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by Bille
Tue Apr 02, 2024 2:57 pm
Forum: Kitesurfing
Topic: Kite gear destroyed in fire caused by kite gear
Replies: 24
Views: 1600

Re: Kite gear destroyed in fire caused by kite gear

I mean who is going to watch a lithium battery charge let alone try to put out a battery fire when it starts? Have you seen how insane a lithium battery fire is? If ya place the charging LIPO on a ceramic tile, with a ceramic pot on top ; yes you can charge unattended , because ceramic can take a t...
by Bille
Mon Apr 01, 2024 12:01 pm
Forum: Kitesurfing
Topic: Kite gear destroyed in fire caused by kite gear
Replies: 24
Views: 1600

Re: Kite gear destroyed in fire caused by kite gear

Charging ALL LIPO batteries unattended : ... *** MOST Important : The Lipo and wire leads for the charger, all get covered with a Heavy Ceramic Pot that is placed on a cement floor in the middle of the room a few feet from any burnable object. If you have a wood floor, then ya also need a ceramic t...
by Bille
Sun Mar 31, 2024 3:37 pm
Forum: Kitesurfing
Topic: Kite gear destroyed in fire caused by kite gear
Replies: 24
Views: 1600

Re: Kite gear destroyed in fire caused by kite gear

Charging ALL LIPO batteries unattended : * Purchase a Good balance charger , (go to here and search what is best) RcGroups.com : https://www.rcgroups.com/forums/search.php?searchid=95150729&query=Best%20LIPO%20charger A Cheap charger will over charge a Lipo above 4.2v , and then that battery is now ...
by Bille
Mon Mar 25, 2024 3:00 am
Forum: Videos
Topic: Florida kiteboarder critically injured when he crashes into St. Peter pier
Replies: 18
Views: 1426

Re: Florida kiteboarder critically injured when he crashes into St. Peter pier

Guys, take a spoon of cement and stop winging. It takes an astronaut to go into space. If you are not one, dont go. Die as a man. Where is a real man this days when all but a few just winge about the safety? A mountain climber died yesterday. It was his pashion. Deal with it. Do you really mean tha...
by Bille
Thu Mar 14, 2024 2:33 pm
Forum: Kitesurfing
Topic: A new Kiteboarding member
Replies: 2
Views: 523

Re: A new Kiteboarding member

Toby wrote:
Thu Mar 14, 2024 2:23 pm
...Now put him on the water ...
He knows how to snowboard ; thought I'd let him try snow-kiting
first , (until the water warms up).

Billr
by Bille
Thu Mar 14, 2024 2:52 am
Forum: Kitesurfing
Topic: A new Kiteboarding member
Replies: 2
Views: 523

A new Kiteboarding member

Today I put this new student , (2 lessons in the park) on a kite buggy , with my 2.5M POS ,20-year old trainer ; He Killed it !! Chad is an instructor of martial arts ; with his reflexes and brains , he was able to hold his own and stay up-wind in some seriously nasty gusty air , on the buggy . I go...
by Bille
Fri Mar 08, 2024 6:27 pm
Forum: Foil Kites
Topic: Pansh Kestrel, high performance kite
Replies: 674
Views: 65350

Re: Pansh Kestrel, high performance kite

12 and 8m hawk are very good kite to begin with, but carefull, a foilkite doesn't like full speed middle of window crash... if your friend, already know moving a kite, you can go...otherwise, a tubekite is a better choice... juste because of this overpressure problem. A foilkite hates big crash. I ...
by Bille
Fri Mar 08, 2024 12:36 pm
Forum: Foil Kites
Topic: Pansh Kestrel, high performance kite
Replies: 674
Views: 65350

Re: Pansh Kestrel, high performance kite

if it is wide in the sense of turbulent wind, I would choose the Hawk instead ... If it is laminar , even if variable on a low frequency change, why not but during the early learning curve he will have few or not interest to drive the Kestrel ... if there are much chance to put it in the water, Haw...
by Bille
Thu Mar 07, 2024 2:30 pm
Forum: Foil Kites
Topic: Pansh Kestrel, high performance kite
Replies: 674
Views: 65350

Re: Pansh Kestrel, high performance kite

On another note : I'm teaching a friend how to kiteboard , and the place we will be kiting has a really wide wind-range , (just like Lake Mohave) ... ... I'm leaning towards a Kestrel for him ; just for that reason. Is this a good idea ? He won't be touching a LEI , as long as I'm guiding him ; he w...
by Bille
Thu Mar 07, 2024 2:24 pm
Forum: Foil Kites
Topic: Pansh Kestrel, high performance kite
Replies: 674
Views: 65350

Re: Pansh Kestrel, high performance kite

Agreed the pre inflation isn’t as good as a FS due to the placement of the air intakes which are on the bottom half of the leading edge. ... The simple hack for this is a $20 BBQ fan. Stick it in the center intake valve while you layout the bridle and lines. ... On the plus side of that intake plac...

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