Power kiting?

[dave87]

I've seen where people have used them in conjunction with a snowboard style thing on their feet in the water, it always looked immense fun, but I could never find anywhere to try it

[autopilot]

I used to have a couple of Super 10's but sold them. They are a great way to get into proper kiting but ultimately there is very little you can actually do with them, except a bit of 'scuding' (being dragged down the beach). You can do a bit of jumping, but a 4 line kite is better for that because a 2 liner will dump you on the floor like a bag of s**t...

A friend of my brothers took my brothers Super 10 out in 30MPH+ winds and tried to do jump. He got dragged through the air about 40 feet and dumped so hard he broke his back and had to be air lifted to hospital. Lucky for him, he is actually ok now. My brother has the incident on video.

I am more into 'sport' kiting these days. I have a Prism E3 and the tricks you can do with it are unbelievable. Watching some people buggying at Shell Island a couple of weeks ago really made me want to get a buggy again.

[Nick]

Think of my children....

[Moby-Dick]

I used to have a couple of Super 10's but sold them. They are a great way to get into proper kiting but ultimately there is very little you can actually do with them, except a bit of 'scuding' (being dragged down the beach). You can do a bit of jumping, but a 4 line kite is better for that because a 2 liner will dump you on the floor like a bag of s**t...

A friend of my brothers took my brothers Super 10 out in 30MPH+ winds and tried to do jump. He got dragged through the air about 40 feet and dumped so hard he broke his back and had to be air lifted to hospital. Lucky for him, he is actually ok now. My brother has the incident on video.

I am more into 'sport' kiting these days. I have a Prism E3 and the tricks you can do with it are unbelievable. Watching some people buggying at Shell Island a couple of weeks ago really made me want to get a buggy again.

I seem to remeber that stacked 10's where better for jumping in them olden days because they where "springier" - ankle length boots and somewhere soft to land help too

[DR]

I need to get a 6 and an 8 to make my stack complete - I love the 10 its fun but not much pull.

The new Blade is going to rock - that, a buggy, and a seatbelt and I can fly...

[DR]

This is going to be my next thing: http://www.skysystems.co.uk/paragliding-info.htm

[megah0]

Out of interest how much does Paragliding cost? I used to fly Gliders with the Cadets which was enormous fun. I miss flying

[DR]

Its about £2000 all in to get yourself going - including kit, and license

[Lee H]

Its about £2000 all in to get yourself going - including kit, and license

License ?

What do you need 1 of them for? to use Wind.

Pah - you need a license for nearly everything. Next they'll be giving out license to have children

[hitman67]

Pah - you need a license for nearly everything. Next they'll be giving out license to have children

Reduction in the number of Chavs Born - Lee for Prime Minister

[DavidM]

Excellent idea (the license for kids.. not sure about Lee for PM!)

[monkeyville]

I had a super10 a few years back but just didn't get hooked as it wasnt quite powerful or responsive enough. I flirted with 2 liners for a few years thn got a 4 line revolution xp and havent looked back. Thought about trying power kites again but don't have the money.

[DR]

You should have got a couple or mebbe 3 - then its powerful.

Well - I lie, a 6, 8, 10 is more powerful than 3 10's due to the way the wings bend