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    Posted: August-11-2017 at 12:41pm
Some one needs to bring these back:


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I've been waiting for one of these to come up on craigslist or ski-it -again forever... ;)
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Wonder if those were found to be dangerous or unstable?? IIRC the original versions of the delta wing kites used in early ski shows went that way??

That being said, they look like a blast, would love one!!
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I don't want to toss a damp towel on this thing but I took an aircraft accident investigation training course during A&P school and remember several incidents when pilots of small helicopters bounced out of their unbelted seat....It was not pretty for the pilot who wound up looking like a 3D model of a Cat Scan.

Imagine a little bump off the water and flying up through those blades. That's a lot worse than a face plant. Damn I spoiled the fun.
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yeah, the chance of decapitation has crossed my mind...
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That is awesome. Truly. I love the "newsie" voice of the announcer too. This made my day.
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Originally posted by M3Fan M3Fan wrote:

That is awesome. Truly. I love the "newsie" voice of the announcer too. This made my day.


Yeah that totally makes the thing come to life. No matter what--who wouldn't want to ride on one of those things! Seat belt for sure though! Don't want to be sliced into segments!
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Originally posted by quinner quinner wrote:

Wonder if those were found to be dangerous or unstable?? IIRC the original versions of the delta wing kites used in early ski shows went that way??

That being said, they look like a blast, would love one!!


There was a neighbor of ours who used to have a kite with about 1500 feet of line and he would have someone drive his boat while reeling him out and up until he hit the release. He would coast around for a few minutes to maybe 10 minutes and he'd land at the local sand beach. The reel was an automotive car wheel and it was attached to a DC motor that would act as the cable drum. Talk about nuts.
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The guy who got me into barefooting had a kite... this was on the rivers and he would fly under the bridges etc...
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Even better, attach the frame and rotors to an air chair. That's a man's sport there.
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Imagine doing it while someone is trying to kill you---
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I'll volunteer to fly it if someone finds one!
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Originally posted by Gary S Gary S wrote:

Imagine doing it while someone is trying to kill you---

Yea imagine that !!! To bad for them

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What kind of a genius would fly one of those and then tell the submarine that something is coming to kill them. Answer: a good swimmer. He would need to be after they cut him loose and dive. Sounds like a job for the new guy.
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Originally posted by mark c mark c wrote:

What kind of a genius would fly one of those and then tell the submarine that something is coming to kill them. Answer: a good swimmer. He would need to be after they cut him loose and dive. Sounds like a job for the new guy.


That is funny in so many ways, Mark. I'm dyin!
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My Son currently fly's the Apache as shown in the photo above. It is an amazing machine.
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Is that how they got all that HD wakeboarding videos back in the day? Its the original drone!
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