Nice video Carl, very informative.

when flying unhooked on a suicide leash you don not have a primary safety. when setting up for unhooked flying you tend to depower the kite completely so that it doesnt stall when you unhook, so if you loose the bar and go onto the suicide leash the kite is then also depowered fully. as you would've noticed, when i set up the leash i also attatched the safety line to the suicide leash. if you are still in trouble when the kite has depowered and auto zenithed then you can pull in the leash and activate the primary safety and if you are still in trouble, there is a secondary top hat release on the suicide leash,that is attatched to your harness, but this will detatch you completely from the kite.
if you just want to use the leash as a primary safety leash (as most user will) then only connect it to the safety line and do not attatch the double 0 ring to the chicken loop.

carl, whats your first impression flying the charger? what has most notably changed in comparison to the synergy ?
your charger was nicely and very completely pre-inflated - how long did you have to wait for that? wind seemed to be relatively low ... (or did you helped with a blower / fan at the end to maximally preinflate?)

did you noticed the promised higher turning speed? more rigid kite? autozenit still good?

thanks again for the video!

i only actually flew it for 5mins as it was getting abit dark and past my bed time, but the 12m is super nippy, it turns virtually on a wing tip. the inflate took about 3 mins then a little extra inflate just before i launched.

very nice , very tight.

the swivel loop is champion. a solid step up.

nice vid

and the quality has been stepped up too. love the new bar leash too.

im suprised the bag didnt change, guess the SYN style bag is likable by everyone.

where the *&*$ is the wind now???

Woo Hoo

Looks like I have me a 10m and Nav' bar !!!!!

Off to the desert on the 18th to give this baby a real go !

Hey I was looking for a used Charger RTF, anyone got theirs up for sale?

LOL dude you gottta change your sig to twister 4.1:moon:

carl, you have uploaded your video from yesterday again? is this by mistake?
any new infos on your charger?

http://www.vimeo.com/8100604 IF YOU WANT TO DOWNLOAD THE VID GO TO VIMEO, RIGHT CLICK ON DOWNLOAD CLICK SAVE TARGET AS.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZeTGXqaevM YOUTUBE VERSION

there was a slight mistake in the first vid. the kook proof attatchments arent needed on the new set up.

nice vid ... i havent even flown mine yet.

however i dont want to look at another Charger this week. boxing sucks ... unboxing is better.

@ Carltb, have tried the short length yet?

ive not tried it yet but i reckon the 12m will fly better on the shorter lines

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Originally posted by ripsessionkites however i dont want to look at another Charger this week. boxing sucks

If everytime I closed up a box I basically made 600-1500 bucks, I would be boxing all day and night!

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Originally posted by power Quote: Originally posted by ripsessionkites however i dont want to look at another Charger this week. boxing sucks If everytime I closed up a box I basically made 600-1500 bucks, I would be boxing all day and night!

Yeah, but most of that money doesn't actually go to him.

Where does it go?

Back to Peter Lynn. Like any retailer, only a percentage of the price is theirs.

O well. I think they could pay me just to look at it:singing:

yep the bar looks sweet but the kite looks more or less like Syn with 4 more pulleys.................hoping ACampbell gets a demo..............................

The Charger Looks like the Syn on Steroids then !

That Indian Chief's Head dress shape is more pronounced. At least the Demo I flew did.

It looks very much like a traditional C kite compared to previous arcs ?

The VP3 sure felt amazing then but I had never flown an arc with VP at all at that point.

It will be nice to see the reviews and Im hoping this kite is everything everyone expects it to be..............................................:duh::duh:

Nice vid carl Thanks for taking the time to put that together. Nice choice of tunes, too It's been a while since I've listened to Ice Cube.

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Originally posted by tridude It will be nice to see the reviews and Im hoping this kite is everything everyone expects it to be..............................................:duh::duh:

yep the perfect sleeping bag / wind blanket for the minus temps.

new charger video!
19 sqm, wind 10-14 knots
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkjdBKUgCQA
(not my charger... what a pity)

The Charger pattern looks like a dirty sanchez to me I prefer the Synergy design ...
How long before someone retro-fits a VPC3 to a Synergy :smug:

Soon, very soon... Anyone got any measurements?

since i got my charger last week, there has been zero wind!!! but ive just checked the forecast for the weekend and its starting to look promising!! if all goes well, ill be able to put the charger through its paces and give you a performance reveiw and hopefully get abit of a video together aswell.