Spacemonkey! said...
Good video,
I still think even though he went through all those preparations it was pretty risky like he said it all comes down to the 10 seconds before the jump to assess the waves the wind etc. I can see to much going wrong given you really can't control these variables but still props to making it happen.
Also I think I heard him say before the jump he had never flown that 6m before, all the stuff about checking the lines and the kite IMO is a bit of wank he used a different kite... and he had never used it before..
Granted
However you will find that Lew went out for a good 30-45 mins prior to the jump on his 6m and came to a conclusion that he wasn't getting the lift required and quickly came in a rigged his 7m, and did a further 15 mins trial before attempting the jump.
Having kited with Lew quite a few times he was undaubtedly prepared both mentally and physically, the only unknown factor in the jump was the wind shadow and rotor affect on the leeward side of the pier. Although nothing three kite loops couldn't resolve.
