https://vimeo.com/89224846
Pretty glassy and marginal conditions.
Also check out the Chrono size recommendations.
Kiting in 5knts possible? Chronably
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intheloop
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Re: Kiting in 5knts possible? Chronably
a cheap battery powered lilo pump - have it ready to fly in a couple of minutes - will work even if kite is wet - doesn't need to be high pressure - just high volume
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Re: Kiting in 5knts possible? Chronably
Nice kite, but the wind is not 5 but 6-8 knots. A very big difference. I have seen a 55 kg woman foiling with a 16m Elf kite in 5-6 knots. 85kg in 5 knots no way. Wind power is proportional to the wind squared. So 5 knots have 30% less power than 6 knots and 50% less than 7 knots.
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Re: Kiting in 5knts possible? Chronably
possible with 18 zero from airush. i have never seen a kite like it. gets a bit too much of a handfull after 12knotts however.
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Re: Kiting in 5knts possible? Chronably
Guttorm wrote:Nice kite, but the wind is not 5 but 6-8 knots. A very big difference. I have seen a 55 kg woman foiling with a 16m Elf kite in 5-6 knots. 85kg in 5 knots no way. Wind power is proportional to the wind squared. So 5 knots have 30% less power than 6 knots and 50% less than 7 knots.
wow you can tell the difference of 5 and 6 knots from a video . impressive
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Re: Kiting in 5knts possible? Chronably
So far, there is only one really glassy light wind kiting video:intheloop wrote:
Pretty glassy and marginal conditions.
http://vimeo.com/16015030
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Re: Kiting in 5knts possible? Chronably
I don't know Bable, this one is dang close to glass: https://vimeo.com/24947580 the sky just wasn't dramatic to show much.
Back on topic. I haven't seen the mostly black with yellow wingtip color of the Chrono before. I prefer that to white -- less likely to get dirty.
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Back on topic. I haven't seen the mostly black with yellow wingtip color of the Chrono before. I prefer that to white -- less likely to get dirty.
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Re: Kiting in 5knts possible? Chronably
Some spots have 0 wind at water level but enough wind at the kite's altitude so trying to guess wind strength by how glossy the water is won't always work. One must have personal experience and knowledge of the spot.
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