I have a dream! You too?

[tautologies]

It is like (dont know why many hate car analogy ?) an F1 car with extremely short pedal stroke and incredible horsepower on this short stroke.

LOL, that is funny...but I totally agree. Though I think some kites could do with slightly shorter, I don;t think going super short would be very good..it just provides too few options in terms of power...it would be a very sheeting sensitive ride, and you'd probably end up with an either or sort of ride...full power or no power.


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[tiger20]

I have a dream that Gunter's future posts are more realistic.

[ian c]

eh ripperh bow 6" of depower total on a bow
the naish torch has much more depower than credited to it also - on a c

should help get rid of pooh stance hunchback riding

[tungsten222]

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[Goddy]

...Apart from that, I wish my kiting skills were level with the quality of whatever modern kite out there. They are pretty much all friggen good by now, and I'm not...

wise man!

[kitesurfff]

trim your bar differently and work with the depower strap

[srrc]

The trick with all control inputs is to make them linear. That's to say, you do a little, the response is little, you do a lot, the response is greater.
Progressive response that does what you expect is the key.

To continue the car thing: the steering response on a Lotus Elise is a thing of wonder, (should be hung up in a art gallery), completely linear. Compare that to something like an Audi quattro of even fairly recent vintage, very little idea through the controls of what it's doing now, let alone what it might do next!

[Günter Riedl]

Hi Peter_Frank

Thanks, for your feedback

How is your experience of a SLE compared with a FLYSURFER in depower travel and bar forces?

I just found that review about a PULSE2 here: http://kiteforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=7& ... &sk=t&sd=a

Can you share that experience?

My experience with Bow kites was, that they don´t have a constant pull at a given bar position. They have always a on/off feeling. That is a bad thing what I dislike at bow´s.

But if a kite has a constant pull at a given bar position a short depower travel is fine. At my car I have 10 cm travel range for 100 horse power. Imagine it would have a on/off like bow. It would not be controllable.

So 30 cm is perfect for my hands if it is working like a car and don´t have that on off feeling of Bows..

Thanks, Günter

[Mane]

hi,

i have also lots of dreams, mostly wet dreams
But honestly: fast turning, not too much bar pressure, good safety, stable, durable, quick set up, wide wind range, light wind ability (1 kite fits almost all conditions)....seems this impossible at the moment all together.
Ah i forgot, also useable on snow....

Please tell me if there is a kite around that fits! I will certainly buy it no matter which system or brand.

Cheers,

Otti

[tungsten222]

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