This week I'll talk about my power kites. We (my dad and I) have a number of them, ranging from a small 3m square to the big one, a kite surfing kite, at over 14m square. The bigger ones are more than enough to lift you off the ground even in a small breath of a wind. Here are a couple of pictures of me at the beach with one of the larger kites, strapped in with a half harness.
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I have crashed a few times though, like on my 12th birthday I was using the kite surfing kite at an oval that, When I got the kite into the air I noticed that I was shielded from the wind until I got the kite up but it was too late and I was ripped off my feet and came down very hard.
Power kites are not directly dangerous but if used correctly can be slightly dangerous and quite fun.
