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Old 02-17-2009, 10:47 AM
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Default Shadow Blasted ... Flying In Dirty Air

... or wind that has passed over nearby land making it excessively erratic. Land induced turbulence or rotor can have major gusts, extended lulls making flying a full sized traction kite a lot of work to downright dangerous.

Try to use launches with no upwind land mass, trees, buildings, etc. to disturb the wind. If the wind is close to sideshore and is uneven as a result, be extra careful. If it is too uneven, move to a better launch or go some other day when the wind improves.


The chaotic winds (rolling or rotoring wind), can mess kiters up, powered aircraft too in some cases. The velocity of the wind and direction can change too much for safe, stable flight. Try not to let wind shadow, "Shadow Blast" you.
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