southpadreburt
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Bridle diagrams or specs.
My 2012 Ozone Access needs some bridle adjustments and I am looking for diagrams or specs on the bridle. Lines on the bar are all equal so they are
not the problem. Kite has a crease running from the bottom right wing tip up to the center of the kite. Bar needs to be given several inches of
correction to the right to keep kite neutral. This condition provided some very exciting rides a few days ago when powered up and going "down" large
dunes not realizing the bar position needed several inches of correction to keep the kite as high in the window as needed to control speed.
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I've never seen a bridle diagram or specs for a commercially made kite, so getting one may be a problem. Perhaps the manufacturer can provide one.
If you don't get one, it still may not be a big deal.
First, I would suspect a knot or tangle, so look carefully for that on the "bad" side.
If that doesn't show anything it sounds like one side of the kite is good and the other one is off. I would measure the bridles on both side and see
if there is a discrepancy on the side with the crease compared to the "good" side.
I'm not really familiar with that kite, perhaps someone else will chime in, particularly if this problem is something that they have seen before.
I notice you have several sizes for the same kite. Perhaps looking at one of the other sizes will give you a clue.
Good luck.
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Burt , Contact Ozone Kites USA in Corpus Christi they have been verry helpful. Regards Randy
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If you can't get it sorted out, you can send it to Powerzone to tune it up. I did that with a Montana I once had. They work on more than just
Flysurfers... I think $100 (+shipping there and back) will get you an hours worth of Tuning... don't quote me on that as it was a couple years ago.
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southpadreburt
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Thank you for all the good ideas. Today I plan to go out and measure each bridle segment and compare the two sides of the kite. I will share the
results if I find anything. I have been flying Ozone depower for a long time and have zero problems.
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Rev PowerBlast 2-4
Rush 3 Pro
Ozone Access 4, 6, 8,10
Ozone Summit 8, 10
Ozone Frenzy 13m Ultralite
Cabrinha 7, 9, 13 Xbow
Cabrinha 11 Switchblade
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southpadreburt
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Problem Solved
In learning how to tune my Ozone Access kite I learned that measuring bridles is like measuring lengths of spaghetti in a boiling pot and the simplest
answer is easy to over look. On the kite there is a knot on the "speed" line that can be moved to adjust the position of the bridles on the bottom
edge of the kite. Each side has this easy to move knot to balance the kite shape and level the bar. Wasted a lot of time but did learn how to keep my
kites tuned.
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Rev B Series Standard,Vented,Full Vented
Rev PowerBlast 2-4
Rush 3 Pro
Ozone Access 4, 6, 8,10
Ozone Summit 8, 10
Ozone Frenzy 13m Ultralite
Cabrinha 7, 9, 13 Xbow
Cabrinha 11 Switchblade
2 PL BigFoot Buggies
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Quote: Originally posted by southpadreburt | In learning how to tune my Ozone Access kite I learned that measuring bridles is like measuring lengths of spaghetti in a boiling pot and the simplest
answer is easy to over look. On the kite there is a knot on the "speed" line that can be moved to adjust the position of the bridles on the bottom
edge of the kite. Each side has this easy to move knot to balance the kite shape and level the bar. Wasted a lot of time but did learn how to keep my
kites tuned. |
Glad you got this worked out Burt! Great when there are simple fixes like this. Fly on! :karate:
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