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Had heaps of laughs in Yeppoon with awesome company. Landed back home lunchtime today after a month of kiting. The old buggy is showing it's age now, even though it has had only one careful owner. This is what's left of my front tyre and where it's carried me so far. All done along Farnborough Beach in Yeppoon. Queensland. Cant wait till next year!!

Yep, I’ll be there from 7th of April

From the Canary Media Site French startup Airseas have started trials of kite power supplementing the energy used on cargo shipping. https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/sea-transport/watch-this-cargo-ship-fly-a-giant-kite-to-save-fuel-and-cut-emissions Airseas deployed both a 2,700-square-foot kite and a 5,400-square-foot version. Airseas estimates that its Seawing system will eventually be able to curb ships’ fuel consumption — and associated greenhouse gas emissions — by an average of 20 percent. I believe there are some trials of onshore based systems in Scotland and will update when information is available / appropriate. I haven't been out on either with Board, buggy or indeed static over the last 3 or 4 months, fingers crossed for some 1/2 decent weather. Regards from the UK

Got my hands on an original Dirtsurfer. A bit of a polish, some grease in the bearings (still could do with new ones), and some new rubber. I am good to go!! My 9 year old son read the warning on the bottom of the board (a you will injure yourself using this device warning) and now doesn't want to have a go. And he's the one with a mountain board? Go figure? I am sure he will come around once he see's me using it, or falling off it.

@nigel that is a thing of beauty 😍

Chook: It worked not too bad for a first try, but I dont think its a good solution for serious riding. Erics wife Wendy has an old injury at her neck, so he tries to find a solution to make her buggy a little bit softer. Randy: Thank you! Underberg is the best medicine in the world 🙂

Finished mine today That it all made up now. Have put Handlebar Tape Non-Slip Shock-Absorbent on the handle part here's a couple more pictures of it together and broken down.

Hi, let me join this conversation though I dont know if anyone will read this... Few months ago I bought this kite from Andy. As many of us may have experienced there is a lot of deceit between human creatures all over the world. But nevertheless I never stopped trusting and so I trusted Andy. He sent me this kite from Australia to Germany and the only ones who treid to fck me were those from the customs. F-Arcs have become something like a kite religion for me and the version Andy made out of 2 16 m kites is the best F-Arc EVER. One evening on the beach there was not enough wind to inflate that kite so I pumped it up with a plastic bag in which I caught air and then held it into the opening at the trailing edge to press it in. Running a bit backwards the kite began to fly in the last moving air. Running around and flying a 360. When the kite was in the centre of the wind window I jumped into my buggy and started the ride. As it happens to F-Arcs the wind caused by being in motion was added and the pull got stronger. Flysurfer kites falling down and passing them with that yellow thing moving the buggy. Sorry for you all. I do understand people who dont trust. But you really missed a fracking good kite.

Hi all, I am a newbie here so thanks for having me! I have some powerkites that have been in my garage a long time and need dusting off so to speak!.So am keen to give Buggying a crack and maybe can get a buggy but it may need some tyres? Any ideas from anyone where i would get?I am in Hawkes Bay so prob would have to get couriered from Auckland,Wellington?? Thanks Happy Flying Andrew

If memory serves me correctly, this is a fighter kite event. No personal kites can be flown, you must use the ones available at the event.

They did it!!!! 222.4 kph in only 40.7 kph of wind!!! That's 5.5 times wind speed!!

Its the next big trip. Anyone that hasn't been or has been. try and get to Kingston, I heard a rumour that the godfather of kite buggy will be gracing us with his presence. Kingston is located 6 hours west of Melbourne and 3 hours from Adelaide. Great beaches. the beach from Kingston to goolwa is approx 150klm. When it is dry, there is a gypsum dry lake just out of town. the main week is the week leading up to and including Australia Day. but most are heading from the 13th Jan onwards. 2 weeks of buggy and kiting fun. see you there ?

Destin, Florida Like new! I maybe flew it 5 times. I bought this one new in mid 90's in Bel Mar, NJ I love this kite! but I never use it as much as I should. I really miss my hyper-kites star cruisers 12 ply that are impossible to find. Value $$ ? I tried to search the last sale on ebay, but couldn't find it. Im a legit seller on ebay since 2001 and can make a listing. it's all there, even an extra stand off, and two extra top center support spars. Tommy (replies through the forum please)

Hey 123Matt, I just found this site and saw that you sold the exact same kite I am selling. If anyone hits you up still interested, I am going to post mine on here.

@Angus Johnstone I wonder if you are into American version ?

Hey all, I am not sure how many active kiters are In Canberra any more, So I wanted to post this up to see who would be interested in catching up for a casual fly some time? It would be nice to catch up regularly with a fellow flyier even if it's just for a static fly.

Hey mate, I am into kite buggying. What about yourself?

I've been out of the scene for many years but moved to Canberra a few years ago and would love to get back into the scene. What kind of flying are you into?

Hi. Got mine tested a few weeks ago, and then made a few permanent modifications. The first image shows the whole thing 'packed up' (small enough to fit in the bag on my buggy). Then it is shown released but not assembled. Then there are images of the various parts of it ready to use. I changed the rods from being four rods long to being three. That still seems to be long enough, and reduces any bending when going downhill. At the 'handle' end you have the choice of the handle to grab, or a couple of shoulder slings. And pulling it along by the shoulder slings is so easy that I'm unlikely to use the handle much. To fit it all I have to do is (push the rods forward in the sleeve and) tie the straps to the buggy foot pegs. This should make it flexible enough to be able to fit it to any buggy.

Hi Barry Pardoe am in the process of making one out of 15mm aluminum pipe. Use a pipe bender make in the shape I want. Not finished it yet have to get a bolt lathe down to 13mm so it will fit inside the pipe. It breaks down into three parts. Here's two photos of it. More photos when it's finished.

It's been a while since I've flown or visited the forum but this news report of Geoff Wilson's being dragged across the Simpson desert by kite was a nice surprise reminder that there are still some landkiters around. Check it out on : https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-09-03/geoff-wilson-simpson-desert-recordwind-powered-buggy/101398896#:~:text=After 11 years of trial,buggy attached to a kite.

Gonna zombie this thread! Just wanted to chip in with a great trick for fixing nose tuck without having to add rear line tension. Cut a piece of pipe insulation foam to the same length as the central leading edge, and fit this into the leading edge when you fly it. I did this on mine by sewing in velcro rather than the little leading edge lines. This allowed me to easily adjust the amount of 'tuck' on the leading edge, but also allowed me to fit the foam as an experiment. When I tried the foam the result was so good that I just didn't go with the original plan of playing with the amount of 'tuck' on the nose. If anyone is interested I can throw up photos and videos at some point. It may take a few weeks as the kite was eaten by some gorse bushes at Pembrey last Friday, so it needs a little TLC before it flies again.

My dream is a kite made entirely from struts. xD The bridles on the Genetrix Hydra actually attach to the struts ( it's French ) to support the canopy resulting in an almost flat kite. Great for depower and speed.

You shouldn't call us that!!!

@roblukin makes the ABC News. Article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-04-01/encephalitis-survivor-doing-extreme-sports-kite-buggying/100951660

@bakersdozen the song is called Come up by dwonji. @.Joel Thanks for adding the logo to the files database. I will be sure to use it in my next video. I will have to try and find an ozone access. I have just been given a flexifoil blade iv 6.5m to try out. But I am a little worried that I will struggle holding onto it as I don't have a harness. The beamer goes great it was recommended to me years ago by andyfly when he was teaching me how kite such a good little kite.

Hey all, It's been a looong time since I have posted anything and its been even longer since I have been out flying. I've recently had the itch to take me gear out and go flying again. But unfortunately due to the poor weather recently it's been difficult to get out. The other day I brought myself a new action camera the insta 360 go 2. It's a small action camera about the size of your thumb and it only weighs a few grams. Today I decided to take it out for a test run and mount it onto my kite using the magnetic mount that comes with it, Due to the wind being very light today I could only do some static flying but I was impressed with how the camera performed. The stabilisation and horizon lock works really well and it produced some great footage. I can't wait to test it out on a beach run. If anyone is in the market for a new action camera I would highly recommend getting one of these.

After waiting for more than three months because of the Covid back log, I picked up my Soul2 10m a couple of days ago. Yesterday I put it together, gave it a good looking over then headed to the beach to fly it in 8 knots. I was immediately blown away and excited by how much quicker it turned being a 10m and on the shorter 17m lines compared to my 12m and the 20m lines. Very responsive. Then I thought I would see if I could get going on the land board in so little wind. To my surprise it wasn't to hard, turning the kite quicker to generate more power made it surprisingly good fun for such a light wind day. Today I drove to Byron Bay desperate to get on the water with it. No wind up at Kingscliff but Byron was showing some. I got a small window where there was enough wind and the rain stopped. Again I was blown away by how easy it was to turn the kite quickly and generate comparable power to the 12m Soul in these conditions. I was the only twin tip out there, all the other kiters were on foil boards. I came out of the water with a big smile on my face. This kite is a joy to fly and I can't wait to really put it to the test in some decent wind. I will do a full review at some point, once I have some more time to fly it. Watch this space... After waiting for more than three months because of the Covid back log, I picked up my Soul2 10m a couple of days ago. Yesterday I put it together, gave it a good looking over then headed to the beach to fly it in 8 knots. I was immediately blown away and excited by how much quicker it turned being a 10m and on the shorter 17m lines compared to my 12m and the 20m lines. Very responsive. Then I thought I' would see if I could get going on the land board in so little wind. To my surprise it wasn't to hard, turning the kite quicker to generate more power made it surprisingly good fun for such a light wind day. Today I drove to Byron Bay desperate to get on the water with it. No wind up at Kingscliff but Byron was showing some. I got a small window where there was enough wind and the rain stopped. Again I was blown away by how easy it was to turn the kite quickly and generate more power. This would have been a day for the 12m usually, but I was the only twin tip out there, all the other kiters were on foil boards. I came out of the water with a big smile on my face. This kite is a joy to fly and I can't wait to really put it to the test in some decent wind. I will do a full review at some point, once I have some more time to fly it. Watch this space...

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