G'day all,

I landed myself a 2nd hand Aero2 16m a couple of months back and am still trying to fine tune it. Would appreciate some feedback from any other punters out there that have one?

I have an Aero2 12m which flys great, so I know how to rig it & the options I have, but the 16 flys very differently. In light wind - kinda the whole idea of getting the 16 really, it flys like a dog - needs at least 11-12 knots to get up and going properly - then it flys just fine. When I say like a dog, the symptoms are that with shorter front lines it flies better i.e. pull in the dpower strap an inch.


Is this just 'cos its a medium aspect kite and its a simple weight of kite to lift ratio? I have a suspicion that it is, as I dropped it in the water in a lull the other day and couldnt relaunch. Even after I bought it into the beach and tried a self-launch it wouldnt - most likely just from the few xtra grams of sand and water weight.

Looks like if I want to go lighter - I'll be looking for a foil? What about flying it on a pulley bar?

Chuz

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Hey Mr Plow,

If the kite flys better with shorter front lines then set it up like this from the word go. I still fly a 2002 Airush Lift which really likes to fly on the front lines so I set these 2 knots higher than the back ones. Also I've found in ligther conditions relaunch is way easier after fully depowering before even attempting.

I also have an RRD 16 which is absolutely cranking in 10-12 knots although relaunching in these conditions can be very difficult given the kites size but again depowering a little first always seems to help.