teathering

[sexybum25]

Well a big thankyou to the knOb that gave me a -ve rep for this post and as usual wasn't man enough to leave a comment or name.........very sad

 

But thanks for the +ve one, still no message or name but gratefully accepted all the same.

 

If people leave a -ve, please state why and a serious comment. I'm getting really pi55ed off with children or nerds that hide behind there computers and haven't enough backbone to state whythey put -ve reps.........I'm not a happy bunny

[folber]

well the aim of this thred was not to start a spate of -rep point the aim was to educate and give people the information so they dont go out and hurt themselves

[folber]

and to the person who said dont go there. then its gunna be talked about!

[sexybum25]

I'm really glad these things are talked about. We come to examples such as the priest's daughter that never should talk and know about sex......they turn out to be the worst or the parents that don't openly talk about alcohol or introduce children to alcohol, these kids drink more than normal.

 

My point is, to taboo something is making it far more attractive than if it was to be talked about, in the open and discuss maturely. Far more inofrmative and educational highlighting risks and more often than not, preventig that or those person/s from harming themselves.

 

I'm glad it came up.

 

In response to all the +ve reps I've got, thanks guys and Sparhawk.......I'll stop rambling now

[king_of_the_sky]

well flexi did say they will be looking at the rep system so it might change eventually but untill that time pl will keep hiding behinde there screens .

[rasga]

Maybe, instead of giving your accounts of tethering, you should discuss the reasons behind why it is a silly thing to do and some of the major safety issues withit

[folber]

thats a fair comment. ther's lots of safty problems with teathering like:

 

*the rope snaping causing you to float off or the kite to luff and you to fall

 

*the kite ripping of the lines snaping which will cause you to get catapulted into the ground.

 

* the people or object you are teatherd to are also in danger as they can be easily lifted up and carried along

 

*as you are floating it is very easy to end up upsidedown, this can cause lots of problems such as landing on your head and breaking bones, dissorientation which can endanger everyone.

 

*gusts can cause a big problem too as you are floating you can get pulled to a great hight and then dropped.

 

there i think that probably covers most of them. say if you think theres others

[king_of_the_sky]

if its strong enough you risk crushing form your harness (njeeds to be strong enuf to bend the harness bar tho!) you go where the kite goes, strops can be snapped or worn away to snapping very easily when your putting these kinda stresses thru it now i wonder if i ll get a -ve for this?

[Mookster]

Another big thankyou to the anonymous -ve repper who has just struck again. You really are a big man (or woman) aren't you? I bet you're really proud of yourself? AS you don't give me an opportunity to discuss things with you in private, I am forced to do it here. Why are you going around doing this? Does it make you feel clever or special. I suggest you find another way of finding gratification than anonymously slagging other people off. Haven't you even got the balls to confront people from behind the admittedly pretty good barrier of a nickname? I feel sorry for you, not in the way you feel sorry for an injured animal, but that repulsed pity you feel for a loony banging his head against the padded walls of his cell. Come on out wherever you are, and be a grown up. Otherwise stop bothering the rest of us and go back to your chat rooms or wherever it is you usually get your teenage kicks.

Aaah, that's better.

[Mookster]

Just a quick post script. To all you people out there who are slagging us off for even talking about it, I would just like to point you in the direction of page 99 of the Flexifoil Book of Power Kiting, released by a company some of you might have heard of. On this page there is a picture of a guy about 25 feet up in the air. The caption reads "tethered man lifting on a stack of Flexis. Don't try this at home". I welcome your comments on this most irresponsible company for their obvious disregard for the safety of others. Who are these Flexifoil people anyway? I propose we all -ve rep them and petition to have them closed down for bringing the sport of kiting into disrepute. We don't need people like this, the sport would certainly be better of without people like Flexifoil, don't you think?

 

By the way, for those of you without the brains to spot a spoof, sarcasm or irony, please note that I'm not being serious........

[keyzmatron]

I went to Streatham common kite fest and they were doing a man lift with 10 super 10's and a sky tiger. All was done well and with no accidents.

 

ok lets see how many -rep points i get for this.

[Mookster]

By the way, thanks for the positive rep points I received for my rant. Thank God there are some rational people here that understand people's reasons for posting for the sake of information and safety.

[folber]

lol i guess its a shame all iget is -ve points without names!!! if you have something to say in private then dont hide you sad little people!!!

[king_of_the_sky]

yep ive lost count of the -ve reps ive had without names or reasons

[folber]

lol i got one that jus said "dont go there boys" lol it sounds like the kite maffia heehee

[king_of_the_sky]

thanks for all the +ve reps chaps good to know there are some good ppl out there

[jangle]

Main problem with tethering is something called "angle loading".

When, say, you have typically 160 degree angle made between the tether and the kite line your effective body weight increases by x3, add a little acceleration from a gust and your bridles / lines are going to pop.

Just say no.

[SkintMonkey]

Im a newb and certainly believe these type of imformative helpful threads are usefull in teaching us indirectly from your mistakes. Im learning and without these type of threads i would be lost.

 

Your welcome Mookster (silly system anyways)

 

well now im off to enjoy the agonising waiting game in the hope of wind.

 

Goodbye

 

Edit: just reading the above and realised i cant spell. Lord help me on my exams!!

[matt21]

Always a touchy subject, but I do know there are a few climbers on this forum, and how many of you have free climbed???? I know I started free climbing local quarries in my lunch hour at school in uniform with a pair of climbing shoes that I brought in my schoolbag! What the difference?? I know i was being stupid!

 

Tethered flying is a stunt, ive never tried it. It's not fair to tell others what they should and shouldn't do for there adrenalin hit, and the dangers are clearly stated in most threads I see on this subject.

 

If you don't want to risk your life dont do it!!!! SIMPLE!! If you need the hit, do what you have to, thats life! just dont do it in a way that will affect other peoples right to fly in a local area. Personally I dont see the thrill, if I want to be 10m from the floor i'll abseil 40m down a 50m quarry and hope the rope reaches the bottom!!

 

Matt

[Timberwolf]

Just had a look at the picture on the thread above and it looks like DEATH. I've done quite a few stupid things in my time (stuff that creates brown streaks in ya kecks) but teathering just looks like sheer insanity. Broken legs, arms, ankles well they stop you from having more fun so why bother.

[matt21]

Just had a look at the picture on the thread above and it looks like DEATH. I've done quite a few stupid things in my time (stuff that creates brown streaks in ya kecks) but teathering just looks like sheer insanity. Broken legs, arms, ankles well they stop you from having more fun so why bother.

 

At least he is on 2 tethered lines. looking back to my earlier post I realise that with free climbing you are relying majorly in your own ability rather than the actions of a 3rd party bit of fabric, but the only climbing accident ive had is when belaying a friend at a local quarry with ropes and a large piece of rock came away and he wasnt high enough for the nuts to stop him hitting the floor, but high enough for an ambulance! about 20ft. Last time we led with a single 9mm rope

 

But you can only learn from your mistakes if you live through them!!!!

 

Matt

[Skydude]

I went to Streatham common kite fest and they were doing a man lift with 10 super 10's and a sky tiger. All was done well and with no accidents.

 

ok lets see how many -rep points i get for this.

That is just shear madness...How on Earth (or just above it) do you control stackers enough to LOWER you to the ground without just dumping you hard. from that hieght a fall would be fatal and even a fast landing could have very serious concequences.

Just say NO. kiting gets enough bad press dont add to it...

[Mell1599968579]

If you don't want to risk your life dont do it!!!! SIMPLE!! If you need the hit, do what you have to, thats life! just dont do it in a way that will affect other peoples right to fly in a local area.

Matt

The biggest issue of all is that when things go wrong whilst the person is doing them willingly and in many cases are aware of the risks, it is the impact that it has on the rest of us!

 

People do not remeber or want to read about how a few people had such a brilliant time in their buggies/boards etc but they always remember when some tragedy occurs and then when you mention the words 'powerkiting' you immediately fall into 'thats dangeroous isnt it' and so on! It does make it hard for the rest of us!

 

Mell

[tiny_clanger]

just curious, has anyone heard about buggy tethering, ie tying yourself into a buggy which is tied to a tree?

 

My uni reckoned that that's what buggying was, and that people had been seriously hurt by doing it. I've never heard of it, I've only heard of normal tethered flying

[Mell1599968579]

Hi cock!

 

Nah, not heard of it either. I guess that that is an amalgamation of two tradegies over the past few years.

 

One of which I mentioned in my post to you, the other of a guy who went over a cliff in a buggy, no they did not use a kite and no they were nothing to do with the club and from what I remember although I cannot confirm, that the guy was blind and was just using a buggy with a few mates to roll around in....on top of a cliff.

 

Mell

 

 

just curious, has anyone heard about buggy tethering, ie tying yourself into a buggy which is tied to a tree?

 

My uni reckoned that that's what buggying was, and that people had been seriously hurt by doing it. I've never heard of it, I've only heard of normal tethered flying