Couldnt wait for Tuesday so I took her to a field after work. Unrolled, sorted lines, blah blah blah...

Problem: kept folding up at about halfway up after launch. No bow ties but it seemed the leading egde was wanting to roll itself under the kite if that makes sense. The tips kept trying to fold in as well. Too little pre-inflate maybe? Unfortunately the wind was only 5-10 when it was blowing so i used a cordless air mattress inflator to try to do the job but that died at about 80% filled so I tried to launch from there. Yeah, no. Had the power lines hooked to the end of the pigtails, seemed the brakes didn't have much slack. Played with the internal straps a bit, didn't seem to do anything.

So....too little pre inflate maybe?

Yup, need more air. The more internal air pressure the easier to launch.

You can fake it by balancing out the back lines a bit and being less agressive with the front lines. Launches a little differently than a regular foil.

I'd leave the straps all loose. Wait until you get a feel for her then expiriment. She's designed around no strap tension.

She'll give you a work out in the power zone static flying in 5-10.

What bar are you using?

It's an old PL bar...looks older than a zero4 even

make sure that you use a 60-65cm bar. that'll work the best. good luck, you'll love that kite

I may need to get a newer (zero4+) bar an larger maybe. The one I have looks to be 50-55.

Also looks like I'm going to need a cordless leaf blower lol


This is getting expensive

5-10 is probably not enough wind for a first time flight. I can fly mine in 8-10 but it's not what I'd call fun.

Does sound like you could use some more inflation. I usually fill mine up as much as I can then when I launch I yank on the center lines over and over to force more air into the kite and keep it in the sky. Looks like a flapping bird

Not sure if someone already mentioned this, but be sure that your back lines aren't too tight, in fact, they should be completely slack. A few inches too short will keep the kite from launching. The lighter the wind is, the more you have to make sure you keep the back lines slack. Also, be sure to launch your kite "aggressively". In other words, don't be afraid to walk back and pump the bar to get it to fill and launch. Can't remember what the strap set up was on the V2, but it sometimes helps to adjust the internal straps. Although the advised setup is to tighten the straps in light wind, I found that making them loose helped in super light winds.

Good point about the slack back lines... so slack that you may not be able to control the kite with the bar This is where a much bigger bar comes in handy. I've even been known to occasionally use the landing rings to fly the kite...

A longer bar will help increase your turn rate but isn't critical for just getting her airborne.

The rear lines should have some slack in the with the bar at he end of the center line. But not so much to reduce the your abilty to turn too much. More wind will help the turn rate.

When launching use steady, deliberate pulls on the center lines. You'll see the kite flap slightly like a bird and you will feel, as you pull the center lines, the kite slightly power up. If you pull and hold too long you will feel the power start to fade. At that point give the center line a little slack, pause for the kite to open up, (maybe a second) then pull again to rebuild power and get the kite to the zenith.

At that point I usually down turn the kite to top off air and build moving power.

This is an F-Arc but it kinda illustrates what I'm sayin.

http://www.youtube.com/user/HardwaterKiter?feature=mhum#p/u/...

Ahh! Gotcha! Going to try again tuesday

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Originally posted by aquastore Brought some new stuff and enjoying it while flying.

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