dylanj423 - 5-1-2012 at 05:48 PM
Just got my new baby... Any tuning or general maintenance things that I need to be aware of?...
Thanks IN advance...
stetson05 - 5-1-2012 at 05:54 PM
jealous
thanson2001ok - 5-1-2012 at 06:03 PM
HOLD ON!
mdpminc - 5-1-2012 at 09:46 PM
das ist fine kiten, ya !!
Houston AirHead - 5-1-2012 at 09:48 PM
dude your going to be the only one on east beach with a 21 deluxe, shame on you:frog:
keep it out of the sea weed, sea weed kills flysurfer bridals.
dylanj423 - 5-1-2012 at 10:01 PM
i havent seen any other FSers around these parts (other than Van's 17m)... im really looking forward to tryin it out.. just need some nice mellow wind
and a real low tide.... oh and a day off 
im primarily curious about tuning and the mixer test... if its the same as the other models and whatnot...
... ah yes... the seaweed... hate that stuff when it gets in the bridle...
magictat - 5-1-2012 at 11:06 PM
Coronado, San Diego has lots of dried sea weed and beach trash. My old speed17 bridals had an afininty for that stuff. Bring a rake for a launching/
landing zone!
Congrats on your purchase! All I hear is great things about that kite. I plan to pick one up in May!
Kamikuza - 6-1-2012 at 12:49 AM
Congrats!
Haven't checked my mixer yet. Probably need to! I'm pretty sure it's the same method ... there's no WAC though IIRC.
I've had some shrinkage on the br8 - br10 bridle lines and SZ1 and 2 as well ... I only noticed cos it's made a tuck in the connection point where SZ2
and br9 meet ... working on it. Doesn't seem to affect performance.
Check your front/rear line lengths (assuming the kite is used) cos IMHO the 21 needs to be kept equal for ensuring maximum forward flying speed. The
S2 liked a tad shorter rear lines ...
If you're 21 is back-stalling or dropping you when you're jumping, that's how you know you need to check 'em. It should fly cleanly without
back-stalling at the bar all the way down to 2 knots I reckon :D
Prepare for MASSIVE jumps! If you can handle the kite in about 12 or 14 knots it just goes HUGE :D and the softest landings too 
it's great for tricks as well cos the float is endless ...!
Should be fairly easy to keep the kite off the water. It floats very well when you over-fly it; be prepared to keep tension (or yank) the steering
line that is 'up' ie. if the kite is flying to the right and you fall over etc and the kite is falling out of the sky, grab the left steering line and
hold on or give it a yank to keep the kite flying. It'll stop it from closing up like a clam ...
If you stuff up a jump, trick etc try pulling with the back hand to keep the kite in the air until you can see it again. Be prepared for a submarining
if you do that though ... maybe wear a helmet
It's a total light-wind machine, can be worked (gently) for maximum effect and actually turns ok IMO ... awesome kite! I love mine. Never go anywhere
without it :D