wil wrote: ↑Fri Mar 02, 2018 1:30 am
Regis and jakemoore. I am coming to the conclusion that I would be best to fly the 12m Hyperlink on longer lines. I have 25m lines and 20m lines. Also will try to set up so the kite will back stall a bit when bar fully pulled in.
In regards to getting the kite to back stall what are the suggestion in terms of back or front line length's?
In decent wind I'm using a regular bar with equal lines, either Ozone with 20m or Naish with 24 m. The shift from 24 to 30 meter lines makes a significant difference for me in light winds.
Its tough to answer exactly because there is more inherent back-stall due to rear line sag as the lines get longer. So for example I am using 300 pound Q-Power on 30 meter lines to reduce the sag. The lines are very thin compared to most kite lines. Also I have my bar set with a cleat and very large amount of movement in the trim so I can go to very over sheeted to very depowered. I'm not really looking to see where in the trimmer the lines are equal.
So my advise is to tune the bar so there max power with zero back-stall as one would expect with an equal length 20M line bar. Then add 5-10 cm to the rear lines. Once you pull the bar to the max, the kite should lose power, back into the window to about 45-60 degrees straight downwind, but not collapse. This will not be a desirable setting if you are riding unhooked or using the bar against the chicken loop to shift your weight around, but it helps a lot to keep out of trouble when dragging out for water start or trying to keep the kite in the air in a lull or during a crash.
Last tip to keep the kite dry is when body dragging out in light winds or setting up to water start, keep the kite high in the window, between 11 and 1 and don't fully depower the bar unless you are prepared to downloop the kite.