digitalkiwi said..
Looking at the wind out there today it's an average of 30kn, with gusts probably 10/15kn higher.
And someone puts up a 9m? Not sure of the windrange of a 5yo RPM but probably maxes out at 30kn and that would be a fat ar#e rider with good kite skills.
We've all been there, drove for hours to get to the spot and there's no wind... it sucks. What's dangerous is getting to the spot and there being too much wind for your smallest kite, you have a little voice in your head that's saying don't do it - but it's overpowered by the adrenaline fueled "there's been no wind for what feels like decades" voice.
It's up to us as a community to try to stop these things happening before noobs get the sport banned for the rest of us.
I hope the dude was alright, I also hope that some lessons were learnt.
There were brown arrows!!!! I got out on my 7 a few minutes after that 6m came in. Definitely gusty and not much room for error but was bloody awesome. Came in about 14:45 panting for breath and with a windburnt face. Great day in the end.
