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posted on 28-11-2007 at 08:24 PM

When I fly nasa wings I have never had that problem when the nose flips down and the kite turns inside out. I fly them all the time.

What are you doing when that happens?

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posted on 28-11-2007 at 09:26 PM

I also have had the nose fold under, but never turn inside out either.

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posted on 28-11-2007 at 09:42 PM

Usually trying to do some stunt stuff. And you know how the nose will flip down but this is more extreme and the entire kite will follow suit and then the back is facing me and it crashes. Hope that makes sense.

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posted on 29-11-2007 at 08:28 AM

For the nose to fold down you do not have enough tension on the brake lines.

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posted on 7-12-2007 at 07:02 PM

When harnessed in with a NPW your cross over must be balanced between the power and brake so move your cross over down towards the middle of your handles. When you fly it statically hold each handle with two fingers and move them up and down the handle until you have them balanced. This is where your cross over needs to be. Once you have this set up use your harness, you will most likely need to put more pressure on your power lines until you can give full power which actually depoweres the kite at the top of the window and it will auto zenith, with the top of the kite buckling towards you. Once you have found the sweet spot, it may take several knots on your power leads to get it dialed it. Once correct you can actually fly the kite without any hands at times. I love my RAG FLAPPERS!!

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posted on 7-12-2007 at 07:26 PM

Man you need some more kites! :spin:

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posted on 7-12-2007 at 08:05 PM

I'm going to take a shot at making a NPW. Probably going to be a nice big light wind tank. I'm sitting around looking outside at 5mph winds far to often. I assume they aren't too tough. The sewing instructions around the web are vague, but I think I can fill in the blanks with common sense and luck.

I want to attempt sewing Foils eventually, but a NPW is a good start for kite sewing.

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posted on 7-12-2007 at 11:18 PM

Brads right, once dailed in u can even make a turkey sandwich at the same time as flying a 15m in 8 mph winds. Been there, done that.........aj

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posted on 9-12-2007 at 10:42 AM

Hey AJ I haven't tried that yet, will have to try it at next DBBB
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