Hi Guys

Just curious to know what size / brand kites people are looping out there! I can do downloops and hooked in backrolls with kiteloops, But am determined to get your standard kiteloop (megaloop) dialled in this season with as little carnage as possible!! Now i know it just a matter of getting some nuts about me and trying it and a few of the guys where i kite have got them switched on nicely! But as a refrence i have a 9m 2010 rebel (my small kite) and weigh about 100kg so a different kite and weight compared to those at my local. Basically going to have to throw them in about 25knots min to get the height i need! Anyone else out there similar weight and same kite as a reference!

Heya,

i have an octane 9m 2010 I'm 75 kg as well. what kind of pull can i expect from the octane?

cheers

Hi Guys,

The Octanes are more hybrid in design which lends itself to more pivotal turning. Anything that pivot turns depowers in the loop as the airflow over the wing on the inside radius of the turn loses all airspeed so immediately you drop at least 50% of the power in a loop. This goes for Switchies too!

You can make them pull harder by not cranking such a tight loop or by depowering the kite heaps. This reduces steering response and makes the kite take a much wider arc and also lower angle of attack allows the kite to build more speed which, although depowered, will increase power through increased apparent wind speed.

The best kites for strong loops are kites that are more "C" shaped. C4, Torch, Vegas, Fuel, Prima Donna etc.

Cheers,

DM

you can actually stall out your kite mid loop as i found out which sends you free falling not recomended