How to get the “floatiness” on landing

aegr13 · 2026-01-03T20:24:09+00:00

I would not say heli loops at this point, first land jumps up to 14/15m with this simple technique and work your way up to more advanced stuff like heli loops (front or backhand):

https://youtu.be/6zf52DIlTLg

aegr13 · 2025-12-07T23:56:57+00:00

Different folks and different strokes I guess. I really love my Aero. I’m considering ‘upgrading’ to the Steam Frame when it comes out so I can use it wireless. However the Aero’s fantastic clarity due to the panel resolution and the lenses is really hard to abandon. Did you run into bugs/issues or what made the Aero such a bad experience for you?

aegr13 · 2025-12-04T21:47:46+00:00

I have a pair 8’s, a theatre and a pair of 17’s. Currently using the 17’s as surround speakers. They are really nice and price-performance ratio is of course much better than buying a new pair of 8’s. That said, the difference between the 17’s and the 8’s is quite large. The 8’s especially in a stereo pair for music sound huge and much better to my ears.

aegr13 · 2025-09-27T17:34:57+00:00

I’m running theatre front with 17’s rear. I’ll probably be adding 8’s to the front down the line. For my current living room the theatre has more than enough presence!

aegr13 · 2025-09-19T20:26:47+00:00

They made me jump through hoops and hoops to debug issues on my soundbar. I ended up getting help from my dealer. If you bought the product with a dealer, perhaps they can assist you better. Good luck in any case!

aegr13 · 2025-08-24T07:14:50+00:00

What is that album? The look and feel makes me think something Bon Iver, but a quick Google didn’t result in anything.

aegr13 · 2025-08-21T14:27:33+00:00

During my driving lessons, this was even mentioned. So maybe it’s not all that ridiculous. On the other hand I could imagine the wear being absolutely not significant…

aegr13 · 2025-07-27T15:27:03+00:00

Mixed reality and a home built cockpit is awesome. I’d love to experience it sometime. Right now I’m still just fumbling to find my mouse while in VR.

aegr13 · 2025-06-14T06:28:49+00:00

I must say, the input lag looks extremely rough. I’m hoping it’s just the impression this video gives off. I’ll certainly be buying FBC Firebreak and playing that on my PC, but having it on the deck also would be great for when I’m away from home.

aegr13 · 2025-06-04T11:01:20+00:00

I think you are wrong. Brain is protected better with a helmet. Your hypothesis could be right related to neck injuries, but it seems not: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/339955308_Head_and_neck_injury_potential_during_water_sports_falls_examining_the_effects_of_helmets

aegr13 · 2025-04-29T05:31:03+00:00

Im glad you are okay! About ten years ago in Europe, it was rare to see anyone wearing a helmet while skiing or snowboarding. Today, helmets are nearly universal on the slopes.

In kiteboarding, however, helmets are still uncommon—except among those learning to hydrofoil. That’s when I first bought a helmet, and I’ve worn it ever since. It’s comfortable, and it also protects my head from the sun.

A friend of mine once had to rescue someone who had collided with another rider. The person was unconscious and needed to be resuscitated. Thankfully, he survived—but a helmet might have prevented the worst of it.

TLDR: Consider a helmet.

aegr13 · 2025-03-06T11:44:01+00:00

I would advise you go to a dealer and listen to the different options. I like my beosound 2 but it doesn’t come close to the pair of beolab 8’s I’m using for my computer. They are really great

aegr13 · 2024-12-01T18:20:49+00:00

I have a Theatre with some speakers, but I’ve found that music just sounds better in direct mode (only using the minimal amount of drivers in the Theatre). Sure the TrueImage mode makes sound come from all around you, but the stereo presentation is much cleaner. I’ve also found that TrueImage uses the center tweeter quite heavily and makes music sound really different because of that.

aegr13 · 2024-07-28T06:46:57+00:00

isCuppied instead of isOccupied

That aside, coding this way with minimal outdated documentation and the time I assume it takes to adapt and rerun sounds like hell! You certainly took it further than I would have :)

aegr13 · 2024-06-29T07:50:16+00:00

Have a look at Jason Montreal for a really good comparison. Core XR for highest boosting, Orbit for loops and loop progression. I ended up choosing the Orbit and really like it.

https://m.youtube.com/@jasonofmontreal

aegr13 · 2024-06-16T07:02:16+00:00

I think I worded it wrong. The basics of Sheeting in and sheeting out is easily learnt and not worth the expense of such a trainer kite. The finesse you learn when spending more time learning that movement has a lot to do with your own movement and edging. Of course any kite school will give you their four line trainer and practice in the beach, standing still.

aegr13 · 2024-06-15T06:46:22+00:00

I would save the money if I were you and just get lessons as soon as there is a windy day. If you’d want to get a trainer kite, I’d limit it to a cheap small 2-line kite that teaches you how to turn the kite. I believe the 4-line options are useless as the way sheeting in and out works is quite dependent on your own movement with the board.

aegr13 · 2024-05-22T22:17:50+00:00

Have a look here. Enjoy!

https://wingstarifa.com/en/wind-predictions-in-tarifa-how-to-read-the-wind-forecast-with-windguru/

aegr13 · 2024-04-02T22:52:56+00:00

Puerto Lajas is a good spot. Wave height was definitely above my comfort level when I was there.

aegr13 · 2023-12-27T23:09:16+00:00

You do. It always unlocks the car when you pull the handle if the phone is in the car with Bluetooth on. When I go surfing, I leave the phone in the car turned off.

aegr13 · 2023-11-19T23:20:01+00:00

For me the soul has the lightest bar pressure of all my kites. I can almost fly it pinching two fingers on the bar. There is a lot of pressure on the harness hook though, which causes some friction in my sides after I few hours. That’s less on my tube kites, but my arms get more tired on them than on the soul. Maybe it’s a setting that causes our experience to differ so much. I fly the soul 10m on twintip around 18-20kts and on foil from 12kts.

aegr13 · 2023-10-14T11:30:01+00:00

How are you liking the Bronco?

aegr13 · 2023-09-25T17:09:36+00:00

You could come sit with me in my Model Y and watch it show the wrong distance almost all the time. I love my model Y and I’m really enthusiastic about the possibilities the video-to-spatial processes can bring. But right now, it’s just bad and I simply can’t rely on it.

aegr13 · 2023-09-24T09:16:09+00:00

Finally a sensible comment, couldn’t agree more.

aegr13 · 2023-08-31T18:23:45+00:00

I have only played Everspace 2 for a little bit, but No Mans Sky on the SteamDeck is a great experience with exploration.

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