You are riding along quite happily ...
and then somehow you tangle up your lines with another kiter's strings.
It's a big mess.
What do you do ?
lol.
she studied the lines on my face
I must admit I felt a little uneasy
when she bent down to tie the laces of my shoe
tangled up in blue
*Bob Dylan.
Into the blue
And faded world of my daydreams
I feel I'm falling deeper everyday
Melting away down a dark and endless abyss
I'm grasping at straws and I'm chasing the wind
As I fall on my face over and over
Into the blue
*Sara Jackson-Holman
No, it didn't happen to me. ^^^
This is a made-up scenario.
I'm simply asking the forum if they know what procedures to put into place when this situation occurs.
So how long until this turns into a discussion about leashes?
"I shall be released"
Any day now, any day now
I shall be released.
Bob Dylan
Isn't this about idiots and wind?
Someone's got it in for me, they're planting stories in the press
Whoever it is I wish they'd cut it out quick but when they will I can only guess...
I been double-crossed now for the very last time and now I'm finally free
I kissed goodbye the howling beast on the borderline which separated you from me
You'll never know the hurt I suffered not the pain I raise above
And I'll never know the same about you your holiness or your kind of love
And it makes me feel so sorry...
People see me all the time and they just can't remember how to act
Their minds are filled with big ideas, images and distorted facts...
Idiot wind blowing every time your move your mouth
Blowing down the backroads heading south
Idiot wind blowing every time you move your teeth
You're an idiot babe
It's a wonder that you still know how to breathe.
Bob
Both kites are down but trying to relaunch retardedly by themselves.
The strings are fully intertwined.
Both riders are in the water and getting dragged and pulled closer together in the strong wind.
What should you do ?
Another thing to do is place your hand on the chicken-loop quick-release in preparation of pulling the trigger.
And after you get in, take off all the wheels of the wicked van and leave them in a neat pile, Most of them arent supplied with jacks...(or functioning brakes,seatbelts etc).....
You are riding along quite happily ...
and then somehow your chicken loop slips off and the bar is pulled out of your hands. You have decided for your own safety after reading about it on the forum not to use a "death-leash". The kite and flaying lines are flying towards a bunch of children.
It's gonna be a big mess.
You realize you haven't renewed your insurance/membership
What do you do ?
lol.
I have seen this happen, at the SAKSA state titles on the weekend. One rider was standing on the beach ready to land his kite after the final heat(only 2 kites in the air) and on the water, second kiter wasn't paying attention and completely tangled the two kites. The rider that caused the tangle immediately ditched his kite before the guy on the beach knew what had happened and was dragged up the beach on 2 kites managed to get draged through one kite while the other continued to loop. Bunch on officials jumped on the rider and more headed for the kite. Happened that fast QR and line knife were useless. Rider was lucky to get out of it with just his knee badly damaged not sure how bad.
Assuming its a big mess and un-detangle-able....
use oh **** handle to flag kites completely whilst not losing them (coz saftey leash is not atttached and probably goes to two front lines as opposed to one)
create a ball of string..
pack kites up and take turns swimming horrible mess in for a couple hours.
drink beer edit and argue while kites are repaired.
Hitting your safety is not the safest way to deal with the situation (as one of the above posts demonstrates ). Releasing your safety just ends up with one lkiter being dragged by two looping kites ( sure if they are already looping and you are getting dragged... punch out but 9 times out of ten it occurs because one kite has flown through the others lines ... With a calm approach you will find most o the time you can still fly the kite to the waters surface with a degree of control it's important to communicate with the other tangled and attempt to put both kites at opposite ends of the wind window. ... Ie one out to the left one to the right until their wingtips are on the water by this time the two riders should be quite close together at which point it is possible to either swim through the other kiters lines to untangle or unhook and pass your bar through.
Every situation is different and you need to use your own common sense as to what is the best plan of action. If they are well tangled and you are going to release make sure the other kiter knows and has the opportunity to do so as well.
Broken lines broken strings
Broken threads broken springs
Broken idols broken heads
People sleeping in broken beds
Ain't no use jiving
Ain't no use joking
Everything is broken
Robert Zimmerman
banana bread and lemonade wave slave u should try pole dancing if you dont already do it.
Why ask the question if you already know the answer slave?
Go and ask the noob forum :D
