Got a chance to get a short flight in today after the wind finally settled down a bit. Prior to the flight, I did some much needed kiting proficiency training to get the "feel" back of knowing what the wing is telling me through soft (ideally) pressure changes in the brake toggles. This is how I'll stay safely inside the envelope whilst flying. During more active wind, the pressure changes are more direct and if its a violent change, forget about it - I'm shittin'. I enjoyed the ground refresher training and actually "kited" (kept the wing over my head) for over 8 minutes without letting it down. USPPA standards require 2 minutes for the next rating so I guess I may be doing ok. Soon the wind was down below 10 and it was time for me to be the "wind dummy". The rest of the fella's would know that if I got beat about by the wind and slammed into stationary objects (ie. ground, houses, cars, trees, etc) that she should maybe think about delaying their flight for a little longer.
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