I tried 60 mph once, I think anyway, can't really be too sure. Still, that is what nearby wind records said. Also, it was with a first generation four line LEI, the Naish AR5, a 9.5 m. I had been riding for two years prior to that time.
The experience sucked, big time. 60 mph can create a ton of power, an amazing quantity at blinding speed, more than your mind can grasp.
Flat kites are truly an innovation. Then again, I had one invert once many months back. It dragged me out of control and bent a 1 inch diameter solid carbon control bar 3/4 inch out of linearity. This was only in about 30 mph too. I sheeted out too much after a small jump causing it to invert, my bad. That was with an early kite tuned for max depower at the pigtails, which was also probably a mistake, the new ones are less prone to invert.
Experienced guys are four times more likely to lose it in a kiting accident than newbies. Why is that?
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