Trick Challenge to Ara

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[Ara Ararauna]

I may not be able to get four a lot.  But Norm you did teach me the trick.  The trick isn't 4 in a row. ( you %$#%$^%$$)   

      

p,s,- Ara your in Italy ?? how about posting your trip.  Some video stuff.  It would be nice to see.  Also watch out for the Palermo Team.  Tough group of flyers.  Great Team.

Wished I could but I think I won't have time...
I have come only for two days and will be in meetings almost fully... 
Travelling for work is not fun. 
I didn't bring my kite with me either... 

In any case, I'm in Milano way up north in Italy, while Palermo is way south in the island of Sicily 1000miles away   

[Hadge]

I didn't bring my kite with me either... 

You should always take a kite with you...just in case!

You need something small that will fold down and fit in your suitcase!

[jecko]

What's FFF??  AVFFF??  Sound interesting... 
God,  I'm so lost...

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[zippy8]

What's FFF??  AVFFF?? 

French Flic-Flac and American Version French Flic-Flac.

They are very much talking amongst themselves here 

Mike.

[vertigo2u]

FYI:
The back ground on all of this is as follows.   Last year Norm made some videos for me to help learn a trick French Flic Flack American Version.  Henceforth FFFAV or FFF for short.  The summer ended with little to show for it.  This year Norm stayed on me. He also offered a set of nice California Finger Starps which he makes. ( Very Nice Quailty) if I could do four in a row.  Well I have not recorded four in a row.  3 and 3/4 but not four.  

In reaching out to help someone on line is a risky business .  Many have reached out to me and some have gotten back lash for comments that were helpful to me.  It seems at times we are all timid in sharing knowledge or technique of doing a trick.  Which is understandable.  Norm and I have worked together for months learning this kite trick.  Finding out my biggest problem is holding the Fade...

We do not mean to exclude anyone from our conversations and enjoy the banter we share.  In sharing information and experiences it has helped us both.

In sharing is a risk.  Big Risk.  When I posted that 540 stuff I felt I had "No Right".  I am not some hot shot pilot who can fly the wings off a kite.  Devin is a Great Pilot (who is MIA the past YEAR. He graduates this spring).  But a lousy teacher.  His tech. is so finely polished newbies will never get it.  JT has the ability to share tech. but has No Training videos.

Norm took a Big Risk in offering a Trick Challenge and posting videos.  Hopefully others will post videos of various trcks from a learning perspective.  So much knowledge out there.  You Tube and Internet offer us all such a interpersonal way to effect each other even though we don't know one another.  Or even in the same country.

When you really think about it .... we are a lucky group.

Older guys like myself need different visual aids (videos) to learn from.    

[ko]

Mike ,your avatar say's it al lol  .Norm you are doing a service and it is fun. Joe I have had fun watching you come along If it was easy it would not be any fun.Ara enjoy your vacation Trig post up a vid and grace us with your skills
Regards KO ps it is raining in hermosa. Something it does about 10 days out of the year so I am BORED keep it up PLEASE

[NormP]

What's FFF??  AVFFF?? 

French Flic-Flac and American Version French Flic-Flac.

They are very much talking amongst themselves here 

Mike.

Name this trick
Mike, I tried the best I knew how to put a name on this trick. My efforts failed, so I named it myself. 

[Ara Ararauna]

Gee guys...   

Shall we start all over? 

As the person who had the thread and the challenge dedicated I pronounce it closed (although the challenge is still on  ) and propose we start a new one when we start getting our first results towards a successful AVFFF. 
In my case when I get the basics; meaning: fade

And thanks Norm and JOE for all your comments, support and motivation.
Cheers.

P.S. Norm, I found the video in youtube 

[Tmadz]

Guys, I know know Trigger and he's not mean spirited. It came across wrong. Unfortunately that can happen in the 2d world of text. He's a newbie and learning like me.

We have tried to help each other through the bumps of beginning freestyle. I like all of the videos, by the way.

(I honestly think it's because he was duped by the dark side and is trying to find his way back.)

[Wayner]

Norms challanges and videos have taught me the backspin and AV FFF 

Keep up the challanges Norm. You are making some members better flyers looks like Ara is next   

[NormP]

Norms challanges and videos have taught me the backspin and AV FFF 

Keep up the challanges Norm. You are making some members better flyers looks like Ara is next   

You're too nice Wayne. The challenges were meant to serve mutiple purposes. Fly your kite (oh gee that's fun), learn one easy trick (because that's the only ones I can do), and get a FREE pair of Flight Straps shipped to you (because that's all I can sew). Things are not working the way I planned. 

[trigger]

it is a great service and fun!  working out fine!

by the way i like the other straps u posted today too... and atleast you sew!  I took my prism ones folded them and wrapped them with electrical tape.... any guesses on how that worked out for me? 

[Wayner]

You're too nice Wayne. The challenges were meant to serve mutiple purposes. Fly your kite (oh gee that's fun), learn one easy trick (because that's the only ones I can do), and get a FREE pair of Flight Straps shipped to you (because that's all I can sew). Things are not working the way I planned. 

Norm, your plan is a good one.  It may not have attracted the masses but has had a big impact on some of us. 

I have never been able to learn tricks on my own. 
Tried and quit in 99, tried and quit again in 2010. With the help of Chilese, Gamelord, Fidelio and others at our Friday Night Fly I started doing tricks. 

Now I added the backspin and AAFFF from you. 

So as I am ofter told, in another 20 to 30 years and I should be ready for the VF competition 

[NormP]

It may not have attracted the masses but has had a big impact on some of us. 
I have never been able to learn tricks on my own. 
Tried and quit in 99, tried and quit again in 2010. With the help of Chilese, Gamelord, Fidelio and others at our Friday Night Fly I started doing tricks. 

There still could be a couple more to join in. One member has sent me a PM and says he has some interest. Yes, you have mentioned before to me how much help you have received from the Area-51 bunch. (no pun intended) It's the best way to learn. You're lucky. Where's the Alien smiley?

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