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Black and Decker rechargeable battery leaf blower from Lowes $69.99

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Originally posted by Todd Black and Decker rechargeable battery leaf blower from Lowes $69.99

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Originally posted by Drewculous Any ideas how to inflate the twinskins in the middle of nowhere, with no power source (and no wind)?

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Originally posted by Drewculous I had a grounds keeper at the soccer complex hit it with his leaf blower, that was cool! About 30 seconds and it was golden, lol!

Hmmmm.......a leaf blower might work.

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Originally posted by soccerflyer I would go Craftsman http://www.sears.ca/gp/product/B002CSI51O?searsBrand=core

Why are you beating up my Black & Decker

I didn't say one thing negative about Black & Decker. I simply offered an alternative.

Are you sure that one is battery? It doesn't look like it on the listing.

i guess you could try kite cpr if all else fails--i hope you have powerful lungs...........

The trailing edge strap controls the curvature of the kite during flight. More curvature, more power and faster turning - heavier bar feel.

The way this works is that tightening the internal strap will boost performance. Loosening the strap will dump the power out of the kite.

So why does loosening the strap work for you in light winds? Well, the above information is for when the kite is flown in its recommended wind range. As you probably have already figured out by now, speed is power with the twinskins. The more speed you get out of the kite, the more power those beauties produce. This is also the reason you want to fly them hard, not just poke them in the air and let them sit there. If you spank them around, they will reward you a ton!!!

In light winds, the tight strap will actually cause the twinskin to fly much slower as it is cupping more air in the foil. If the strap is very tight, it will actually cause the kite to stall. Remember, speed is power. A stalled twinskin will produce nearly zero power, so stalling the kite in light wind will just end up with a ball of nylon on the ground. Loosening the strap all the way out will allow the foil to dump all the wind out of it which will reduce the tendency of the foil to stall - or in other words - letting the foil build as much speed as possible. Once the kite starts to produce some speed, it creates its own apparent wind and will fly in nearly zero wind conditions. You won't have much power out of the kite and pulling the bar in will give you a small surge of power and usually end up pulling the kite out of the air....but it will fly.

This is the same as normal depowerable foils as well. Shortening the center lines of your foil so the power adjuster strap is pulled all the way in (fully depowered) will let the foil fly in very light wind conditions - you wont have much power but at least it will fly.

As the winds pick up, you will want to start tightening the internal straps or letting your center power adjuster back out to get a bit more power out of the kite.

As the winds start to hit the top end of the wind range for the kite, again you want to go back to the "Light wind" setting. By letting the straps all the way out you will dump the power back out of the kite - you will have some speed but not as much power. Also pull in your depower strap to kill the excessive power.

Hope that helps clear a little up.

That sure does, thanks....

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Originally posted by awindofchange The trailing edge strap controls the curvature of the kite during flight. More curvature, more power and faster turning - heavier bar feel. The way this works is that tightening the internal strap will boost performance. Loosening the strap will dump the power out of the kite. So why does loosening the strap work for you in light winds? Well, the above information is for when the kite is flown in its recommended wind range. As you probably have already figured out by now, speed is power with the twinskins. The more speed you get out of the kite, the more power those beauties produce. This is also the reason you want to fly them hard, not just poke them in the air and let them sit there. If you spank them around, they will reward you a ton!!! In light winds, the tight strap will actually cause the twinskin to fly much slower as it is cupping more air in the foil. If the strap is very tight, it will actually cause the kite to stall. Remember, speed is power. A stalled twinskin will produce nearly zero power, so stalling the kite in light wind will just end up with a ball of nylon on the ground. Loosening the strap all the way out will allow the foil to dump all the wind out of it which will reduce the tendency of the foil to stall - or in other words - letting the foil build as much speed as possible. Once the kite starts to produce some speed, it creates its own apparent wind and will fly in nearly zero wind conditions. You won't have much power out of the kite and pulling the bar in will give you a small surge of power and usually end up pulling the kite out of the air....but it will fly. This is the same as normal depowerable foils as well. Shortening the center lines of your foil so the power adjuster strap is pulled all the way in (fully depowered) will let the foil fly in very light wind conditions - you wont have much power but at least it will fly. As the winds pick up, you will want to start tightening the internal straps or letting your center power adjuster back out to get a bit more power out of the kite. As the winds start to hit the top end of the wind range for the kite, again you want to go back to the "Light wind" setting. By letting the straps all the way out you will dump the power back out of the kite - you will have some speed but not as much power. Also pull in your depower strap to kill the excessive power. Hope that helps clear a little up.

This is beautiful man. We need to add this in to the Arc bible!

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Originally posted by live2hover This is beautiful man. We need to add this in to the Arc bible!

Thanks AWOC, good info, now i know!