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 Is
the shown "KiteBoarding" or not? A "dangling" phase of kiteboarding?
Is
it "parakiting"? With a canopy wing? Woglum-based? Yet,
also and still a phase of KB?
Is
it "gliding"? With a canopy wing? Yet,
also and still a phase of KB?
Is
it "paragliding"? With a canopy wing? Yet,
also and still a phase of KB?
Is
it "hang gliding"? With a canopy wing? Yet,
also and still a phase of KB?
Is
it "FFAWE"? Is
the body and board forming a wing complex, though of low L/D? Yet,
also and still a phase of KB?
Is
it "CWKPS"? Yet,
also and still a phase of KB?
Is
it a "kite-energy
system"
converting the wind's energy into useful purpose, perhaps even pleasant
thrilling recreational purpose? Yet,
also and still a phase of KB?
How much will kiteboarders explore the aerodynamics of the lower "wing"
complex of the free-flight shown kite system? Will kiteboarders enter very
long distance travel via FFAWE methods of utilizing wind-layer
differentia?
The lower wing complex is composed of things among which might be: PIC,
harness, wetsuit, helmet, goggles, pants, shirt, board complex,
communication devices, food, water, first-aid kit with medicines,
signalling devices, rescue parachute, Vitamin C tablets, seeds, fishing
gear, water drogue, compressed-gas canisters, kytoon, raft, auxiliary kite
system for fishing and safety, repair materials, Internet-satellite
communications device, solar-energy driven battery charger,
identification, credit card, additional lines, tools, checklists, prayer
card, pictures of loved ones, sunscreen, trip plan A, alternate trip
plans, potable water-making system, a buddy or companion for the long
trips, etc. .
Shaping the lower-wing complex for flight purposes may be challenging. For
FFAWE KB , the system's lines and control methods will probably altered;
longer lines will permit wind-layer differentia to be harvested for
effective travel. Radio-control will be considered by some to control the
upper wing and even perhaps the lower-wing complex; automatic controls
will be considered. The lower-wing involving the "board" complex will
morph to shapes that help fulfill purpose.
Kiteboarding is being practiced in some of its possible realms, not all.
The KB of today will remain an option. But other KB activity options will
keep appearing as the exploring spirit remains alive.
The clip is from a larger photo:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/74/Kite-Wahnsinn_am_Silvaplana_See.jpg
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