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Re: ALWAYS lines "ON" on all your kites ??

Postby SupaEZ » Thu Jun 14, 2012 10:37 pm

fokiten wrote: Actually MY SYSTEM has been adopted by some for profit kite schools---Kitepower for one, imagine that?? ha ha
WOW talk about Self Agrandissement if i ever saw a pure example of it.......
Didn't you just recently say that YOU were anti-anti-anti self agrandissement
OOOOOPS....your paws slipped on the keyboard...were you (thinking) typing out loud (again)

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Re: Always lines "on" on all your kites ??

Postby 14ToeSide » Thu Jun 14, 2012 11:52 pm

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Re: Always lines "on" on all your kites ??

Postby frankm1960 » Sun Jun 17, 2012 5:29 pm

SupaEZ wrote:
frankm1960 wrote:Supaez,, regarding your method of launch with lines permanently attached... won't the wind cause the LE edge to bend or kink in places as you're inflating and running out your lines? The kite will want to keep it's shape in spite of the wind trying to flatten it out kinda thing... ie with the up wind wing tip being pinned down with sand the down wind wing tip will be left to flop around in the wind.

Also .. because of the way the kite is situated relative to the wind won't you need a quite a bit of sand in higher winds, more so than with the traditional weighted wing tip launch technique?
Thanks for the question......and i will reply soon i promise :D
The 5pm sea breeze just kicked in and i need to get a sesh before dinner (this is 3rd day in a row)
Air temp 84..water temp 82.4...wind SE 16 mph (140 degrees)....waves 2-3ft with "no drift" :P

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Re: Always lines "on" on all your kites ??

Postby SupaEZ » Tue Jun 19, 2012 12:27 pm

frankm1960 wrote:
SupaEZ wrote:
frankm1960 wrote:Supaez,, regarding your method of launch with lines permanently attached... won't the wind cause the LE edge to bend or kink in places as you're inflating and running out your lines? The kite will want to keep it's shape in spite of the wind trying to flatten it out kinda thing... ie with the up wind wing tip being pinned down with sand the down wind wing tip will be left to flop around in the wind.

Also .. because of the way the kite is situated relative to the wind won't you need a quite a bit of sand in higher winds, more so than with the traditional weighted wing tip launch technique?
Thanks for the question......and i will reply soon i promise :D
The 5pm sea breeze just kicked in and i need to get a sesh before dinner (this is 3rd day in a row)
Air temp 84..water temp 82.4...wind SE 16 mph (140 degrees)....waves 2-3ft with "no drift" :P

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Re: Always lines "on" on all your kites ??

Postby speedyRider » Tue Jun 19, 2012 2:07 pm

@SupaEz can you make a video please? :thumb:

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Re: Always lines "on" on all your kites ??

Postby SupaEZ » Tue Jun 19, 2012 2:13 pm

speedyRider wrote:@SupaEz can you make a video please? :thumb:
Since you ask so nicely :D
I'll see what i can do :idea:
May not be right away but i will keep you posted

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Re: Always lines "on" on all your kites ??

Postby darippah » Sun Oct 14, 2012 3:34 am

SupaEZ wrote:
speedyRider wrote:@SupaEz can you make a video please? :thumb:
Since you ask so nicely :D
I'll see what i can do :idea:
May not be right away but i will keep you posted
Any word on that video? :mosh: :cheers: :strong: :virus: :anonym: :chorus: :fans: :ily: :kiff: :hi: :holiday: :missyou: :love1: :redcard: :party1: :offtopic:

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Re: Always lines "on" on all your kites ??

Postby SupaEZ » Sun Oct 14, 2012 8:00 pm

:sorry: i have not made time to do one yet...hopefully one day i will...and post it

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Re: Always lines "on" on all your kites ??

Postby 14ToeSide » Fri Sep 20, 2013 10:13 pm

Will it work leaving lines on? I don't take my wiper Blades OFF when it's not raining!!

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Re: Always lines "on" on all your kites ??

Postby SupaEZ » Fri Sep 20, 2013 10:40 pm

What do you mean blades :?:
You just need one blade......passenger don't need to see through windshield :nono:
More performance...less drag.... :runaway:
....hey it's easier drifting over oyster beds with one footstrap on surfboards...
...and having only one handle on beer coolers is cool too

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