nomad - 12-4-2011 at 05:38 AM
Hi peeps just a quick one what line lenth do most of you use on your 2.0mt kites ??? Ive got 25's on my Pansh Flux at the moment but thay seem really
long, n would a 20 be better for static n land boarding :puzzled:???
B-Roc - 12-4-2011 at 08:56 AM
For recreational flying, 20m is fine but for traction I'd leave it at 25 so you have a longer power stroke and the kite is a bit slower / more tame on
25m lines then on 20m lines.
ripsessionkites - 12-4-2011 at 12:22 PM
25m seems long for any 2.0m kite (most dont notice the sag in the lines)
if you're flying a 2.0m its got to be nukin winds ???
nomad - 12-4-2011 at 12:50 PM
well its just when i unwound the lines and set it up the kite looked bloody miles away compared to me beamer 3my or even me flux 4.7 it was quick in
the higher wind but did tend to luff, spin and bowtie in the lulls which is what made me wonder if thay were a bit long and acually dragging or
pulling if you will in the lower winds (talking 10-29mph very gusty)????????
Bladerunner - 12-4-2011 at 05:01 PM
Try it on 15m lines.
I find 2m and smaller kites don't exactly act like grown up kites? Snappy little bits of pull. + they often shoot forward and back in the window with
gusty wind. Quick to spin etc.. A certian amount of what you are finding may be that " way " that small kites. fly ?
Are you judging this kite by flying static or in motion?
ripsessionkites - 12-4-2011 at 08:04 PM
in motion 25m would be a lot of drag but than again some like to use 30m+ (i still cant figure that one out).
15m would be the ideal length
isnt a Flux a Race-Type Kite??? it likes to be more at the edge than something with lower AR and wider profile, causing more docile side pull.
nomad - 13-4-2011 at 09:50 AM
Cheers I think im gunna knock the lines back to 20 and give it a try in a more stable on shore coast wind and have a play to get me and it settled on
the same wave lenth......HA! in my dreams... :singing: