SA
2898 posts
My faithful travelling companion of the last few years decided to give up on me last Saturday, in of all places the Swan river.
Since October 2002 you have been a faithful servant used and abused.
those frequent flyer miles are all wasted now.
you have accompanied me to Oahu, Maui, NZ, Fiji, Townsville, Gold Coast, lennox heads, Ballana, port Stephens, Botany bay, Lakes entrance, Sandy point, Inverloch, Cowes, Rye, Frankston, Beumauris, Elwood, Pt Ormond, St kilda, Altona, Pt Henry, St lenards, 13th beach, Breamlea, Pt danger, Anglesea, Apollo bay, Warrnambool, Adelaide, Cairn Curran, Eppalock, Greens lake, Waranga basin, Lake Boga, Boort lake,and lastly Pt walter in Perth.
Finally the Sun and those mongrel UV rays got to you.
Will I ever learn to trust another as I have trusted you, will any other replace the feeling of comfort and preditictability you give me
03 Airblast10 RIP
best winds Tony L
WA
124 posts
Oh the Airblast. One of the finest kites ever made. The grace, the lift, the speed. I'll be wearing a black springy next time I go out - a sign of respect to the passing of a true hero. RIP (Rip In Pieces)
SA
2898 posts
Azza,
the kite necrophiliac.
The UV has turned the ripstop to similiar ripstopping ability of toilet paper.
the least affected areas are still untearable, A4 copier paper is stronger than the rest.
My dilema is, do I open up one of the brand new 03 airblast10's I have or follow the fashion trail.
The body will lay in state at Azzas still it is donated to science.
best winds
Tony L
QLD
5283 posts
tony l is truly 'the sentimental bloke'.
my dad says 'never get sentimental over machinery'.
time to move on tony.
NSW
4188 posts
I hate it when my old kites die. I cant sell them either, it's just not right.
QLD
5283 posts
thanx for digging up the past paulio.
lucky dad gave me a wipika 5 metre.
god they had some hang time.
QLD
330 posts
i just got a wipika 5m classic am teaching my 10yo bro on it..
**** its got some power..
WA
1450 posts
Yeah the airblast was a good kite in its time. Wait till you try an 06 kite, then you won't think they were the greatest thing ever.
They have an overhyped cult status.
WA
9106 posts
Hi tony,
Sorry about the weekend mate, wind was incredibly ****e, and i was on nights with millions of things to do when i arose from slumber.
Next time wind will be better and i will be awake.
NSW
125 posts
Hi Ral Inn,
Sory for your loss.
I'm an ABK - 2002 8.4.
She's as sexy as a blond, sophisticated as a brunette and as fiery and a red head. One day she'll pass to the great wind god but until then, come Bows, C's or the next "French pat. pend." we'll cruise the sunset together...
SA
2898 posts
Well said Brother Alan (ABK).
The definition of perfect kiting wind is "airblast8.4 weather"
A quote from Cory Adcook, IKO examiner 2000, at our course in Melbourne, 2 mins latter the first Airblast10 was shown to Aussie sunlight.
the first kite in the 14m range. a true revolution.
best winds
Tony L
ABK
WA
54 posts
Hey,,
Put me on the list,,I'm on my sixth Airblast 8.4.
Still my favorite kite, it's got it all...
regards
fo
VIC
672 posts
my favorite day was when my airblast died. And i got something that has a bottom end and stays up for a session. My elbows never felt so good. ****AS
My heart goes out to you.
