Lets see lenton loop like this...

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Saffer
Saffer
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sunseeker
sunseeker
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QLD, 1203 posts
30 Aug 2007 10:06am
holding the bar with palms facing upwards is a sure sign that something is going to go wrong...
sorse
sorse
NSW
509 posts
NSW, 509 posts
30 Aug 2007 10:36am
Qualified lesson are a must, he had one hand under and one over. skiers grip.. easy to twist bar and become confused which way is up..
Saffer
Saffer
VIC
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VIC, 4501 posts
30 Aug 2007 10:57am
Apparently got hit by a nasty gust as well, so the combination of loop and gust not good for the beginner. He's lucky to have only got out with a broken helmet and a concussion.
echostorm
echostorm
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QLD, 1245 posts
30 Aug 2007 11:05am
OWNED!
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ran
ran
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ran ran
VIC, 333 posts
30 Aug 2007 1:13pm
damn! how fast was that!
kitekido
kitekido
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1 posts
30 Aug 2007 12:18pm
that was phsyco!! looked like he shoulda got more than a concusion!!! lucky for the helmet hey!
ade r
ade r
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NSW, 102 posts
30 Aug 2007 2:43pm
hammered!
KiteDevil
KiteDevil
TAS
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TAS, 778 posts
30 Aug 2007 7:27pm
oh come on.. it's bull****.
The first yank sure, but that's definatley fake.[}:)]
youngbull
youngbull
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QLD, 826 posts
30 Aug 2007 7:47pm
still good enough to go WHOOOOOAAAAAAAA that would of hurt..... even the better half liked it...
Saffer
Saffer
VIC
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VIC, 4501 posts
30 Aug 2007 8:23pm
quote:
Originally posted by KiteDevil

oh come on.. it's bull****.
The first yank sure, but that's definatley fake.[}:)]



You could ask the guys who posted it but they said the guy got hit by a major gust. Could be legit, maybe not. Anyone here good enough to analyse video footage?
kitecrazzzy
kitecrazzzy
WA
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WA, 2184 posts
30 Aug 2007 6:35pm
easy enough to fake from the normal yank. just do some easy over lays, andy gordon is an example of how much you can mess around with footage now.
KiteDevil
KiteDevil
TAS
778 posts
TAS, 778 posts
30 Aug 2007 8:37pm
ok it's already been done on kiteforum, general consensus is that its a fake. He lands too far downwind, camera doesn't follow that sort of thing.

I got smacked by a cold front, 20kn to 50kn in a blast, got hell smashed and dragged out of control, but nothing like that, that'd be like looping and errrr, catching the tail of 747?!

andyy
andyy
QLD
232 posts
QLD, 232 posts
31 Aug 2007 12:03am
VERY VERY SUBJECTIVE...................20-50
carbine
carbine
WA
1450 posts
WA, 1450 posts
30 Aug 2007 11:45pm
lines would snap straight away.

rough calculations in my head says he would be flying a 2 line kite about .1 second into the loop.

eg its BS!
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