Power Kite Forum - I need a windrange chart for ozone snowkites

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posted on 9-3-2011 at 11:19 AM

I need a windrange chart for ozone snowkites

I checked flyozone.com, but their pdf is blank. Anyone know where i can find one? Thanks.

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posted on 9-3-2011 at 11:42 AM

Problem is on your end, their PDF is there and not blank....

http://downloads.flyozone.com/landkites/downloads/windchart_... is the direct link.

I was going to direct you to Ozone's spiffy new digital-brochure, but it's claiming I don't have Flash installed...so let's not bother with that.

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posted on 9-3-2011 at 01:05 PM

thanks erratic.

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posted on 9-3-2011 at 03:32 PM

Those wind range charts are pretty rough. Ie: the 2.5m Imp is blue for 11-15 knots when in reality, your barely buggying in 15 knots. 20 is good!! And the Method is green for 4-6 knots and that's barely static flying, certainly not buggying. I certainly agree that 16-21 knots is in the red though!!

One thing that I have found interesting is temperature - cold winds (here that means southerlies) can be denser and pack a lot more ooomph than the equivalent warmer northerly. Gusty dry northerly's here are absolutely horrid to fly in.

I had never thought about it until I had a really good session on the 6m Access XC in 12 knots and realized that it normally needs 15 to work.....it was a cold southerly.

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posted on 9-3-2011 at 04:59 PM

John in my neck of the woods I enjoy those whacked out northerlies, but I see what you mean when it gets colder and a southerly or south wester blows.

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posted on 9-3-2011 at 05:13 PM

Good point about the temp/density change. I never thought of that before. I'll keep that in mind for my upcoming Sahara to South Pole adventure

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posted on 9-3-2011 at 07:33 PM

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I'll keep that in mind for my upcoming Sahara to South Pole adventure

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