Windsurfer uses odd wind source—airplanes

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Windsurfer uses odd wind source—airplanes

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Re: Windsurfer uses odd wind source—airplanes

Thanks for the link. However, the couple of comments below made my head hurt. Depressing to know all the old crazies on cnn.com, ajc.com etc have offspring.

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Pretty cool, but I bet its a bit frustrating sitting around waiting for airplanes. Looks a bit like sailing at Galts on a w or sw when you get one of those wind ribbons that's about 100 feet wide with calm air on both sides, though obviously Galts is not usually that windy. Does suggest a nice upgrade that could be made at some of our local airports. I'd figure prop planes would be more user friendly for this than jets, however. Reminds me of a surfing movie or documentary I saw (maybe it was "Step into Liquid"). These guys would surf for miles off of the wake of oil tankers.

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