eppo said...
Dear me paul1, so you are suggesting it is best to have the death spiralling kite attached to yourself as the fixed point? I think we may need to work through your logic here although it seems logic and your argument have nothing to do with each other.
And yes I do highly rate wishy, the guys a damn madman and someone who goes out in nuking winds regardless of the nature of this post.
I do see merit in your argument from the perspective one needs to learn to self launch even in high winds.
I'm saying that tethering is a safer option. If the kite wants to death spiral as you say, Id rather it be tethered to a fixed object rather than myself. By tethering also you can minimise the chance of bridals etc catching and causing the death spiral in the first place.
I'm intrigued to find out where you have any room whatsoever in developing a decent point of view from here. Go on, what ya thinking now mate? Lol
I think you fancy yourself a bit too much mate, you try to belittle people, when clearly, you are far from the legend you think you are. My personal choice is to self launch/land as I reckon it is a lot safer and a skill that should be learnt by all newbies including yourself. I self launched/ landed in 30-35 knot winds today on the Goldy with zero dramas. Launching / landing in 35 knots is no different to doing it in 15 knots if you have the correct size kite. A kite manned by someone who knows what they are doing, is safer than having a kite attached to an anchor point/strap that you have zero control over that can break at any moment, but hey, live in your delusional Eppoworld and I hope you don't get cleaned up by a runaway tethered kite in the not too distant future.
