Wayne Dowler Posted August 28, 2015 Report Share Posted August 28, 2015 EXCUSED!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frankieflyin Posted August 28, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 28, 2015 Or quick hour flight... Sent from my GT-S7275T using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frankieflyin Posted August 29, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 29, 2015 Nice Backdrop......... Even have some fun with it LIKE for cool backdrop!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frankieflyin Posted August 29, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 29, 2015 Some ultra light wind work Custom Rev (ultra light) Found out that flying in circles makes you dizzy! LIKE for the cool +1800' rotations Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SparkieRob Posted August 29, 2015 Report Share Posted August 29, 2015 After a 180* rotation, turn up and pull in to power and glide a complete arc "up and over". Then you can rotate in the opposite direction. Use the full area to your advantage. Zero wind is all direction flying. Good for the heart and soul. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frankieflyin Posted August 29, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 29, 2015 Thanks dude. I was my first time i tried a 360. then went for 720 and so on...... I know what you are saying. I sort of worked it out. Haven't done any zero wind flying except for what you see in video's. So I've got no hours of zero wind flying. Thats why i want an indoor rev. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frankieflyin Posted August 29, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 29, 2015 Sounds like you have done a bit of zero wind flying... I like to go fishing when weather is that good! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
makatakam Posted August 29, 2015 Report Share Posted August 29, 2015 Sounds like you have done a bit of zero wind flying... I like to go fishing when weather is that good! Yep, me too! Unless we have gotten together for a club fly. Line control is better in low wind when fishing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SparkieRob Posted August 29, 2015 Report Share Posted August 29, 2015 Sometimes Zero wind is the only wind I get. The majority of my flying is over tar, at night in a Carpark when there isn't a breath. Kind of got my Indoor out of necessity. I do love the groan sounds from the kite, the gentle rustle it makes when it get thrown around in the still of the night. I'm still a young pup on it really. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Barresi Posted August 29, 2015 Report Share Posted August 29, 2015 Hi Frankie, you asked for feedback... First, you've already WON... Overcoming what you have, and showing so MANY different ways to fly / see your kite, well done! Expanding, because I think you really want to know... I'm a real stickler for "entry and exit lines", as well as "running track". Going to from place to place, whether entering or exiting a maneuver, I love to see clear vertical, horizontal or diagonal angles that show me the pilot was clearly under control, and it also helps "frame" each maneuver because of the clarity of entry and exit. "Running track" is the term I use for being able to clearly see the kite going through paces... Circles, squares, diamonds, octagons, straight lines, diagonal lines, rotations, all as if they were drawn on a map and you're just going from one to the other, while still being able to see the path and transition between - this is the mark of a true performance pilot, versus recreational. Neither really experientially "better" than the other, just food for thought. Keep it coming mate! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Barresi Posted August 29, 2015 Report Share Posted August 29, 2015 Related article to "running track"... http://kitelife.com/kl-archive/when-it-becomes-routine/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Barresi Posted August 29, 2015 Report Share Posted August 29, 2015 Whoops, that was the wrong link... This is the one: http://kitelife.com/kl-archive/flying-with-intent/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frankieflyin Posted August 29, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 29, 2015 Hi Frankie, you asked for feedback... First, you've already WON... Overcoming what you have, and showing so MANY different ways to fly / see your kite, well done! Expanding, because I think you really want to know... I'm a real stickler for "entry and exit lines", as well as "running track". Going to from place to place, whether entering or exiting a maneuver, I love to see clear vertical, horizontal or diagonal angles that show me the pilot was clearly under control, and it also helps "frame" each maneuver because of the clarity of entry and exit. "Running track" is the term I use for being able to clearly see the kite going through paces... Circles, squares, diamonds, octagons, straight lines, diagonal lines, rotations, all as if they were drawn on a map and you're just going from one to the other, while still being able to see the path and transition between - this is the mark of a true performance pilot, versus recreational. Neither really experientially "better" than the other, just food for thought. Keep it coming mate! Yes, I was asking for feedback. From everyone. However i already knew what YOU would say reguarding my flying... Fly with intent.....hehehe Alot of my video's are urban flying. Where wind is less than ideal. Sometimes it can be a mission to just 'keep it up and flying'. Im not making excuses. HOWEVER I have problems 'thinking' you may say. Thats why i struggle with dual line stunt kite (you need to think about following trick and kite position) When I fly, I don't need to 'think'. I just 'feel' the breeze. (Amount of tension and pressure on lines) When I fly with intent, I need to concentrate and think. Thus, fatiguing my brain, lowing my concentration levels, hence flying becomes sloppy. I'm slowly trying to introduce sections of flying with more "running track". (That's where I think my flying is at) I'll get there in the end I'm sure. But you must first learn to crawl before you learn to run!!!!!!!!!!!!.....................grasshopper Thanks for the 'tip' JB. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frankieflyin Posted August 29, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 29, 2015 Sounds like you have done a bit of zero wind flying... I like to go fishing when weather is that good! Yep, me too! Unless we have gotten together for a club fly. Line control is better in low wind when fishing. Sounds like you have done a bit of zero wind flying... I like to go fishing when weather is that good! Yep, me too! Unless we have gotten together for a club fly. Line control is better in low wind when fishing. And so is the sea! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frankieflyin Posted August 29, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 29, 2015 I've never looked so good flying a kite.......hehehe 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frankieflyin Posted August 31, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 31, 2015 gday again gang.... Time for daily dose of Frankie....haha LIKE if enjoyed video.... cheers people 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frankieflyin Posted August 31, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 31, 2015 Cheers Wayne Sent from my GT-S7275T using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frankieflyin Posted August 31, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 31, 2015 Daily dose of Frankie. My first good fly with custom Rev. Using Standard handles that come with rev. (think 11') few 360's Even manage some nice flat axles. If only all my axles were that good! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frankieflyin Posted September 2, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 2, 2015 enjoy people.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
makatakam Posted September 2, 2015 Report Share Posted September 2, 2015 Good flying -- looks like a great place to fly. Sit-down is my kind of flying! Keep the vids coming. The wind you had that day is typical of what we have here in the midwestern US. Gusty, bumpy, full of nulls and constantly shifting direction. Pain to fly/practice in, but when you can fly in that, you can fly in anything. One thing I noticed, and please don't take it as criticism, the bottom bungees could be tightened some on this Lime/Black kite. Watch the video again and look at the creases that run parallel to the length of the kite. From about 2:30 on you can see how the sail is bunched up towards the leading edge. Tighten up 'til those are gone and you will noticeably improve your ability to pull off a flatter axel, as well as provide a bit more lift for light wind flying. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul LaMasters Posted September 2, 2015 Report Share Posted September 2, 2015 make sure you don't push the spars away from flush with the leading edge though,... tighten the "tops" first, never just the bottom elastics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frankieflyin Posted September 2, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 2, 2015 That's for the tips people. I'll have a look at it today. However I have noticed when putting on vertical rods. That they seem quite loose. So tighten them from leading edge??? Sent from my GT-S7275T using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frankieflyin Posted September 2, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 2, 2015 That video was shot 6 months ago. So I've been flying with this problem since then.... Im very unprofessional. ....haha Sent from my GT-S7275T using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayne Dowler Posted September 2, 2015 Report Share Posted September 2, 2015 Both ends! Not just the tops or bottoms, but both!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frankieflyin Posted September 2, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 2, 2015 Ok cool. However I think the leading edge bungee s are tight. Think the bottom end are fairly loose. Thanks for advice people Sent from my GT-S7275T using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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