I finally managed to get some scudding in today. It took some rather strong winds (45-55). I noticed however that I only got in a scud of about 5
feet. Maybe I was doing something wrong though. I flew the kite over to the edge of the window, turned it back low into the power zone, and when it
was fully powered I dug my heels in and the kite pulled me along. Once the kite flew to the other side, the scud was over.
Which brings me to the topic of this thread. With my three line ozone imp trainer, is it possible to stall the kite in the power zone so that I get a
longer scud? So far the only thing I have managed to do is fly it fast through the zone, taking it either to the other edge or up to zenith. As usual
any advice is appreciated.
Shaggsfurbowski - 21-11-2009 at 09:46 PM
keep it in the zone by looping it or flying it in a figure 8. You'll be able to scud until your arms drop off or you run out of room!
you actually don't want to stall it in the power zone, you want to keep it flying in fast loops or fig 8s.power - 21-11-2009 at 09:47 PM
In order to keep a scud going, you will have to figure 8 the kite through the power zone. If you stall the kite in the power zone, it will begin to
lose power, or suddenly power up on you if you release the brakes.power - 21-11-2009 at 09:47 PM
Sorry furb, we must have posted at the same time:bigok:Bladerunner - 22-11-2009 at 09:32 AM
You might try tweeking the front lines to speed it up again ?canuck - 22-11-2009 at 06:15 PM
Turn 2 or 3 full circles in the eye of the power zone then figure 8 up and turn 2 or 3 circles the other direction to untwist your lines. Don't do too
many loops or the lines get too tight to control. Might not be a good idea to try it in 45-55 kph winds to start out in case you start windmilling and
loose control (been there, done that; waste flying time untangling the mess after).furbowski - 23-11-2009 at 07:12 AM
Quote:
Originally posted by canuck
Might not be a good idea to try it in 45-55 kph winds to start out in case you start windmilling and loose control (been there, done that; waste
flying time untangling the mess after).
yup, that's exactly right! all part of the learning curve... and the kite can stay semi-powered up like that and take a looong time to come back to
ground...
@ power... I think you may have caught my "second thoughts" edit, the second part of the post above.... It's a race sometimes to answer some Q's
LOL... No worries at all!shaggs2riches - 28-11-2009 at 08:01 PM
thanks for the advice guys! I forgot I posted this thread sorry for the slow response. I will keep these things in mind the next time I get enough
wind to try scudding
