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by daft
Wed Dec 03, 2008 10:27 am
Forum: Kitesurfing
Topic: prescription seaspecs
Replies: 15
Views: 4649

Re: prescription seaspecs

will probably get a 3rd pair this year - for $200 bucks relatively cheap vs. regular frame/lense costs. On what planet is $200 cheap?!? I got a pair of seaspecs that were quite distorted (curved lenses don't do well with astigmatism), and also lose their advertised floatation ability with prescript...
by daft
Wed Jul 30, 2008 8:41 pm
Forum: Kitesurfing
Topic: Deflating Speed 2 19M
Replies: 7
Views: 1200

Re: Deflating Speed 2 19M

Others may have better ideas, but a slight tweak of the method in the manual is what I do. The zip (which I thought was big enough) is slightly offcenter, so I try to sand the opposite wingtip first with the rest flagging downwind. Then unzip and throw the bridle on top. Next fold over the loose win...
by daft
Mon Jul 14, 2008 8:10 pm
Forum: Kitesurfing
Topic: Wing Vortex Devices on the kites?
Replies: 24
Views: 12154

Re: Wing Vortex Devices on the kites?

The last poster is spot on, vortex generators are boundary devices they help with stall, not lift, and they do this by increasing, not reducing drag. Great if you have 1200 horses in your left hand, no use on a kite. What they use on the front of paragliders is entirely different and is there to de...
by daft
Mon Jul 14, 2008 11:36 am
Forum: Kitesurfing
Topic: Wing Vortex Devices on the kites?
Replies: 24
Views: 12154

Re: Wing Vortex Devices on the kites?

In fact turbolators are used on each an every LEI kite - it's the LE seam and its position exactly on the bottom of the LE. Right, and parafoils may be naturally turbulated due to their roughness. Advance (brand) paragliders have the tip winglets seen below to reduce wingtip vortices, but Flysurfer...
by daft
Fri Jul 11, 2008 7:45 pm
Forum: Kitesurfing
Topic: New FLYSURFER PSYCH4 Pictures
Replies: 28
Views: 8633

Re: New FLYSURFER PSYCH4 Pictures

aeberl wrote:Ah, and for me very important: bar length! how about that?
bar length is effectively adjustable - looks like you can click lines in 3 optional places
by daft
Fri Jul 04, 2008 9:49 pm
Forum: Kitesurfing
Topic: New FLYSURFER PSYCH4 Pictures
Replies: 28
Views: 8633

Re: New FLYSURFER PSYCH4 Pictures

I also saw on your website an airintake which can be opened or closed, what is this for? From reading foilzone forum, closing that appears to change the kite from a hardcore "C" type behavior to more mellow "bow" type behavior. Sounds really handy, but likely to lead to confusing reviews by folks w...
by daft
Sun Jun 22, 2008 11:39 am
Forum: Kitesurfing
Topic: Forum not Firefox3 proof wtf
Replies: 6
Views: 933

Re: Forum not Firefox3 proof wtf

I get the font size collapsing to microscopic when the ad-refresh cycle automatically kicks in. I think there are irregularities in both Mac Firefox3 and Kiteforum, which add up to bad chemistry. Until one side or the other changes, you might experiment with some http://www.kiteforum.com/smartfeed_u...
by daft
Sun Jun 22, 2008 11:22 am
Forum: Kitesurfing
Topic: Yellow fever in Combuco??
Replies: 14
Views: 3339

Re: Yellow fever in Combuco??

It used to seem more important that you carried yellow fever documentation than getting the actual shot. This probably isn't true any more, but I guess if the problem spread you could get trapped in a sudden quarantine either in your destination country or returning to your home country. So normally...
by daft
Sat Jun 21, 2008 1:07 pm
Forum: Kitesurfing
Topic: Most Flat Water Kite Spot in Hawaii?
Replies: 29
Views: 8116

Re: Most Flat Wwater Kite Spot in Hawaii?

Watch out though guys if its near any runways. Theres an FAA rule that states no kites over 5 lbs within 5 miles of the airport. I have to look up the the exact order but its a pretty big deal. That does sound within 5 miles of a Marine Base airstrip with occasional low flights likely, and I includ...

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