Kama + Kama =Kama in the bank Help others you never know when you need help yourself so I am aways happy to collect Kama for that day I rely need help.
I've met this type before. It was around 3 yrs ago in a popular learning spot In Sydney.
I made the mistake if asking a guy for a launch just when he was connecting his pigtails. Of course common sense and being polite with the words "when your ready mate" you would expect a sure give me a sec. Nope I was met with a "Yea I'll finish rigging my f@rking kite"
Oh alright then.....waited all of 20 seconds and he finishes rigging then walks over to my kite. Done this routine loads of times before so I'm relaxed in the right position to the wind and ready for my launch. He picks kite up and holds it right at the wing tip not in the middle!! He watches me struggle as I fight to even the lines with him now pulling against me then before Ive given the thumbs up he tosses the kite down wind sending it rolling over people.
RPM do yourself a favour and someone elses; make a point to help (correctly) launch someone in the new year!
At Horrocks we mostly self launch and land through necessity, but man its so nice when someone is there to launch or catch your kite. Am always happy to help anyone really.
Self launching and landing is ok in light to moderate winds
But never try to launch or land in strong winds by yourself
Unless you tie off
Should always launch and land someone if they ask
Launching and landing someones kite is just not being a jackass, it takes 30 seconds. On another topic did they ever do a shelf launch / land video for c kites Vegas in particular?
Why has nobody posted the kitelauncher videos yet?
When I arrive at the beach it's usually a race to pump, lines, launch and ride ASAP.
Asking somebody to launch you kite, ain't knowbody got time for that.
Hey bro, can you pump my kite....
RPM is just trolling.
But i often self launch and land personally.
Any safety concerns can be mitigated by doing it unhooked.
2 kiters were killed in France this week. One collided with a catamaran and was dragged underwater. The other bloke was an experienced kiter who was self launching at the time and hit a wall. Other kiters saw it happen and 2 young children don't have a dad because he didn't exercise some common sense. If you have plenty of room it might not be an issue but the majority of Perth beaches don't have that. Leighton is probably the roomiest locally but show some regard for the 30+ other kites on the beach doing the right thing.
If there's other kiters available on the beach you just look like an elitist **** who thinks he's above everyone else.
Come on guys it's not that hard ! Really
Grab the kite by it's wing tip make sure your heaps up wind and just chucket in the air and walk away , don't look back
then they all steer clear of you and never ask again ................... problem solved
no , no , no need to thank me i just like to help out , its what i do
Mr RPM must be pissed off now he has sent me a personal message has anyone else recieved one
the the answer to his question is yes
Ha ha! Well done Polykarb I am a complete newbie, and appreciate the help launching and landing. Everybody has been very helpful, and luckly so far I have not met anybody like RPM... Repaid the favour many a time today at Pinnaroo Point!
I met a guy with a similar attitude to the above mentioned at Brighton (Qld, Australia Earth S1 G1) who I asked to launch my kite. Could have turned out really bad. I didn't realise he was an instructor and I couldn't convince him to launch my kite from where I thought it should be. The prick kept walking further up wind, so I started walking upwind as well. He gets the ****s with me and just lets my kite go. Well fuc$, the kite rips back at a rate of knots to where I was trying to get him to launch it from. Ahh Brighton (when the tides in), full of rocks, trees and power lines, picnic tables, cars and kiddies. I just wish he had of put the kite back down if he didn't want to help launch it or even winge about it on a forum. Yes the student were all paying attention!!!