had the 10m 4 a bit now and have had a couple of dramas where the kite while powered turning ect somehow the middle of the l.e dramps in on itself then pops back out but have had a couple of times where it spun out. Weird and dont know whats goin on. Has this happened to anyone too?
quote:you have to pump it up hard sound like it's under inflated
MAkes no difference. my kites are always pumped hard and it Happend to me today on my 9.....twice doing backroll kite loops. Right in the middle of the loop. Two swims in. Can it be fixed?
I did a loop with a tight 5th yesterday, kite qivered ready to do the ball thing, but just managed to hold its shape.
Went in slackend the 5th considerably, suddenly i had heaps more grunt and no sign of a ball thing happening.
Did heaps of hard fast loops with no problem except a bit sore after a couple of spills.
On the vid the rider wipes out way downwind of the kite after a loop i think. consequently the kite luffs, falls and tumbles and tumbles and tumbles.....nasty
It is a very similar symptom to that displayed by GKSonics. that was caused by too much transfer of load to the centre of the bridle.
definitely it is the 5th line tension, and probably caused by the stretching of the center lines. rather than lengthening the 5th, try shortening the front lines this may also cure some oversheeting that has snook into the behavior.
that behavior shows in this "why am I not going upwind, I used to in this strength wind." type mind ramblings.
