From the category archives:
So you’ve seen the video’s of the pro’s on youtube jumping, looping and throwing the board around like its as heavy as a fag packet and you want to buy the gear and fly like the pro’s. Well hold on! You need to walk before you can run and you need to run before you [...]
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So you’ve got a kite, a buggy, a helmet and insurance, its time to have fun. Buggying is one of those mysterious things that it is initially really hard until it suddenly all falls into place. Patience at this point will be rewarded. Firstly figure out which way the wind is blowing then arrange your [...]
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After purchasing a few kites and getting bored with static flying, the majority of people look towards using kites for providing traction as a way of moving forward. This guide will help to explain Buggying, from the basic concepts to gaining the skills required for racing. Once again, as with our first How To Fly [...]
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Kites are cool. No longer are they limited to young children and have pictures of Disney characters plastered upon them. Kites have become extreme. The following guide will try and explain the concepts involved in learning how to fly safely and responsibly. By using this guide, you will hopefully increase your learning curve, develop your [...]
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The Wind : If you are just starting out with power kites, or are just interested in recreational flying, a basic understanding of the wind and wind speeds may be enough to get by. However, if you’re interested in buggying or landboarding then a little more knowledge will be needed. Wind strength changes depending on [...]
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Getting the Kite Out Once the lines are correctly attached to both handles, stake out the handles as previously described by inserting your stake though the loops on the brake lines. Make sure that the stake is secure. If its not, your kite will not be stable and will be likely to fly away. Head [...]
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As I was initially starting out with four line traction kites, packing the kite away was something I could never quite get the hang of. I found that no matter how careful I was when packing, the next time I came to get the kite out it would be in such a mess and the [...]
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Well here I am again. I ain’t going to do another review on the blade again as there’s plenty out there but I am going to tell u about what I have done to the kite. After meeting up with papalazaro I spoke to him about the power ring’s on his kites. He briefly told [...]
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Flexifoil Jump Buggy. I have been jumping “badly” in my buggy for about a year and its starting to show as you can see in the pic the front wheel is skewed and the rear axle is bent slightly. I have decided to modify a second buggy in these areas in an attempt to stop [...]
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History: Well, wind is interesting. Some say that wind is caused by atmospheric permutations partially as a result of solar fluctuations, and some say that there’s just a really BIG butterfly doing a hell of a lot of flapping somewhere. Who knows. General characteristics: Can provide anything from -60 in the sun (otherwise known as [...]
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