revpaul
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who makes FB kites with AoA adjustment?
on their medium-high aspect ratio kites.
I know of Flexi's Blurr (and Blade), PKD's Brooza II, and the Pansh Sprint. The first two kites's AoA adjustments are simple procedure's but not so
for the Sprint. I have not looked real hard how to adjust AoA for Sprint, just read about the procedure. It seems complicated and is not advised. I
usually keep the 5m and 7m Blurrs at knot 3 (one knot away from the kite).
I tried the 5m Pansh the other day, in low winds, and found it very heavy on the handles. Just pulled hard and was more work than fun to keep it
flying. Granted I did not have enough wind and I am probably describing what a race kite behaves like in too low of wind. It just was a try out. The
5m and 7m Blurrs weren't pulling buggies any faster but they were not as heavy on handles. I would like to try the Pansh at same AoA as the Blurrs to
get a better comparison and perhaps get some more use from it when winds are up.
I'd like to know who else makes FB kites with adjustable AoA.
Thanks,
Paul
PKD-0.7m Buster, 1.4m Buster, 1.8m Century
HQ-Beamer III 3m
PL-Reactor 3.8m, Reactor II 6.9m
Ozone-IGNITION 1.6m, Little Devil 4.5m, 7.3m Frenzy
Pansh-Sprint Ltd Ed 5m, 7m Ace
Flexifoil-Blurr 5m
FS- Pulse2 12m, Speed 1.5 17m, lots of Revs and dual line stunters
Sirocco Sprint 4.2, 5.2 -SIROCCOx 5.2-
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I bought a AAA from flexifoil and installed it on my Rage 4.7 and it works a charm.
And I agree the sprint has alot of brute force, and I would like to find a way to add more speed to it.When ya find the right setting let me know.
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Sky Country Reflex have AoA. Very useful: if the wind goes up you can change the power of the kite so you do not have to change kites just AoA.
Much nicer than packing and dragging out a new kite.
S
Is it possible to design for strength, if the designer doesn't really understand what strength is?
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Sky Country Alasca 10m - sold
Rhombus Firebee 3m (ret).
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revpaul
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Quote: | Originally posted by WELDNGOD
I bought a AAA from flexifoil and installed it on my Rage 4.7 and it works a charm.
And I agree the sprint has alot of brute force, and I would like to find a way to add more speed to it.When ya find the right setting let me know.
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"when ya find the right setting let me know" was my line:wink2: i was hoping a more experienced, than myself, flier had figured out the Sprint's AoA
adjustment procedure.
Paul
PKD-0.7m Buster, 1.4m Buster, 1.8m Century
HQ-Beamer III 3m
PL-Reactor 3.8m, Reactor II 6.9m
Ozone-IGNITION 1.6m, Little Devil 4.5m, 7.3m Frenzy
Pansh-Sprint Ltd Ed 5m, 7m Ace
Flexifoil-Blurr 5m
FS- Pulse2 12m, Speed 1.5 17m, lots of Revs and dual line stunters
Sirocco Sprint 4.2, 5.2 -SIROCCOx 5.2-
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revpaul
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looks easy peasy to make adjustment. Bora is serious race kite, no?
Paul
PKD-0.7m Buster, 1.4m Buster, 1.8m Century
HQ-Beamer III 3m
PL-Reactor 3.8m, Reactor II 6.9m
Ozone-IGNITION 1.6m, Little Devil 4.5m, 7.3m Frenzy
Pansh-Sprint Ltd Ed 5m, 7m Ace
Flexifoil-Blurr 5m
FS- Pulse2 12m, Speed 1.5 17m, lots of Revs and dual line stunters
Sirocco Sprint 4.2, 5.2 -SIROCCOx 5.2-
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revpaul
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wow, easy to adjust and fine adjustment on top of it all. i like that system.
Paul
i'll be taking a look at skycountry's stuff/site soon
Paul
PKD-0.7m Buster, 1.4m Buster, 1.8m Century
HQ-Beamer III 3m
PL-Reactor 3.8m, Reactor II 6.9m
Ozone-IGNITION 1.6m, Little Devil 4.5m, 7.3m Frenzy
Pansh-Sprint Ltd Ed 5m, 7m Ace
Flexifoil-Blurr 5m
FS- Pulse2 12m, Speed 1.5 17m, lots of Revs and dual line stunters
Sirocco Sprint 4.2, 5.2 -SIROCCOx 5.2-
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WELDNGOD
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next time out I'll try tweaking the sprint a little, sorry to steal your line RevP, I'll let ya know how it goes.
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Century 1.8 / 5.5
Century II 2.2/2.8/3.5/4.5 /10.0
Brooza IV 3.0 prototype
Buster Soulfly 1.5 / 2.2 (KIA)/ 3.3 (lost at sea)
Buster Soulfly PRO 3.3 / 4.4
Buster (gen 1) 5.5
FLEXIFOIL
Sting 1.7 Punk
Rage 2.5 / 3.5/ 4.7
Revolution 1.5 SLE
17 ply Custom TRAMPA w/ verTIGo trucks
2 homebrew buggies,2 homebrew KYTBYKS,1 homebrew tandem trailer
GOPRO 3 WHITE, 3+ BLACK, HERO5 BLACK
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revpaul
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Quote: | Originally posted by WELDNGOD
next time out I'll try tweaking the sprint a little, sorry to steal your line RevP, I'll let ya know how it goes. |
everything is cool
looking forward to hearing how things went. maybe a guy should spend a little time over at Pansh forum. they must have the Sprint figured out by now.
the advertised "adjustable bridle" was a big reason for me buying the Sprint. i assumed the adjustment(s) system/procedure was going to be as simple
as most other manufacturer's. :puzzled:
maybe it's not that bad after all
Paul
PKD-0.7m Buster, 1.4m Buster, 1.8m Century
HQ-Beamer III 3m
PL-Reactor 3.8m, Reactor II 6.9m
Ozone-IGNITION 1.6m, Little Devil 4.5m, 7.3m Frenzy
Pansh-Sprint Ltd Ed 5m, 7m Ace
Flexifoil-Blurr 5m
FS- Pulse2 12m, Speed 1.5 17m, lots of Revs and dual line stunters
Sirocco Sprint 4.2, 5.2 -SIROCCOx 5.2-
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