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Bladerunner - 20-10-2009 at 05:38 PM
I've never flown the reflex on low lift but there is something wrong here. A 3m Beamer this kite is not ! 
I'm not saying you are wrong just that there HAS to be something wrong with the kite.
Good move calling it back Scudley!
Tonka - 20-10-2009 at 05:43 PM
Something is wrong with the kite or it's setup.....in 10mph winds my SkyCountry 3m Escape is a brutal kite static flying:puzzled:
kitejumper - 20-10-2009 at 05:52 PM
i said in an earlier post that the bridle was broken--i forget which side--thats why its not flying right......
Maven454 - 21-10-2009 at 11:44 AM
The kite is on it's way back to Scudley. Here's hoping (for his sake) that the issue was somehow caused by me not doing something right.
kitejumper - 21-10-2009 at 12:24 PM
well.... theres no doubt that the bridle is broken--so its flyable,yes, but its not gonna fly right--shame they broke but it was bound to happen
sooner or later--ive never seen a kite like that before--it looked like 8million people had flown it--i guess any kite will die eventually with tons
of use.......
Scudley - 20-11-2009 at 10:52 AM
I picked up the Reflex 4 today. A quick look told me the problems: AoA adjustment was on the knot closest to the leading edge on right side and on
the knot closest to the trailing edge on the left; the brake leaders were no where near the same length, 5"difference. Not surprising that the kite
was not performing well. I am surprised it would fly at all. After a few minor adjustments to the bridles the kite should be just fine. Other than a
little bird shlt, maybe field line paint, the kite is still in good shape.
It is pouring rain for the next few days, so it will be a while before I get to check if the minor fixes work, but I think it will be fine.
S
Maven454 - 20-11-2009 at 11:18 AM
I didn't realize that it had AoA or I might have looked at that. Glad to hear that the kite is not too badly broken.
Scudley - 20-11-2009 at 11:49 AM
The worst repair is installing new brake leaders, very minor. The brake leader looks like it may have come into contact with a single line. That
could have been me. The cut in the leader has a clean section and a frayed section. I think this indicates a delayed failure. So no blame is on
anyone who tried the kite out.
Thanks to all who participated in "Pass the Reflex", I hope you had a good time with it.
S
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