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Kiting in the future - no wind required!!

Created by touch107fm touch107fm  > 9 months ago, 21 Dec 2016
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touch107fm
touch107fm

WA

78 posts

21 Dec 2016 5:51am
.be
MrFreeze
MrFreeze

292 posts

21 Dec 2016 5:57am
Hmmmmm, caveat... Slight chance of decapitation. Very cool.
wingman
wingman

VIC

126 posts

21 Dec 2016 11:42am
That's one big moutherfuc#%er drone.
Piros
Piros

QLD

7251 posts

21 Dec 2016 12:13pm
Wow that is amazing
Puetz
Puetz

NT

2186 posts

21 Dec 2016 1:03pm
... a drone that can lift a person???? don't they call them helicopters!!!
Rails
Rails

QLD

1371 posts

21 Dec 2016 1:39pm
F*cking 2010's version of the JetSki
Plummet
Plummet

4862 posts

21 Dec 2016 12:34pm
fake
JamesGibbons
JamesGibbons

53 posts

21 Dec 2016 1:15pm
I thought kitesurfing was expensive, but can't imagine how much one of those drones would cost.
Underoath
Underoath

QLD

2434 posts

21 Dec 2016 3:38pm
pass.
tomasb
tomasb

64 posts

21 Dec 2016 1:51pm
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Plummet said...
fake


Said the king of fake....
Greenarrowz
Greenarrowz

NSW

301 posts

21 Dec 2016 5:49pm
To Kite....firstly gen y veiwers you need a kite.
Thats NOT kiting.....
Kiting has a direct connection with natural forces..
That is called Droning.
And bring your battery charger with you...
Jono77
Jono77

WA

356 posts

21 Dec 2016 3:11pm
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Plummet said...
fake


Fake or not, that IS the future of back country skiing and boarding!!

No more helicopters taking you to the top. No hiking for frigging ever with skis on your back waist deep in powder.

Get the drone to drag you up the hill, anywhere you want then program it to follow you back down and then pick up your lift again to do it again.

You could even be attached to it with a slack line while skiing and it could rescue you if caught in an avalanche!!
Robbo2099
Robbo2099

WA

751 posts

21 Dec 2016 5:24pm
Excellent novelty value, but wouldn't it just be easier (and safer) to use a kite? Plus, what's the battery life like to pull off something like this? 5 minutes per charge?
dazed321
dazed321

WA

160 posts

21 Dec 2016 5:28pm
Pretty sure it is real?





fodendeyo
fodendeyo

4 posts

22 Dec 2016 2:22am
Wait..... it's the internet it must be true! You can see a massive crane in the background at one stage during the making of.

manofmany.com/entertainment/heres-casey-neistats-new-human-flying-drone-probably-fake

Need real evidence either way but it is a fun watch.


shortstop
shortstop

NSW

9 posts

6 Jan 2017 10:47am
Cheaper than lift passes
drewpweiner
drewpweiner

WA

501 posts

6 Jan 2017 1:04pm
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Greenarrowz said..
Kiting has a direct connection with natural forces..
That is called Droning.
And bring your battery charger with you...


Batteries and electricity won't be necessary in the future, duh.. see thread title "Kiting in the future"
NorthernKitesAUS
NorthernKitesAUS

QLD

1084 posts

6 Jan 2017 4:19pm
Judging by the size of that drone, it's equivalent to a 8mt kite

8m kite = $1000
Drone = $3,000+

Kite wins
mazdon
mazdon

1199 posts

7 Jan 2017 9:42am
Kitable wind on an 8m 20% of the time? (Maybe)

Drone usable 80% of the time due to charging...

Starts to look like a dead heat!!

But I'll stick with wind for now
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