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pearl
pearl
NSW
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pearl pearl
NSW, 984 posts
19 Apr 2008 9:16am


Gotta love the pixies!
Lofty
Lofty
WA
87 posts
Lofty Lofty
WA, 87 posts
19 Apr 2008 7:24am
Fark me how big are his brass balls.
moon waxing
moon waxing
WA
312 posts
moon waxing moon waxing
WA, 312 posts
19 Apr 2008 7:43am
Its gonna end in tears
Allkind
Allkind
QLD
54 posts
Allkind Allkind
QLD, 54 posts
19 Apr 2008 9:44am
That was cool!!!
Here is same guy different vid.



O
O
VIC
118 posts
O O
VIC, 118 posts
19 Apr 2008 10:26am
Looks fun but wouldn't want to snap a line.
Kitehard
Kitehard
WA
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Kitehard Kitehard
WA, 2782 posts
19 Apr 2008 8:35am
Darwin Award Nominee!
Coral Sea
Coral Sea
QLD
476 posts
Coral Sea Coral Sea
QLD, 476 posts
19 Apr 2008 12:08pm
Nice kite control......don't know whether I'd trust my life to a pink waroo though?
Bigwavedave
Bigwavedave
QLD
2057 posts
Bigwavedave Bigwavedave
QLD, 2057 posts
19 Apr 2008 12:33pm
Faaaaaarrrrk! Slope gliding with adrenalin.

me wants to do that!
felixk
felixk
QLD
312 posts
felixk felixk
QLD, 312 posts
19 Apr 2008 12:45pm
why can't i do that on a windy day?
RK
RK
WA
102 posts
RK RK
WA, 102 posts
19 Apr 2008 11:36am

I recon Lancelin sand dunes would be a great spot to try this, softer landing than the side of a mountain.
Smedg
Smedg
NSW
836 posts
Smedg Smedg
NSW, 836 posts
19 Apr 2008 1:52pm
hollly cr@p. That looks very scary. looks like a real gamble to me. I would never do anything that risky but have often wondered about it... there's definitely a fine line in my head between what makes a legend and what makes a d!ck he@d. I guess it comes down to how many times he can do it without dying or serious injury...
Mr float
Mr float
NSW
3452 posts
Mr float Mr float
NSW, 3452 posts
19 Apr 2008 1:59pm
channel 10 must be kicking themselves that they didn't have this for their bondi rescue segment (puts on deep voice 'where the're breaking all the rules")

Where's the kiteloop ? Iwant my 5 mins back!
snoidberg
snoidberg
QLD
527 posts
snoidberg snoidberg
QLD, 527 posts
19 Apr 2008 3:34pm
why dozent he drift downwind? is it because of the sand dune ramping the wind up into the sky keeping him in the same spot? anyway some1 give this kook a board
kitecrazzzy
kitecrazzzy
WA
2184 posts
kitecrazzzy kitecrazzzy
WA, 2184 posts
19 Apr 2008 2:06pm
dont try it at lanno unless you wanna break a leg. the dunes are too small and go down again too quick
echostorm
echostorm
QLD
1245 posts
echostorm echostorm
QLD, 1245 posts
19 Apr 2008 4:09pm
Mr float said...

channel 10 must be kicking themselves that they didn't have this for their bondi rescue segment (puts on deep voice 'where the're breaking all the rules")

Where's the kiteloop ? Iwant my 5 mins back!

Then every bastard and his dog will want to kitesurf...


Nice vid pearl... only a matter of time before he comes tumbling down. Nice work landing at the same spot he left from ey.
poor relative
poor relative
WA
9106 posts
poor relative poor relative
WA, 9106 posts
19 Apr 2008 2:54pm
Best thing about that was the soundtrack.
echostorm
echostorm
QLD
1245 posts
echostorm echostorm
QLD, 1245 posts
19 Apr 2008 5:32pm
poor relative said...

Best thing about that was the soundtrack.



*gargles blood... "no, really, im fine."
cwamit
cwamit
WA
1194 posts
cwamit cwamit
WA, 1194 posts
19 Apr 2008 3:49pm
felixk said...

how windy do you think it is there? what size kite is he using?


mostly updraft effecting his hangtime , can see the windsock is blowing upwards not straight across, park a kite too close above a 20 meter high wall with say 30 knot winds and , if he drifted too far forward away from that ridge he would probably start to decend.
felixk
felixk
QLD
312 posts
felixk felixk
QLD, 312 posts
19 Apr 2008 5:54pm
wow, didn't think of that. thanks for the info.

Here is another vid i found on youtube. its not exactly beach jumping but i think you'll find it amusing.

Mr float
Mr float
NSW
3452 posts
Mr float Mr float
NSW, 3452 posts
19 Apr 2008 8:11pm

mostly updraft effecting his hangtime , can see the windsock is blowing upwards not straight across, park a kite too close above a 20 meter high wall with say 30 knot winds and , if he drifted too far forward away from that ridge he would probably start to decend.


Yep that happened to a guy here a couple of years ago kited past a rockwall and the kite went into the lift band and he took off and landed across the road
sci
sci
WA
762 posts
sci sci
WA, 762 posts
20 Apr 2008 1:55am
should have thought that stunt out a little more. Idiocy
strapped
strapped
NSW
171 posts
strapped strapped
NSW, 171 posts
20 Apr 2008 7:37am
i bet Alicks the Byron budgie smuggler is already looking for spots
General
General
WA
471 posts
General General
WA, 471 posts
20 Apr 2008 10:47am
Balloon Jumping i wanna try it one day
tot
tot
WA
19 posts
tot tot
WA, 19 posts
20 Apr 2008 10:58am
dumb idea that one ^^
Bigwavedave
Bigwavedave
QLD
2057 posts
Bigwavedave Bigwavedave
QLD, 2057 posts
20 Apr 2008 2:01pm
Why is everyone so negative? Should he be wrapped in bubblewrap?

It's the same updraft wind that paragliders and hang-gliders use.

The main danger is equipment failure or getting in the dead air on the back of the slope.

Paragliders and hang-gliders face the same risks.





Smedg
Smedg
NSW
836 posts
Smedg Smedg
NSW, 836 posts
20 Apr 2008 2:12pm
in that balloon clip, where does his kite go? board or kite could have done damage below. must have been pretty high in the balloon to start with. he fell for ages.
Smedg
Smedg
NSW
836 posts
Smedg Smedg
NSW, 836 posts
20 Apr 2008 2:19pm
bigwavedude.. gotta make sure you don't go out of the updraft in front of the cliff as well I would assume. (not just too far over the top). also assume a 13 m waroo would be a lot riskier than a paraglider (for paragliding). I guess riskier could also mean a little less peaceful and a lot more exciting... at least if you have an accident in your pants you wont be sitting on it like you would be paragliding.
KFKiter
KFKiter
SA
213 posts
KFKiter KFKiter
SA, 213 posts
20 Apr 2008 2:30pm
You think he could off ridden the kite all the way down. Pull the power on man!!
Bigwavedave
Bigwavedave
QLD
2057 posts
Bigwavedave Bigwavedave
QLD, 2057 posts
20 Apr 2008 5:56pm
Smedg said...

bigwavedude.. gotta make sure you don't go out of the updraft in front of the cliff as well I would assume. (not just too far over the top). also assume a 13 m waroo would be a lot riskier than a paraglider (for paragliding). I guess riskier could also mean a little less peaceful and a lot more exciting... at least if you have an accident in your pants you wont be sitting on it like you would be paragliding.


Flying out of the updraft in front of a slope would usually result in a soft landing because of the lift generated by the kite in the prevailing wind. Behind the slope is dead air and turbulence and would be an unstable, dangerous landing with the kite unable to generate any kind of lift.

This dead air is really fun to fly a remote controlled glider through. The acceleration you can achieve is unreal.
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