Wego Kite Tube of Death Accident

velocityboy · 07-10-2006, 10:52 PM

I've had one outing on the Manta Ray (the Wego's competitor) with a friend. He fell off once, I fell off once. Both times we were fine. We used the tube in low, steady wind (as recommended) and nobody suddenly zoomed 40 feet in the air. If you had that experience, then the wind was too gusty. Constant boat speed + constant wind speed = constant airspeed = constant lift (since you can't really control the angle of attack too much). That's just physics.

07-10-2006, 10:52 PM	#14
velocityboy Drawn Druid Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Issaquah, WA Posts: 32	I've had one outing on the Manta Ray (the Wego's competitor) with a friend. He fell off once, I fell off once. Both times we were fine. We used the tube in low, steady wind (as recommended) and nobody suddenly zoomed 40 feet in the air. If you had that experience, then the wind was too gusty. Constant boat speed + constant wind speed = constant airspeed = constant lift (since you can't really control the angle of attack too much). That's just physics.

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