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Originally posted by nleighty New buggier... what is "choke the kite?"

the term "choke" refers to the flow of air to anything ie., an engine, YOU. with out air movement it all stops.

if resistance is high enough to stop you moving and it stops the kite as well and over powers the system.

the flow of air across the top of the kite is why it "flies" and generates power. an exponential relation of wind speed and surface area.


the air moving across the kite slows down and power is lost ...a falling redirect or mainline pull will restore its flight and power but the maneuver becomes segmented and interrupted

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Originally posted by awindofchange Thanks Popeye! Hope it helps someone out. Great idea on walking the turn first, that should help get the idea of how the kite is going to react while in the buggy. I see you got a Yak, did you trade off the Access? How do you like the YaS-P-A-M-L-I-N-K-s and have you had a go on the new GT yet?

I have all the Yaks from 2.7 to 10m, didn't bother with the 12 and 14....not really had chance to use them yet though, they are not the GTs, I still have the access's will be a long time before I sell those I think , they are great in gusty off shores

guy's, who's coming to the NABX this year ?,...me and some guy's would love to give you guys in real time some explanations and tips how to make a fast Upwind turn, we use it all the time during races, this is THE most important way to trun when tacking in a race.

Just a small clinic for those who are interested,...it is not difficult, most people get scared due to the fact that they loose their kites out of sight.

regards,
Ozzy
H140

I'll be there and would like this; I'm sure I could learn much from y'all.
Thanks so much for offering.

Angus, take the class and bring the intel back to the east coast. I bet you can have a class of 10 easy.

Hey Ozzy don't be giving away all the secrets, someday we "Euros" might need them ourselves

Chris




(just a joke don't take this serious, learn everything you can from Ozzy and Crew I see them often when I'm in Holland and hope someday I can ride as good as them)