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Looks like it's time to
check the depth perception again. Doug Charleville get's a wee bit
too close to the trees with his Blue Moon Mamba. |
What a hard tip stab can
do for you. Practicing snap landings with the Prism E2 and made one
a bit hard. And on one tip. OUCH. |
Kites don't fly well once
they hit the water. Doug's Kitemandu demonstrates. (photo by Maribel
Charleville) |
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Another depth perception
problem. Doug's PEUL suspended from the pegs on a Dorey Park light
pole. |
Doug's TC Ultra is a tough
kite, but it can be broken if one tries hard enough. 25 MPH winds
can create a close encounter of the worst kind - a SLAM into the ground! |
Two in one day!
Doug's Hurricane suffered much the same fate, but was back in the air
quickly following a swap out of lower spreaders with another Ultra. |
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Even big rods will break
with enough pressure. Doug's Thor's Hammer shows the effect of a big
tip stab on a lower leading edge. |
New wing configuration on
Doug's Utopia. |
Tim Morris's E2 rests
serenely in a tree. |
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You always hurt the one
you love. Doug's Vanishing Point. |
Same kite, different
break. This was actually the third time. Says Doug: "I
have a bad habit of flying the Vanishing Point in winds a bit above it's
wind range because I enjoy flying it so much." |
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