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Old 04-15-2010, 08:48 AM
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Hey Paul,

What do you think would happen to someone with a 12 m kite up in a 70 mph gust from something like this? Would be interested in your take. From what I have seen over the years, severe injury even death seems fairly likely. In seconds you go from being on the water to lofted, possibly quite high approaching the wind speed to impact. Whether you hit water or land, really may not matter all that much with the combined wind speed and free fall rate as far as survival.
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