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fortflyer

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  1. Felix, My son's and I usually fly on 90# x 75' lines when its just us 3 team work seems to be fine and the added control needed on shorter lines really helps a lot when we get on 120's.

    50' is great for single flying It's my usual go to line set when I'm by myself 30' is fun at times but the 50's are a great learning tool once you master precision on those 120's are like slow motion ;)

    Another thing I have done that totally amazes me is replaced my standard B with a midvent with Silver Bullet LE and 2 wrap downspars Flew that side by side with a standard B and a SUL with race rods today in 1-4 mph and the midvent somehow was way better not only for me but the 7 others I made try it out (like I had to force)

  2. I must, must, must get a set of shorter lines set up. I like flying on 120ft in no wind conditions (catching thermals etc) but really ought to do some short line stuff.

    I know what you mean with that Felix, I to enjoy ultralight (1-3mph) flying the B-Series standard on 120's the kite gets all floaty and at most times your using the weight and momentum of the lines themselves to steer the kite as opposed to actual handle control.

    The power blast 2-4 is to me at its most fun in the 1-3 mph range on 120' x 150# lines again the ballast of the lines alone make that kite almost float on its own. Yet you can lock it in at that wind speed and have the kite pull you fwd :wacko: Rev's are amazing once one understands how they work.

  3. Bart try not to get discouraged with short lines to quickly, In time what I found the best about flying with 50' lines which is mostly what I do is when I got on the 120's I was like super kiter.

    Short lines mean quicker reaction time learning to control on shorter lines will dramatically improve your performance on longer ones, One thing I can say is you need to get the basics down on the 85's before attempting shorties or it can be aggravating.

    Don't give up brother baby steps and practice we all don't fly like the top guys out of the box or even a few months later. It takes time and patience best way I learned how to do things with a rev is get some music playing and just goof around things happen when you're not trying ;)

  4. Instead of adding brake by adjusting line lengths I have been shifting my grip on the handles way down from the tops. It is a risky strategy in my previous experience but it does seem to deliver those high speed, no wobble stops, at any orientation. Also helps with the 'treacle' mode!

    This is actually how lots of us flew before someone introduced us to adjustments, It's a great basics thing to learn as I find even after I learned to adjust (I used beads on the top line) Now with the knot system I still find my hands wandering all over the handles while flying for the instant adjustments I'm so used to.

    Lots of new flyers are spoiled by not having to self learn so to speak and learning the basics like many have, To me its like starting math using a calculator instead of doing it on paper to see how it works.

    As you see the "old" tricks still have their place, Great job I enjoy reading your blogs.

    <Jim>

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