Robtulloch Posted April 12, 2014 Report Share Posted April 12, 2014 G'day all. I've been flying my Indoor a lot lately and have found that I can consistently get it to stall mid apex of an up and over. Instead of the downward pull to complete the second part, I push up with both hands, sometimes put a little brake on pre-push to help. This takes all the drive and motion out of the kite and stalls it completely. While stalled it stays flat like a pancake and will just float pretty much at the end of the lines until given a command. From this stalled point I can rotate it without more than a foot loss of altitude. The changes of direction in the stalls I have been able to get quite fluid. I was just wondering is this is a trick, and what it is called? Thanks Rob 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tmadz Posted April 12, 2014 Report Share Posted April 12, 2014 That's pretty cool. It sounds like you begin your rotation while you're beginning the stall or are you able to stall and then rotate? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robtulloch Posted April 12, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 12, 2014 Stall first, with the kite flat it just floats. As soon as you rotate your thumb/s the kite rotates and slowly falls. A little drive when facing the direction you want and off it goes. I like to stall it then let it float down the way it feels like. Beautiful to watch, then recover and do it again. I fly mine on 20 foot lines, mostly over tar on the still nights. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
portlandflyer Posted April 12, 2014 Report Share Posted April 12, 2014 It's known as "Flying your Indoor, outside!!!" !!! LOL!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REVflyer Posted April 13, 2014 Report Share Posted April 13, 2014 See if you can "walk forward while flying in reverse" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robtulloch Posted April 13, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 13, 2014 See if you can "walk forward while flying in reverse" Still learning to control reverse flight with the Indoor. I can do it, just need to use "steady hands" more. You mean with it up there? I'll have a go wind permitting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amexpmh Posted April 13, 2014 Report Share Posted April 13, 2014 Go no wind permitting I think. :-) Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
portlandflyer Posted April 14, 2014 Report Share Posted April 14, 2014 John B. does the reverse from an up and over, on his Indoor, but indoors!! I've tried, no luck yet on that one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skline53 Posted October 23, 2014 Report Share Posted October 23, 2014 I just got to the point of doing an up and over flying forward. Doing it in reverse? wow. I tried it briefly today, not even close. But you are talking about John and I think he can do anything. (Indoor Rev, Indoors.) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
portlandflyer Posted October 23, 2014 Report Share Posted October 23, 2014 I just got to the point of doing an up and over flying forward. Doing it in reverse? wow. I tried it briefly today, not even close. But you are talking about John and I think he can do anything. with an indoor? indoors? I still need to spiral up to a reverse up and over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REVflyer Posted October 23, 2014 Report Share Posted October 23, 2014 Scott Weider has "owned" this reverse flight from directly overhead trick for decade or longer. Seek his advice on how to make it look effortless (him with a back full of screws, steel plates and enough scar tissue to reach the ceiling) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dayhiker Posted October 24, 2014 Report Share Posted October 24, 2014 A stall, a maneuver, a recovery, all intentional. If it is all repeatable, then I would say it is a trick. But maybe that's a dualie viewpoint. If there is no current name used maybe you should name it yourself. Up over to down under or something like that.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
makatakam Posted October 24, 2014 Report Share Posted October 24, 2014 Outdoors, on 120' lines, it's called an "oops". Just tell them that's what you wanted to do, and if you can repeat it consistently, it's a trick! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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