hq_master - 30-11-2006 at 12:56 PM
hi i have a hq beamer 3.6 power kite its great when it bloody windy and im a reltivley newwin to kite jumping but i just cant get of the ground can
some one tell me how to jump :frog::!::alien::barf:
:cool2::evil:
:moon::P:piggy:
B-Roc - 1-12-2006 at 07:08 AM
I haven't flown the beamer but I know it is not the most lifty kite out there. How much do you weigh? Pretty much any kite can snatch you off the
ground in the right conditions but bigger kites offer more float so they tend to be better for jumping.
Anyway, pendulum jumping is probably going to work best for you. For example turn the kite to the left and start running with it to the left, now
redirect the kite so it goes over you to the right and keep running in the direction you were running but angle back a bit so you keep pressure on the
lines. When you feel the kite start to lift you, jump.
Go to the flexifoil forum and do a search on pendulum jumping. Somone animated it a while ago. You can also pit jump by laying down with your feet
braced against a small hole in the ground (works best at the beach). power the kite up and fly it straight up through the middle of the power zone
keeping pressure against it with your feet and as the kite reaches the zenith, up you should go (I don't jump this way but I know it works).
Important thing about jumping is redirecting the kite so you get some float. In the first example, with the kite over to your right, as you start to
come off the ground you want to pull the kite over you with your left hand and you may need to apply some brakes so the kite doesn't over shoot the
zenith and collapse. If it does, you'll be dropped.
It does take practice and timing so don't be frustrated. Depending upon your weight, with a 3.6m kite, you may need to be out when it is quite windy
to get good jumps.
code - 1-12-2006 at 04:41 PM
http://chris.m.whittaker.googlepages.com/pendulumjump
Please remember that the Beamer 3.6m is not a high lift kite, thus it's not going to be gentle coming down. Just as fast as you go up you'll come
down, if not faster on the down. So if you're trying for lift be careful and possibly think about purchasing a liftier kite.
~Joe
Sthrasher38 - 26-4-2007 at 07:23 PM
That was the best example of jumping I have seen yet!