Hangtime Timer

[daZZa-S]

Haven't been on for a while due to wind

 

http://www.hangtimer.com/

 

If it's a re-post then personally don't give a **** ... life too short:rolleyes:

[loz]

costs $107!!

[The Geoff]

REPOST!!! (My first catch )

 

It won't work for kiting - it measures time in zero-g, and you're not under zero-g when jumping with a kite unless you're in big trouble

[daZZa-S]

REPOST!!! (My first catch )

For that you get a sad b@$tard sticker that I will personally send to you myself

It won't work for kiting - it measures time in zero-g, and you're not under zero-g when jumping with a kite unless you're in big trouble

 

Where does it say about Zero G?? As it says "even if you just toss it (and yourself) in the air":confused:

[faster4_tec]

but it will be relying on a harsh landing, or at least a spike in the unit velocity to figure out when to stop. fine if you like breaking your legs on landings, but HUUUAGEEE floaty jumps that end in a super smooth soft landing aren't gonna register, it will just keep counting.

[kitefreek]

just kiteloop on the way down.

 

should land hard enough

[Skyhooked]

but it will be relying on a harsh landing, or at least a spike in the unit velocity to figure out when to stop. fine if you like breaking your legs on landings, but HUUUAGEEE floaty jumps that end in a super smooth soft landing aren't gonna register, it will just keep counting.

 

have you tried one? i haven't tried one, but i'm making an inference that because it is aimed at snowboarders, mountain bikers etc...in fact every sport that has less hangtime than US that it might be very good for kiters

 

cant see anywhere that it says you need to land so hard that your legs break on landing before it registers your jump...

 

...i would suggest to you that a well executed snowboard or mountain bike touchdown should be as smooth and painless as the best landings in kitesports

 

who would create a device that measures how long you were in the air before you ate sh!t?

 

dazza - good spot mate, i hadnt seen it before, and i think it could be a whole lot of laffs

 

just imagine...buy one for the whole club or posse of kiters...then take it turns to 'wear' it and see who wins. a bit like that game on the X box with the rednecks and the cars!

[abba]

looks good but its a bit pricey:eek:

[The Geoff]

But here's the point: the ONLY defining feature of being in the air, as opposed to going down a very steep hill, is that you are in zero-g. It wouldn't work for a kiter in the same way that it wouldn't work for a trapeze artist (except briefly at the top of each swing) or an abseiler. You've got support from above, so you're not going to be in zero-g.

 

What we need is a laser altimeter (ideally tied into a GPS system)

 

Or some kind of switch on the board/buggy's wheels that can tell you when the pressure is on/off. Mylar might be the stuff to use.