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Southsea Common, Sunday 4th Dec

Sat Dec 03, 2005 1:27 pm

Weather looks to be improving tomorrow. Would anyone care to join me after lunch on the Common?
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Sat Dec 03, 2005 7:29 pm

am passing that way tomorrow so weather dependant me and the better half can stop off for a couple of hours (or til she gets colds, about 10 minutes), by the way she's looking over my shoulder as i write this! :-)
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Sat Dec 03, 2005 11:36 pm

Will make it if I can.
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Sun Dec 04, 2005 10:36 am

I wish :(
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Sun Dec 04, 2005 1:02 pm

Quite still here, but looks to be picking up a bit, hopefully. Will leave as soon as poss.
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Sun Dec 04, 2005 4:26 pm

Woo... I needed that. What a lovely afternoon. Really dialing into the DS now, really enjoying flying it.

Flew Paul's Essence too, that's a fun little kite for sure.
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Sun Dec 04, 2005 9:08 pm

certainly a pleasent afternoon, andy has discovered*/mastered the most graceful of fade launches on the DS. btw is was the XS not the essence :-D

*not sure if your the first to do this move andy, first time i've seen it tho
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Sun Dec 04, 2005 9:17 pm

Is there no end to the advantages of roll bars...... =D>
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Sun Dec 04, 2005 9:24 pm

Sorry to dash off early chaps, good to be out for an hour or so though. That fade launch sure is maahty purty. Nice to see everyone, and Mrs.1969 too, not looking a day over 1986.
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Sun Dec 04, 2005 10:29 pm

711jrp wrote:
Is there no end to the advantages of roll bars...... =D>


So you've done it too?

With the kite in a fade position on the ground pull lightly to pull the nose to the ground, as it rocks back on the roll bars the nose comes right up and if the wind gets under it, it will start to float up into the fade. I was really surprised the first time it happened, but it was fairly easy and repeatable. :cool:
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Sun Dec 04, 2005 10:35 pm

Piero showed it to me, neat trick, kind of surprising at first.
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Mon Dec 05, 2005 7:39 pm

Glad you all had fun, wish I could have managed to get down there.
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