build an 18 foot strip planked out rigger canoe to have fun with the 9m kite in less than ten knots, launch date 29/5/2005.....

During the weekends I work till 2pm and then kite after that... that ain't gonna change during winter. My 2 days off are during the week and during winter it's kiters paradise with uncrowded beaches and more whitecaps then ya can shake a baby at. Just scored myself a 12m Hydro just incase those winds get a bit frisky but the 8 will probably get the best usage.. i'll be glad to not have to hear about impending bans and complaining locals. No need to go to Fiji, Samoa etc when i've got kickass conditions just down the road here in Auckland. Sometimes i may need to head to the west coast as it'll be too windy for my local spots to handle but that comes with the territory. Nah i'm not at all grumbling about winter approaching... can't wait... the wettie is looking a bit worse for wear though.. i had better get fatter me thinks.

I love winter kiting cause you can squeeze in a session before breakfast.

Hi there all
even though i have not meet most of you, i would be keen to get involed in a round of paint balling or go karting. went paint balling a few weeks ago had some good fun
Many Thanks
Steve

Seems like the wind has disappeared from large parts of the continent?

Consider a trip to North Queensland! The SE trade winds have been blowing here on Magnetic Island since the start of March, with maybe one week of less than 15 knots in that whole time. Recently, we are into our 4th week of 20-25knots and the 7-day buoyweather forecast shows no end in sight.

My arms and back are aching - have been surfing or kiting nearly every afternoon for weeks, and the best bit - it will be boardshorts and rashie weather for another month yet!

We can get the SE's any time of year but they are at their best April - September.

drop me a line if you want more info on local conditions.

Dr Andy Lewis www.reefecotours.com [email protected]

there is always the fire away2 premiere on next weekend sat the 30th april. now u only have another 20 or so weekends to plan out

you can buy them on ebay... look for "walkera dragon fly"

regards browneee

some of the new electrics are quite good. Full 3d setups can be had for 500$

Ah yes the good old days of radio control. One of my kiting mates has a slope soarer. A glider that uses the updrafts that come off hills and thermals. You don't need much wind for them either and they're darn fast. They are 2 channel... some are 3 channel andif the birds are soarin then the gliders can soar. The windier it gets the better they fly... then again kiteboarding tends to be good when windy so we're usually off doin that.

I used to race RC cars before i got into surfing/windsurfing/kitesurfing. It was cool back then but it's nowhere near as popular now and most of the RC cars traks here in auckland have dissappeared now.

Anyway looks like another day of 25+ knots here tomorrow so i better get ready for a west coast mish... c yaz

Sounds like you've accidently moved the servo/channel switch's on the back of the controls...

channel switch view'd from rear of controls...

the "*" being where you want the switch...

1# *-
2# *-
3# -*
4# -*
5# *-
6# *-
7# *-
8# *-

match the switch to the above and see if that does the trick...

any probs drop me a line...

regards browneee

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HEy browneeee,


tell me urs didnt start to accelerate upwards while spiraling when you put in right rudder...

robbo

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Hung Long or Robbo
Can you tell me which model of heli you got , was it the SWIFT and from where and how much ? thank
I was doing a search on ebay and saw that Walkera have a number of models other than the Dangon fly. There is a new model that is around $250 and has a metal frame but if you think the standard model is good i will save some money .Thanks again

there is only so many time you can drive the RC car up and down the road before it gets boreing but these heli's sound fun.

Hey Jags I know what ya mean, I've even hotted my two cars up, new bodies, bearing, lowerd them, drifting tyres & chrome street rims for styling sideways action....BUT again you can do only some many donuts...

The model I bought and the one Robbo bought I think is the Dragon Fly... Carbon fibre tubing, easly fix with cotton and super glue if your crash it and you will... I bought one of these as I always wanted one of the bigger ones but couldnt justify the big bucks only to crash it...

regards browneee

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Hung Long or Robbo
Can you tell me which model of heli you got , was it the SWIFT and from where and how much ? thank
I was doing a search on ebay and saw that Walkera have a number of models other than the Dangon fly. There is a new model that is around $250 and has a metal frame but if you think the standard model is good i will save some money .Thanks again

there is only so many time you can drive the RC car up and down the road before it gets boreing but these heli's sound fun.

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uh yeah flysurfer,

that was the reason i bought a $100 one, rather than $2000
these thing are great for training - you just dont care if they hit the floor.
next one will be bigger...

Gents,

I've had a bit of a poke around on ebay, but some of the sellers seem to have a bad rep.
Any feedback as to who you bought from? Any difficulties?

Cheers,
Adam

p.s Flysurfer, you don't PULL negative g, you PUSH negative g. You PULL positive g. And there are risks in PUSHING negative g in that you can burst blood vessels in your eyeballs if you exceed your tolerance and/or are unlucky. Most people find negative 'g' extremely uncomfortable and you have a lower tolerance for them than positive g. During -g you can reach a state called 'red out'.
+g has stages in the following order: grey out, black out, A-LOC (LOC = Loss Of Conciousness).
The amount of g you can handle depends on a few factors: Size and body type, physical/health state. There is a technique to help from losing conciousness and also the body becomes more tolerant with more exposure to 'g'. The length of time in the 'arc' as 'g' is an acceleration force. The longer you spend in the arc, the more likely you are to lose consciousness even though you might not upon reaching a greater g force if only for a split second or two.
Females of a short and solid build have the greatest natural tolerance for the effects of 'g'. Tall, lean guys like myself have a lower natural tolerance. Bummer, as I love aerobatics when I can afford to do them (General Aviation doesn't pay as well as I wished). I have to work harder at tensing muscles, etc in delaying the loss or gain of blood from head, etc.
Anyway... I have waffled on enough and possibly bored you to tears by now, but hopefully you have learnt something for today.
In the meantime you can experience negative g by accelarating skywards whilst hanging upside down from the bottom of your kite lines.