DWayne Posted December 31, 2007 Report Share Posted December 31, 2007 Before I got my kites I did a lot of reading about skills. The thing that stood out most was John B. saying "own the hover". That was the thing I started on and work the most on still. After I got the upright hover fairly controlled I started working on hovering on a wing tip and then inverted. Next I started doing clockwork. After I could do 12-3-6-9-12 in both directions I started working on slides and slow smooth center axis spins. What basic skills should I be working on next? Is it time to start working on precision patterns? BTW, I'm getting better at the one handed flying too. I can do an inverted launch, rotate and fly away one handed now. Denny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruud Posted December 31, 2007 Report Share Posted December 31, 2007 Your ready for team flying, find other Revpilots and start flying together. It's alot of fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morrunya Posted December 31, 2007 Report Share Posted December 31, 2007 You could start working one tip pivots (The latter), reverse flight in all directions, and flying in circles without turning the kite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DWayne Posted December 31, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 31, 2007 You could start working one tip pivots (The latter), reverse flight in all directions, and flying in circles without turning the kite. I understand the first two, but really don't understand "flying in circles without turning the kite". :confused!: Enlighten me please. Denny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morrunya Posted December 31, 2007 Report Share Posted December 31, 2007 Try to keep the kite facing up (for starters, then eventually change to different possitions), and slide the kite around in a circle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DWayne Posted January 1, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 1, 2008 Try to keep the kite facing up (for starters, then eventually change to different possitions), and slide the kite around in a circle. Gottcha Thanks man. Denny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KiteLife Posted January 1, 2008 Report Share Posted January 1, 2008 Here's a great set of stuff to practice... http://www.reeddesign.co.uk/iskcb/#MI Animated, for your pleasure! Tell us what your favorites are, and which ones scare the snot out of you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DWayne Posted January 1, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 1, 2008 Your ready for team flying, find other Revpilots and start flying together. It's alot of fun. I'd like to try that but there aren't any Rev pilots in this area. I'm going to have to train a few next year. Denny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DWayne Posted January 1, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 1, 2008 Here's a great set of stuff to practice...http://www.reeddesign.co.uk/iskcb/#MI Animated, for your pleasure! Tell us what your favorites are, and which ones scare the snot out of you! I looked at those before I started flying Revs. Some of them look a lot harder now. I'll try a couple of them tomorrow. Thanks John. Denny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morrunya Posted January 1, 2008 Report Share Posted January 1, 2008 Once you feel you have all those things down, you can try some 3D stuff, like flic-flac, axel, float, ground pancake, and falling leaf. I can do all those except for the falling leaf. I saw JB do it once, but I never did figure it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antman Posted January 1, 2008 Report Share Posted January 1, 2008 a move to try is rideing waves while doing a sideslide.. if you can catch the curl.. but be careful if the wave swallows you kite run towards it at the shore line as the wave can pull you kits and break the LE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DWayne Posted January 1, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 1, 2008 I spent a couple of hours trying to fly some of the precision patterns this morning. What a humbling experience. Denny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KiteLife Posted January 2, 2008 Report Share Posted January 2, 2008 SLOW is the name of the game... Inch your way through them. As you get the feel for it, begin to speed up as your skill increases. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DWayne Posted January 2, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 2, 2008 SLOW is the name of the game... Inch your way through them.As you get the feel for it, begin to speed up as your skill increases. Ladder up wasn't too bad. Steps and Turns was really hard. Roman Ten was OK. The first half of bumps was easy. The second half was hard. My reverse flying needs a lot more work. Denny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KiteLife Posted January 2, 2008 Report Share Posted January 2, 2008 Wait until you try the reverse octagon, that is one of my contributions to the IRBC compulsories. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DWayne Posted January 2, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 2, 2008 Wait until you try the reverse octagon, that is one of my contributions to the IRBC compulsories. Reverse Octagon & Camelback will have to wait until I get a lot better at reverse flight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KiteLife Posted January 2, 2008 Report Share Posted January 2, 2008 My personal favorites are the Reverse Octagon and Reverse Arc and Circle. Any time I see those on the line up, I know it will be a good event. <grin> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DWayne Posted January 3, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2008 I tried the arc circle today. My next 10 hours of flying need to be in reverse. Denny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Foster Posted January 3, 2008 Report Share Posted January 3, 2008 Denny It really sounds like you are doing well with your Rev. Consider getting together with the Rogue Valley Windchasers for one of their fun flys at Crescent City. That's 261 miles from Corning, but would be well worth the trip, especially if J D Fabich is there. J D is a neat young man and a member of iQuad. The Windchasers have a great gathering at the beach across from Anchor RV in Crescent City Memorial Day weekend. If you don't have an RV, there are nearby places to stay. We have been there four out of the last five years. Check out their site. http://www.windchasers.org/index.php Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DWayne Posted January 3, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2008 Thanks Jim. I'll check into it. Sounds like a lot of fun. I hope I get to fly in the bay area this year. It's a bit closer and a lot easier to get to. Denny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KiteLife Posted January 4, 2008 Report Share Posted January 4, 2008 I tried the arc circle today. My next 10 hours of flying need to be in reverse. Denny Right on the money... If you want a balanced set of skills, you'll need to spend a fair amount of time in reverse while you're learning. Quite often, I'll spend an hour or two straight doing everything I normally would, but backwards. One of my top drills, start slow, build speed with time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DWayne Posted January 6, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2008 2 hours of flying in reverse this morning made a big difference. Flying circles in reverse is still pretty challenging though. Denny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sailor99 Posted February 10, 2008 Report Share Posted February 10, 2008 Been having a go at that circle thing myself lately. To be honest, I think I am trying to run before I can walk, so I have decided to put that down for a while and try perfect some of the easier figures. I think the suggestion of trying to do everything in reverse for an hour each session is a good one. Again, going to have a go at that although I have to say that I find my wrists start to give up after about half an hour with the kite upside down - I guess that is a symptom of having to try too hard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KiteLife Posted February 10, 2008 Report Share Posted February 10, 2008 Sailor, I'd assess your hand positioning... Inverted hovers should actually be less stress, once you relax and find a good stance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sailor99 Posted February 10, 2008 Report Share Posted February 10, 2008 Thank you John, and I think you have confirmed my gut feel. I suspect it is a negative cycle where when you find something hard you tense up and try all the harder. The negative element of the cycle of course is that by tensing up over trying you just make things worse. In fact I think Stephen Hoath said something similar about my stance generally when he saw me fly. There is a similar process in teaching people to steer a racing yacht properly - at first they are all tense, but once they progress beyond the movements and feelings being alien you can concentrate on relaxing them and letting them find their rhythm with the wheel and their legs. Next time I am out I will try to spend my allotted time upside down (if you get my drift) and to think "chill" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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