holy crap scott that is scary as hell..
I can point out my ineptness on assisting Bryan (Bayflite) with a launch of his Peter Lynn? kite last week..
Its a foil kite and he just needed help launching..
He told me to hold the edge down until it took shape for him to launch..
I have seen Trent launch his Flyspeed a bunch of times and he just walks back until the leading edge catches air and it does a downwind hot launch..
I *thought* the PL was the same and Bryan just needed some help with the small launching area..
I held the edge down.. as soon as the kite began to take shape and come off the ground I let go...
Big Mistake..
Bryan quickly dropped his bar as the kite tumbled down a ways and luckily just rolled twice and no one got hurt.. just tagled the lines.
I felt like a fool and Bryan had to re-rig.
Could have been much worse in kite damage and much much worse in people damage.. so luck was with us.. but it was just a good solid reminder that there are many things that I am clueless about in this sport and should have asked for specifics to ensure the safety of Bryan and others in the area..
-B
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