herc
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Peter Lynn Depower bridled Foil Rumors
someone here in the forum mentioned, that PL is developing a bridled depower foil! any insights? will it be closed- or open cell ?
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Tubes: Ozone Zephyr 17 * Naish Helix 2009 10.5 qm * Cabrinha Access 2003 9qm * Wipika Hydro 2001 9qm *
Arcs: PL Scorpion 13, 16 qm; PL Synergy 10 qm
open cell: PL Twister I 7.7 * PKD Buster II 3qm
Paragliders: Gradient Bright Classic (with check) * Swing Mistral 1 (groundhandling) *Advance Alpha 3 (groundhandling)
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DAKITEZ
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I have heard this rumor also. I would love it if they did make such a kite.
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power
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That would be nice. I'm surprised they haven't already.
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krumly
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Cite that rumor, will ya? Heard it before on other forums for years!
krumly
Flying:
1.5 m Ozone LD Stunt
2.2, 3.2, 4.2 m C-Quads
2, 3, 4, 5.5, 7.5m PKD Broozas
9m PL GII, w/ adjustable rear strap mod
Dual mode mod PL GI 13, HArc 6, FArc 12
Cab 5m Convert, 7&9m Xbow, 12m SB
Lots of stunt kites and a Rev Supersonic
Riding:
Libre Special buggy, PL Comp buggy
Line skiboards, & Lib-Tech Park & Pipes
Cabrinha Prodigy kiteboard
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ripsessionkites
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yah, its in the making ... the prototype is out there. open-cell.
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herc
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based on the twister? there is this video of gunnars depower - modded twister:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oeYkiLDhAVg
and here is also a mod of a pepper:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E-bhVDIErZ4
Kites:
Tubes: Ozone Zephyr 17 * Naish Helix 2009 10.5 qm * Cabrinha Access 2003 9qm * Wipika Hydro 2001 9qm *
Arcs: PL Scorpion 13, 16 qm; PL Synergy 10 qm
open cell: PL Twister I 7.7 * PKD Buster II 3qm
Paragliders: Gradient Bright Classic (with check) * Swing Mistral 1 (groundhandling) *Advance Alpha 3 (groundhandling)
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lad
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One wonders what PL could really add to the pretty crowded depower open foil market.
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Kind of how I feel everytime I see yet another LEI company. I think they'd do well at depowerable open celled foils. They'd probably do really well
at making inflatables too.
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I like my arcs - and PL has the market cornered on those! 
But you have some established high-end Depowers (Ozone), mid (HQ) and low (Pansh) pretty well covered. Cynically, I could see the need to provide PL
dealers with another alternative for customers. If it is good quality at a decent price, then I could see a niche there - as long as they address QC
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ripsessionkites
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its going to fall into the Access Range, IMO ... a few weeks ago Michel Dekker was testing it out.
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DAKITEZ
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| Quote: | Originally posted by ripsessionkites
its going to fall into the Access Range, IMO ... a few weeks ago Michel Dekker was testing it out. |
quit teasing ... that is my type of kite. I will have a quiver for sure if they come out. I just hope they don't have that darn cleat trimmer strap. I
love the strap on my apex II. I'm sure PL has something better than both 
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I would like Peter Lynn to take a stab at the low wind depower market . The company has always been visionary and I think a depower C-quad type of
kite could somehow do the job ?
I love the way the C-quad feels when you play with the AOA and they fly very early ?
Kites: 2.5m Profoil , Quadrifoil XL kitesurfer, NPW 5 Danger.
Flexifoil: 1.7m Sting, 4.9m Blade 3, 9m Blade 2.
Flysurfer : 19m Speed 2 SA, 7m Pulse
Peter Lynn :18m Phantom, 15m Synergy, 10m Synergy, 1200 Farc, 460 Sarc, 130 Tarc, 5m Peel, 4.2m , 6.4, 8.5 C-Quads, 3.5 LS2 single skin.
Rides: Flexi / P.L. Frankin'Buggy , Shaped + straight skiis, sand skis, Coyote blades. Core 95 ATB. RKB R2 ATB .
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I'm wondering what the link is between Twister 2 depower, Gunnar and the man-chick 
Perhaps PL looked at the limited success of the PowerBlast and decided it wasn't worth it? Great bloody kite though!
Yeah... I got a kite. Or two...
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heliboy50
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Kind of seems like Peter Lynn is one of the few who doesn't really seem to have any major supply chain issues at the moment- might be a good time to
take advantage of that.
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Bladerunner
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Isn't the Rev' Power Blast kind of a fixed set-up ? Another good example though with that huge range of attack. . A depower Blast ????????
Kites: 2.5m Profoil , Quadrifoil XL kitesurfer, NPW 5 Danger.
Flexifoil: 1.7m Sting, 4.9m Blade 3, 9m Blade 2.
Flysurfer : 19m Speed 2 SA, 7m Pulse
Peter Lynn :18m Phantom, 15m Synergy, 10m Synergy, 1200 Farc, 460 Sarc, 130 Tarc, 5m Peel, 4.2m , 6.4, 8.5 C-Quads, 3.5 LS2 single skin.
Rides: Flexi / P.L. Frankin'Buggy , Shaped + straight skiis, sand skis, Coyote blades. Core 95 ATB. RKB R2 ATB .
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krumly
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Bladerunner -
re the Cquads, I was thinking what did you eman by a Depower C-quad? They totally depower on handles, much like my Rev Supersonic. Not much like
fixed bridle (where you are just working a trailing edge flap) at all.
krumly
Flying:
1.5 m Ozone LD Stunt
2.2, 3.2, 4.2 m C-Quads
2, 3, 4, 5.5, 7.5m PKD Broozas
9m PL GII, w/ adjustable rear strap mod
Dual mode mod PL GI 13, HArc 6, FArc 12
Cab 5m Convert, 7&9m Xbow, 12m SB
Lots of stunt kites and a Rev Supersonic
Riding:
Libre Special buggy, PL Comp buggy
Line skiboards, & Lib-Tech Park & Pipes
Cabrinha Prodigy kiteboard
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Yeah you're right krumly and BR ... don't think they'd work on a bar cos you gotta pull the whole handle and tweak the brake line (just a bit) to get
it to turn, and the balance between being powered and not, is pretty fine ... you'd have to be pulling in the bar to get it powered at all - might be
less tiring than it is though
They fly in sweet FA wind though ... never ceases to impress me :D
Yeah... I got a kite. Or two...
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