Windhog - 11-6-2010 at 08:11 PM
Just ordered 2 new Fly Surfer Speed 3's. a 15 & 19.
Only flown LEI's so far. Any tips to start. Worried about water relaunch, and also step by step launch and land on ground. Thanks in advance for
any help.
Maven454 - 12-6-2010 at 04:52 AM
Your title and your post don't agree, did you get a 15 and a 10 or a 15 and a 19? I'm guessing the 19...
tridude - 14-6-2010 at 07:45 AM
your kites will come with video on how to everything......big thing is bar position.............letting your bar all the way out on the speeds will
allow the kite to run to the edge i.e. incease your upwind ability.....................relaunch is easy, depower the strap about halfway (make sure
about this step because you will "hot launch" on restart, pump/pull both steering lines and the kite will rise, let one steering line go, she will
turn 180, and climb like a homesick angel.....................
lay the kite out with one tip upwind/into the wind, sand it down well and unfold the downwind half...................unroll your lines down wind and
make sure too tug on them...this will eliminate tangles...........once youre ready to launch walk 45 degrees or more off of the upwind tip.....the
down wind tip will catch air, and the kite will rise...use the bar (sheet in to stall it for a semi pre-fill.......bar out and up she goes (dont
forget to clase your zips prior to launch)...............
to land fly to the edge of the window, turn her over on the leading edge and deploy the FLS or FDS...............if you have a helper have them grab
the upwind tip.......once they grab the tip walk towards them and the kite will flag out down wind............
enjoy and let us know how you are getting on with the Speeds