Jason, Steve... did you seriously do that?

Happy JIBE'mas it is then. I just figured the President of the Janky Wind Club needed a little sumpin sumpin. Plus, Jason needed to sell something so I just helped the whole thing along. A kite as nice as that one needed a home where it would get used with some frequency, something that just wasn't happening in its former surroundings.

Completely agree with Sean on the superbness of the Peak series for inland buggy engines. I'll add to that lake Ivanpah engines as well. Technically inland of course, but there is some darn nice clean wind there on many days. On my IBX trip earlier this year my Peak-2's saw far and away my most usage and I had my entire quiver with me!

Enjoy my friend, enjoy.

I was just as humbled Spencer!! I can only imagine your face when you pulled her out of the box . A huge gesture of kindness from Steve. Enjoy my friend. She is a minty hot pink beauty as you can see... I know you will give her the attention she deserves. . I am hoping to expand another FB quiver soon , so yeah it worked out for everyone.

You should fall right into the Peak already being a NS pilot. You will go nuts over how much power it dumps. Unlike any other I've flown.

Only advice is to not kink the stiffeners when rolling it up. Feyd has a real good pack-up video and other Peak 1 porn.

Now time for some pics of her maiden Georgia flights.

Planning for a maiden test flight tomorrow... There will be wind... Good thing my buddy rescheduled our lunchtime jam session

Hey Steve... You are the man!!!

It takes some time smoothing out the action and dialing in how it likes to be flown. Really different feel going from fb and nasa stars but it's gonna be great

Nice story...congrats to the receiver AND the giver. Both are blessed through this act of kindness.

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Gonna have to get used to depower

Aren't the Nasa Stars depower..?

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Quote: Originally posted by soliver   Gonna have to get used to depower Aren't the Nasa Stars depower..?

Sort of. What the third line does on Steffen's NPWs is scrunch the nose up on the kite. A little nose scrunching and the kite will fly with less pull because of inefficiencies in the resultant shape; quite a bit of nose scrunching and the kite will sort of crumple and really reduce power (good way to land the kite in high winds for example); too much nose scrunching and you can invert the kite and end up with some nasty bridle tangles. There is a little plastic slider on the third line to dial this in depending on kite size. Usually NS owners learn the hard way not to ignore this adjustment if they actually use the third line for landing or pull the emergency chicken loop free.

When cooking along while buggying for example it can be a challenge to deploy the DP aspect of the kites for purposes of scrubbing power. This action will make the kite fly somewhat poorly and will drop it farther and farther backwards in the wind window. More than a few times I've tried this to ill effect since the kite dropped back, hit the ground behind me, then I reduced the tension on the third line, only to have the kite reinflate and rocket forward again in the window with all its FB glory. Not the best situation.

All in all for buggying I've found the third line best suited for landing the kite and for emergency deployment of the safety system but not so effective for DP.

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Quote: Originally posted by soliver   Gonna have to get used to depower Aren't the Nasa Stars depower..?

I was about to answer this, but it looks like Steve beat me to the punch.

Yea, the short answer is yes but not really... The third line changes the shape of the kite to decrease the power, so it "depowers" but not in the same sense as a kite that changes it Angle of Attack.

The third line acts better as a safety for a very powerful 2 line FB... So not a TRUE depower.

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Unlike most depowers that speed up when you let the bar out, the peak will speed up only to the point it starts to flutter hard and slows back down. Finding the sweet spot is key. This less than fluid action with bar out is what helps with its effective depower range but also what some do not care for versus a standard dp foil. I prefer maximum depower to maximum performance in my gusty stuff so I prefer it.

Yea I kinda figured this out... The bar all the way out and it was loud and fluttery with virtually no control, almost a quarter (or less) of the way in it stopped fluttering and a had better control but still a little pull, 1/2-3/4 of the way in and it was well powered up and fully controllable (got yanked a few inches off the ground in a gust here), full in and it stalled out... I think that is pretty standard for a depow, yes?

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Quote: Originally posted by ssayre   Unlike most depowers that speed up when you let the bar out, the peak will speed up only to the point it starts to flutter hard and slows back down. Finding the sweet spot is key. This less than fluid action with bar out is what helps with its effective depower range but also what some do not care for versus a standard dp foil. I prefer maximum depower to maximum performance in my gusty stuff so I prefer it. Yea I kinda figured this out... The bar all the way out and it was loud and fluttery with virtually no control, almost a quarter (or less) of the way in it stopped fluttering and a had better control but still a little pull, 1/2-3/4 of the way in and it was well powered up and fully controllable (got yanked a few inches off the ground in a gust here), full in and it stalled out... I think that is pretty standard for a depow, yes?

Speaking only with P2 v P1 experience I think you have it just right. As you know, you are going to want to get moving to appreciate how the kite behaves. Another nice feature which you will likely soon appreciate is that pushing the bar out during light wind is a nice way of keeping the kite aloft during lulls. You will stop rolling in your buggy, but the kite won't be on the ground. The wind picks back up and you simply pull the bar in a bit, drop the kite down from up high down through the wind window and power works back up and off you go!

Bottom line, don't judge the kite's performance from your static flying; it will behave a lot different once you get moving.

I am pretty Jazzed for sure... I can't wait to see what she does in the buggy seat!... I do need to get a leash though

No thanks... I get plenty of that at my own job... And I work in a church

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I'll send it on over bud!

Thanks Jason!

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Yea I kinda figured this out... The bar all the way out and it was loud and fluttery with virtually no control, almost a quarter (or less) of the way in it stopped fluttering and a had better control but still a little pull, 1/2-3/4 of the way in and it was well powered up and fully controllable (got yanked a few inches off the ground in a gust here), full in and it stalled out... I think that is pretty standard for a depow, yes?

Well...not quite. It's a Peak "thing" I guess. I wouldn't understand they say.

Nevermind, enjoy your nice, new, crispy kite! :D

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Second Peak session today (static) and really appreciating the beauty and awesomeness of the Peak... I really got a kick out of the easy launch. Puff of wind plus a step backwards with NO hands on the bar and it pops up like a scared bird.... I seriously can't wait to try it in the buggy seat... Maybe finally make some doom wheels :o (nah... Wifey would hate that). Also tested how the safety worked since I have the leash now (thanks Jason) ... I realized I needed to do the Donkey "appendage" differently than how I was last time... Goo lesson to learn on a test rather than while in a situation.

Good stuff Spencer, good stuff. Wheels of Doom? Outstanding! I've had three 6m Peak sessions with wheels of doom this week and can seriously vouch for how much fun that combo is. Don't fight fate! :evil:

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Quote: Originally posted by soliver   Second Peak session today (static) and really appreciating the beauty and awesomeness of the Peak... I really got a kick out of the easy launch. Puff of wind plus a step backwards with NO hands on the bar and it pops up like a scared bird.... I seriously can't wait to try it in the buggy seat... Maybe finally make some doom wheels :o (nah... Wifey would hate that). Also tested how the safety worked since I have the leash now (thanks Jason) ... I realized I needed to do the Donkey "appendage" differently than how I was last time... Goo lesson to learn on a test rather than while in a situation. Good stuff Spencer, good stuff. Wheels of Doom? Outstanding! I've had three 6m Peak sessions with wheels of doom this week and can seriously vouch for how much fun that combo is. Don't fight fate! :evil:

Hey, I won't be fighting fate, but my bank account will

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May have my first Peak session Saturday... Whoop whoop!

:wee:

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What did it get frayed on Spencer?

I have no idea really, it seems like it got that way before either you or I had it probably... unless you are making some kind of unfortunate innuendo :o

Like I said, I probably won't bother to fix it,... I'll probably do something else with a carabiner.

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Funny thing I noticed today, I have a vague memory with my Montana, there was literally NO turning control of the kite with it flagged out ... Is this a Peak thing or an all Depower kite thing?

It is a depower thing. You have to keep in mind what is happening at the kite end of the lines when you let the bar out. You are giving slack to the back lines, and depowers use ONLY the back lines to steer. I don't think there are any depowers in the world that turn as well with the bar out as they do with the bar in.