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Watch out for these guy's

Post by nckites » Thu Jul 25, 2013 10:00 am

Watch out for these guy's that buy old c kites and show up at your spot, and decide that today is good day to try this shit out./ Almost took out my boy, but nice enough to help him wrap it up and encourage a lesson!
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Re: Watch out for these guy's

Post by Sandman_510 » Fri Jul 26, 2013 9:19 am

Ouch, lucky no rocks there

Good idea to be proactive when newbies on vintage gear show up at your site

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Post by turbinedude » Fri Jul 26, 2013 9:46 am

Unless if the guy almost took your friend out, I am having a hard time seeing exactly what this guy's did wrong beyond of crashing a kite.
That's a completely wide open spot on sand with no rocks.
You can not see what's to the left of the frame, but everything upwind looks ideal for launching a new setup. Assuming the gear that's upwind of where everyone is in the picture is this guy's's, then he had approximately 5 kite lines of space between himself and your grounded kite.
Seems to me like an ideal place to try to fly a new kite.

The only problem here is if this guy's never flew any kites and was out here by himself trying to do this, which in this case beyond this guy's, the blame would fall on the individual who sold this guy an outdated kite without bothering to see what this guy's's technical flying skills are.
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Re: Watch out for these guy's

Post by NCKite_Ryder » Fri Jul 26, 2013 10:07 am

Kook central! whats the problem joe, that's exactly how I learned, bombing old fuels into the sand at flodega.... reminds me of the good ole days! that tank wetsuit is awesome!!

seriously though, way to keep things in check up there... I support you man, keep it cool and safe brah
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Re: Watch out for these guy's

Post by sloughslut » Fri Jul 26, 2013 10:48 am

I want video!
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Post by nckites » Fri Jul 26, 2013 11:07 pm

Well shoot no win on that one bro,, cept this guy was older and dislocated his shoulder on landing after being lofted and crashing his kite at my boy who dove outta the way, lol Good times for sure, just watching out and predictingf the future.... Plenty of entertainment as alway's ~See you guys at sherman, woop, woop!

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Re: Watch out for these guy's

Post by victor » Sat Jul 27, 2013 10:48 am

there was a guy out at dillon trying to fly some old c kites somebody gave him.

might be the same guy.

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