Hmm gusty shifty winds that are straight onshore with other people around sounds more like maybe not the best time to go out if it were me.Don Monnot wrote: Ejecting the kite would suck when I'm near shore, since the kite might come down on shore (where people may be unaware of what's happening
Do you know why the wind gets so shifty ; is it mechanical-turbulence causedDon Monnot wrote: ↑Wed Sep 13, 2017 11:17 amSometimes we get super gusty, shifty conditions, especially near shore. Sometimes when I get hit with a big shift in direction, my lines go slack and my kite hindenburgs. If it's a really bad shift, my kite will sometimes wind up upwind of me. That can get a little scary as the lines are then draped all around me.
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Turbaani wrote: ↑Wed Sep 13, 2017 12:40 pmWe get gusty wind more then steady wind. Never keep kite at zenith, keep it at 45degrees so if it starts to drop it wont hindenburg, it will start turning down and when falling it will generate some speed and should catch some wind and you can then downloop or just streer it back up. And if kite is shooting over the windwindow you just steer it back to wind window. Zenith is where the problems occur. Also if your kite is very prone to shoot out of wind window keep the bar sheeted in when you arent moving.
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