obsessed
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| Wed Mar 19, 08 11:31 am |
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| Quote: | | It'd be interesting to hear his take on kites vs. para rigs on speed / lift / efficiency |
yeah and safety, stability
paragliders are pretty slow actually. at least the normal performance gliders are slow. and the difference between stall and max speed is not much. they stall around 15mph or a bit less and max speed is around 25 or a bit more. it doesn't give you much to work with, which is why conditions have to be perfect. less than 15 and you are going down, more than 25 and you are getting blown backwards. if you think about an airplane they might stall at 80 but max speed is 200+, so the range is big
kites may have a bigger range than glider probably helped by the inflated LE. i have flown my kite in less than 10mph and they seem to take a lot of wind. but flying and kiting are two different things, i'm not sure what the actual max speed of a kite is. kites seem less stable but if you shortened the lines it would help
anyway, sick stuff! i want to get a glider  |
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Sol-flyer
Since 21 Mar 2006
1280 Posts
Dude, where's my Bus?
Otto Mann
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| Wed Mar 19, 08 11:45 am |
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one thing,...
Paragliding wings are made of top quality material, and go thru constant testing thru-out thier life to ensure there safety. Someone who know's more about it can explain....
Kites are not exactly designed for this type of stress load, Most manufacters use cheap material, the type of strength tests are different.
bottom line is that it is extremely fun!, and UNSAFE. but maybe the danger adds to the fun?
Be careful kids... |
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FlyDunes
Since 09 Oct 2007
1034 Posts
Aloha
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| Wed Mar 19, 08 2:43 pm |
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I'm sorry, he's got mad skill but all he needs to do is break one line and he's dead. Have you ever broken a kite line? I've broken several.
With a paraglider you can lose more than half your wing and still fly.
If you are interested in paraglider performance (speeds, sink rates, polars, etc), para2000 isn't a bad site, although some folks question how accurate it is:
http://www.para2000.org/wings/index.html
This site is kind of fun too:
http://www.expandingknowledge.com/Jerome/PG/Main.htm
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railgrab
Since 29 Mar 2005
177 Posts
Seattle, WA
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| Wed Mar 19, 08 3:05 pm |
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| Quote: | | I'm sorry, he's got mad skill but all he needs to do is break one line and he's dead. |
Yes, it's dangerous, but I think he uses 8+ lines, not 4 like us mere mortals. |
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bandito
Since 07 May 2005
178 Posts
Photographer
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registered
Since 12 Jul 2005
1319 Posts
tsunami
Sandbagger
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| Wed Mar 19, 08 5:27 pm |
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well I can say I don't think I have seen him on 8 lines but he does fly on new gear no old stuff. He has a fine touch so when he glides he is suble in moving the kite no whipping around swinging much. If he jumped a pully and cut a line he would be hurting. Keep in mind also he weighs like 140 lbs.
he has the spirit and skill.
I want to see the new footage from skyline. |
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broadbandito
Since 26 Apr 2005
342 Posts
CSO headwaters
WheatHead
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| Wed Mar 19, 08 5:41 pm |
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| Any guy who flies a pink Best kite has super sack, even if he is crazy. |
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Kraemer
Since 24 Apr 2006
1736 Posts
Sky Pilot
Unicorn Captain
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| Wed Mar 19, 08 5:48 pm |
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| That's definitely putting yourself within one degree... |
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kiterider
Since 17 Jun 2005
3 Posts
New Member
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| Wed Mar 19, 08 10:40 pm |
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how do you attach your climbing harness to your kite harness..is there a beener on your climbing harness that goes around your spreader bar in the middle between the hook welds ??? cant quite tell from the vid. just curious 
cheers |
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