abkayak - 27-4-2015 at 04:57 PM
Just started flying this kite and find it very different from the 04 frenzy it replaced.
It's easier to fly and I'm down looping it and 2le looping it w/out hesitation and feeling like I have it under controll at all times..landing it is
almost too easy it not just backs down but I play around and can steer it at will by grabbing the crossing line between both rears..But and this is
the big one if I pull in on the bar flying static it also seams to back down when I'm expecting it to grab more power..there's 4 knots above the trim
and I have it on the furthest out and when I moved it in one set the kite had even less power..on the board sending it back overhead and pulling in I
get up a little but not what I'm expecting or hoping for..sineing it in the bug going in and out lightly with the bar it does a better job.. Does this
make sense?
Feyd - 28-4-2015 at 04:15 AM
The knots give you a method to set the kite to a certain about of fixed AoA. Using the farthest knot out will give the kite a lot of backstall which
is why it's so easy to reverse land it with the brake crossover.
If you move the front lines in, you will need more wind and/or less sheeting to build wing speed and get the kite to power up. This is especially the
case in lightish winds. I suspect that is why you are getting better results in the buggy. You're sheeting out when it approaches stall and letting
it build speed.
I'm not quite awake so I'm not sure if I'm being clear. :-)
abkayak - 28-4-2015 at 05:15 AM
thank you..it makes a lot of sense..winds were in the lower end when this was going on..im thinking that this means that im judging the performance
before i have the kite in the wind range it should be in and there is a lot more to be had