Moving to Tampa Soon
 

I will be moving to Tampa within the next three months. I didn't realize how big kite boarding was there, because everytime I have been to the gulf I barely have enought wind to fly.

I currently live up in Grove City PA, (1 hour n of pittsburgh). I fly an Airush 3M two line trainer. I want to start taking lessons when I get to tampa-but in the mean time is there anything I can do with my two liner to learn the change over. Contol is not an issue, and I body drag up in Erie when possible.

Any advice on schools I should try, or what to look for.

heya..

take a look through this thread:

http://www.fksa.org/viewtopic.php?t=1831

some good info on who to contact once you get here..

per your trainer.. just keep doing what you are doing. learn to fly it through areas of the power window and learn to sine it properly to keep it powered. learn to simulate a waterstart by sitting on the ground and bringing the kite through the powerzone to lift you to your feet.

lots of online sites that should give you all the info you need .. this will help your first lessons if you are good with a trainer kite.

dont try to mod it or fly larger kites until you get lessons.

Tampa is a GREAT area to kite. places to kite in nearly every wind direction. many great people that will help you out along the way. just go through the proper steps to ensure your saftey, our safety, and protection of our beaches. also you will progress so much faster through lessons.

-Bryan

" learn to sine it properly to keep it powered"? What does this mean.

I can sort of do the sitting start with my snow board...perhaps that's why i haven't had much success with the rest of the boarding part...

http://kitesurfingschool.org/howto.htm

take a read through this..

dont let this be a substitute for lessons.

if you are still confused, you will need to have someone show you .. if you move to Tampa prior to getting this, i'll meet you at a beach on a low wind day and give you som pointers to help your first lessons go smoother..

piloting a trainer is no substitue for the bigger kites, but the theory is all the same.

Bryan.. I am confused to.. LOL

What is sine? Are you going to teach us angles now?

I followed that link about how to fly...and that's what I saw...basically, what I get out of the sine pattern (or cosine +090°-sorry that's the engineer in me coming out) is that you can basically keep the kite right in the power zone, rather than flying in and out with a figure-8. Is this correct? Assuming it is executed properly...

Wow I feel like an idiot. LOL

So you were teaching us sine and cosine. I never though of applying it to kiting.

Kiteman1978; This is much easier to do as you are moving forward with the wind.

What kind of engineer are you?

I have my BSME -so I am a mechanical engineer-but currently I do design and automation at my company...however, in my spare time, I prefer to do out doorsy stuff. I also build my own kites...I have a 5m parafoil in the mix right now...

Tom.. I noticed by your drawing that you havae a helmet on. Good call.