Power Kite Forum

Help Needed on my Firebee

BeamerMe - 27-2-2015 at 12:35 AM


BeamerMe - 27-2-2015 at 12:40 AM

I just just recently bought I Rhombus Firebee 8.5 for practically nothing (as in R600/£33) its in a mint condition, never been flown...I've done research on it and there seems to be a control issue with this particular kite. Can anybody tell me how to use power rings on this kite.

RedSky - 27-2-2015 at 08:20 AM

What control issues are you having ?

Power rings if I have understood you, are used to pull in brake lines so they closely follow the power lines for better aerodynamics.
You'll have a ring with a small length of line that connects both sets of lines at the bridle end. Larks head or loop through your power rings to the power line bridle. The ring goes on the brake lines so it can slide.

My Gin Tonkawa's had them. I will try to search my hard drive for a picture.


found....






indigo_wolf - 27-2-2015 at 09:45 AM

http://www.stratus-design.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/firebee/index...


ATB,
Sam

BeamerMe - 3-3-2015 at 11:38 PM

Thanks Loads, Helps alot!!

Cerebite - 6-3-2015 at 07:24 AM

I use them all of the time. I scale them for the size of the kite. The ones on that Gin look short to me, for an 8m kite I think I use a 30 or 40 cm line.