Winds 10-14, inflated the kite properly this time and up she went, easily. Holy powerhouse! This thing has some serious grunt! The auto zenith is
super sweet, makes it nice when I dont feel like landing it and the gf needs a hand launching her kite. Easy set up, easy launch, lots of power, I can
now see what so many on this forum love arcs. Only 1 complaint: packing it away is a royal pain in the :moon: Other than that, I can see myself
becoming an arcoholic.
P.S. Bow ties suck too flyjump - 10-5-2011 at 05:18 PM
Yeah nobody likes to wear a bowtie! :pflyjump - 10-5-2011 at 05:20 PM
Oh yeah also for quicker storage........if you have the space it's better to leave the sticks in. I usually don't even disconnect the lines from my
kite. I just land, wind up the lines, then roll the bar up with the kite. Saves a ton of time with set up and tear downmougl - 10-5-2011 at 05:24 PM
I'll have to see you do it at JIBE lolflyjump - 10-5-2011 at 05:30 PM
I'll definatly show you how to setup at jibe mougl - 10-5-2011 at 05:56 PM
Oh I can set up...packing up is the b***hTodd - 10-5-2011 at 06:09 PM
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Originally posted by mougl
packing up is the b***h
Yes but it will preserve a very nice kite. Glad you had the ride but it will only get better from here. I'll be sure to bring my 19m VI for the race
;-)mougl - 10-5-2011 at 06:14 PM
Nice!!! I'm gonna have to WORK to keep up! I love a challenge
Other thing I noticed is the way the safety leash is hooked up makes it impossible to spin the bar to straighten the lines after a loop. I'll have to
post a pic when I'm not dead tired lolflyjump - 10-5-2011 at 06:32 PM
Mougl are you using a zero4 bar?mougl - 10-5-2011 at 08:30 PM
Not sure, I'll have to take a pic tomorrowKamikuza - 10-5-2011 at 08:45 PM
You mean it holds air too well? Or the rolling up bit?arkay - 10-5-2011 at 10:14 PM
yeah packing and setting up an arc is a bit more time intensive than a fixed bridal for sure. If you have a bar and lines for each kite and leave the
sticks in and the lines attached then setup can be faster, but still not what I'd call fast. I'm usually more inclined to stick with whatever arc I
pull out even if I'm overpowered just cause I don't want to blow 30 minutes of flying packing and setting up again. 12-14 is where I find the v19
turns on. I find that 15-17 is a nice strong stable pull, sweet spot for me. Once it hits 17+ you should be boosting into the atmosphere. :wee:Kamikuza - 10-5-2011 at 11:47 PM
... you won't like LEIs then Feyd - 11-5-2011 at 04:16 AM
It always takes more time than a foil but if you open all the zips and leave the sticks in she'll roll up pretty quick.
The 19m has a ton of volume. Smaller Arcs are faster to get packed up.
Small trade off for the flight quality tho.
Zero 4 has the neoprene "hood" style floats. Zero 7 has foam floats and cable leash.mougl - 11-5-2011 at 11:47 AM
Here's the bar...Todd - 11-5-2011 at 12:07 PM
04 bar, Angus should have an 07 upgrade with tophat safety in stock (just the depower and chickenloop).arkay - 11-5-2011 at 05:16 PM
Personally i don't like the older PL bars; the navi is at least heads beyond the 04 or 07. They work, but the safety on the 07 has failed me several
times. It's not pulled once and the black line has wrapped around the end of the bar making the kite loop; and it always gets in the way. Uncool.
I'd recommended getting a newer style bar. Sort of a thread hijack but has anyone hooked up a navi bar to the 4 line arc? IIRC the navi uses the 5th
line on the charger and I haven't seen it or tried it in a 4 line setting. ( yeah, should google first...)Cheddarhead - 11-5-2011 at 06:53 PM
Pardon the hijack. I use my navigator on my VII and Synergy all the time and it works wonderful. Leash hooked to the fifth line safety thru the bar
allows spins all day without a tangle. Very uncluttered and effective system. My only gripe: Y line split up towards the leading edge of the kite
makes botched launches and inverts difficult to fix. Can't say enough about the safety, front line flag out works like a charm.
