Joe B Posted April 26, 2011 Report Share Posted April 26, 2011 Can't wait to see these! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KiteLife Posted April 26, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 26, 2011 Watty has finished his proofing, just waiting on one more person (for variety of skill perspective)... Hope to start uploading these tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lasapcheong Posted April 26, 2011 Report Share Posted April 26, 2011 Looking forward to it John. One thing with the Indoor Rev that I still can't do it at all is the reverse up and over, where you put the indoor in reverse horizontal path and bring it up over your head. I assume that'll be covered as well? And also btw, my Indoor Rev comes with race rods instead of the rods labeled "Indoor". Will that make this move harder? My default brake settings are the 2nd knot from the last (top leaders), stock 13" indoor handles. -Darryl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morrunya Posted April 26, 2011 Report Share Posted April 26, 2011 Looking forward to it John. One thing with the Indoor Rev that I still can't do it at all is the reverse up and over, where you put the indoor in reverse horizontal path and bring it up over your head. I assume that'll be covered as well? And also btw, my Indoor Rev comes with race rods instead of the rods labeled "Indoor". Will that make this move harder? My default brake settings are the 2nd knot from the last (top leaders), stock 13" indoor handles. -Darryl The reverse up and over's as well as tuning will be covered in future tutorials. As for your rods, you probably bought your rev indoor during Rev's indecisive phase. The rods are identical to the regular indoor rods, but were made at a time when the label for the rod was still changing. There are indoor rods labeled "race", "indoor", and even some without text in the label, but just the silver flames. All of these are the same as far as I can tell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkey Posted April 26, 2011 Report Share Posted April 26, 2011 Watty has finished his proofing, just waiting on one more person (for variety of skill perspective)... Hope to start uploading these tomorrow. I think they need more Watty! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morrunya Posted May 1, 2011 Report Share Posted May 1, 2011 Looks like John gave us all a gift in our YouTube Subscriptions bar this morning Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theresa Posted May 2, 2011 Report Share Posted May 2, 2011 Looking forward to it John. One thing with the Indoor Rev that I still can't do it at all is the reverse up and over, where you put the indoor in reverse horizontal path and bring it up over your head. I assume that'll be covered as well? And also btw, my Indoor Rev comes with race rods instead of the rods labeled "Indoor". Will that make this move harder? My default brake settings are the 2nd knot from the last (top leaders), stock 13" indoor handles. -Darryl Not to worry! They are Indoor spars! They just used the Race label.... :confused!: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theresa Posted May 2, 2011 Report Share Posted May 2, 2011 Looks like John gave us all a gift in our YouTube Subscriptions bar this morning What? Where? What bar? You know I need help to find out what's where! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pwmeek Posted May 2, 2011 Report Share Posted May 2, 2011 What? Where? What bar? You know I need help to find out what's where! To have a subscription bar on Youtube, you have to register an account there, and log in each time you visit (or set it up to stay logged in, if no one else uses your computer). To see JB's newest offering automatically, you have to "subscribe" to 'kitelife' (JB's account-name on YouTube). Here's how: Any time you are watching a video on YouTube, there is a link offering to let you 'subscribe' to that particular YouTube poster's 'channel'. All this means is that when they post a new video, you will see an indication on your YouTube home page. (You may even be able to set it up so you get an email when they post a new video - useful if you don't visit YT very often.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
portlandflyer Posted May 2, 2011 Report Share Posted May 2, 2011 The Indoor tutorials are also available to Kitelife subscribers in the Downloads section!!! Thanks to all that helped make them!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KiteLife Posted May 2, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 2, 2011 I'm also doing a total rebuild on LearnKites.com (which is why I've been a little quiet about this), hoping to have it online within the next day or two. It will have all the free tutorials (direct YouTube viewing, info and subscriber download links) and premium tutorials (info and subscriber download links) listed together for convenience and easy browsing. Stay tuned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KiteLife Posted May 2, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 2, 2011 In the meantime, you can always find all my YouTube tutorials on my channel page... http://www.youtube.com/user/kitelife 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeepster Posted May 2, 2011 Report Share Posted May 2, 2011 Hey John, thanks for visiting the house today and showing me how to fly an indoor Rev!!! Your videos are getting better all the time. Couple of questions 1) Looks like 10 ft lines ... yes? 2) What did you do to the bottom tips on the sail ... where they're chopped/squared off!! 3) Why the white tape on the handles ... they do help some with the visualization. 4) You recommended using the last knot on the handles. That would make the difference between the top and bottom lines (leader + line + pigtail) about 7" as measured on my set-up ... sound about right? Cheers, Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KiteLife Posted May 2, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 2, 2011 Bottom tips, just folded back, they've stretched enough that I just like 'em out of the way... Aesthetic only. White tape, I just did a quick mod on my handles to smooth things out (lighter leader material, less snag, etc), do what works for you. Knot recommendation, it's just a "base" starting point for brand new (stock) Indoor Revs... All the pro fliers I know use WAY more brake, more than is available with the stock Indoor kit... Watty's differential for example, between top and bottom (leaders/rigging included) is 12" overall, and he's using 13" outdoor Pro handles. I'm still using the indoor handles, but I'd guess my differential is very, very close to the same. I'll do a tuning tutorial that covers what some of the "pros" use, and mods that make it possible, as well as the theories involved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeepster Posted May 2, 2011 Report Share Posted May 2, 2011 Thanks John. I thought maybe the white tape and white shoes were to help with the visualization!!! The slow-mo at the end of several of the videos was very helpful ... I liked that. Looks like 10 ft lines ... yes? Cheers, Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KiteLife Posted May 2, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 2, 2011 I think they're 12'. I'll cover that too, talking about common lengths, weight and dynamics therein. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubefx Posted July 7, 2011 Report Share Posted July 7, 2011 John, Thanks for the tutorials! I can only imagine how many hours it saved me trying to figure out things. Any guestimate time when new videos will come out? Thanks again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KiteLife Posted July 7, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 7, 2011 It's all a matter of available time and funds for space rental... July is very busy for me, it's hard to estimate when you'll see more vids, but hopefully within the next 30-60 days. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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