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By John Barresi · Posted
It might also be worth looking simply for sake of discussion, at how fliers hold their handles during flight... My leaders are tuned first and foremost so that when I go "full gas", it's the right amount of gas with no oversheeting or loss of pressure - I've tuned out any additional amount of thumb back / forward that might cause the sail to flutter or loose pressure (key signs of oversheeting). Basic looks at how I'm holding my handles during flight... https://kiteforge.com/tutorials/quad-line-kite-tutorial-figure-8-and-180s/ https://kiteforge.com/tutorials/quad-line-kite-flight-and-control/ What you might notice is that I'm not "holding" my brake lines back when I'm in normal forward flight, not really managing them at all - bottom of the handles are nearly straight out, thumbs at full tip back. Another pilot, using more forward in the settings, but almost always managing or balancing the brake lines through forward flight, a balancing act between top and bottom lines throughout: Neither right or wrong, but good visual contrast between the two different approaches to tuning. -
By John Barresi · Posted
Have you had a chance to look at any tuning tutorials? There is an old one I did in the KiteLife Subscribers downloads, and a much newer one at the link below. https://kiteforge.com/tutorials/quad-line-kite-tuning-theory/ Among all the many, many recreational fliers I meet, there are all kinds of preferences on how much brake they use in their settings. You said you're getting good performance for yourself and seem to be generally happy with the experience, so I'm moved to ask - what is it you're trying to improve, or is it just a matter of "everyone said"? Not being snide at all, genuine inquiry. 😇 -
By John Barresi · Posted
Reading and replying as I have time (lots going on atm), but I wanted to start by clarifying that the top leaders on my Pro Handles from Kite Forge are 7" in length and long enough for almost any quad kite in most hands - plenty for the Djinn, which (1) already has an extra inch or so of brake built into the bridle and (2) has a load-sharing function between the top and bottom connections so that the gas (forward drive) doesn't take over and run amok so easily as it does with classic quad bridles. 😉 Also, the "Pro Leader" kits I sell through Kite Forge actually come with enough material to add a couple additional knots if so desired. 😇 -
Looking for any original and signed Reza Ragheb kites (e.g. Omega, Mandolin Squares, Intimate Triangles Genki, Saruga, Delta, Sode Dako... and any others). -
Hi all. I am tired of putting kites that spin on twisted line and then having the line go all to hell because it's untwisted. Should I be looking into something like this: "200′ of 50# high quality braided Dacron line" I put a snap swivel on my line AND a snap swivel on the bridle, but my HQ Roto kite is just murder on the line because of all the twisting. Any suggestions?
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