Who Says Kites are for Kids?

So my Kid Brother(Dan) was at OBX last weekend. He borrowed one of my "toys" for the weekend. That's the neat thing about growing up as a guy. You don't stop getting toys, they just keeping getting bigger, and more expensive. I let Dan borrow the 3 meter (yes, that is nearly 10 feet across) Airush Power kite. Power Kite is a very accurate term for this kite. It is actually used for training in learning to Kiteboard, but it's big enough to tow one arund in the sand, or on a snow board as well.
Here is Dan flying the kite through the power zone. That is the zone the wind pulls the hardest on the kite. It is about 60° on either side of you, and about 55° up from the Horizon. He is fighting a steady 10 mph wind here with +20 mph gusts. It's kinda hard to tell, but he isn't wearing a body harness or anything, so everytime the wind pulls him, He's basically holding his body weight back with his arms...I suspsect (because I have no experience with the latter), that flying this kite in 20 mph winds is like turning an old WWII B-17 flying fortress. It's you vs. the wind. Flying this kite for 30 minutes is a full body, full cardio workout.
Dan's just Hot Doggin'now...flying over the water. It's kinda fun to see how fast and low you can get to the water/ground without crashing. If your ever at OBX or near Kill Devil Hills-you can get a kite there really easily, at the neatest little shop on the beach.

Well Dan-here's your shout out. Now send me my kite back!