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During the last few days, while the memory of the quad clinic is still fresh enough, I’ve been trying to recollect and make the memories of useful bits and pieces of info permanent. The clinic started with a really packed long (2h or 3h?) theory session (mixed with some demonstration of kite parts) that made one’s head explode (from focused listening). I agree totally in what another participant said: “I’ve never had this much kite theory in such a short time”. Perhaps a 5 min break after 2/3 of the time? Dog stake flying. Learning by ... just doing it (well, i.e. after a demo and a few pieces of advice)! The clinic was beneficial in other ways as well. Getting crucial hints in tricks and turns, getting comments when trying these and getting started on things I not yet had assumed that I would be ready for practising, like flick flack, axel, dog stake training. Something to bring home to the home field is also new figures to add to one’s perhaps too familiar set of things to practice. Rapid sharp turns with preserved speed is really something I’d like to add to my repertoire as well. Also in areas where I thought that there was nothing left to learn I got useful pieces of advice in e.g. things like trimming the brake line length and kite assembly. Even such a basic thing as an LE upwards start could improved/varied. "Networking" the kiting way. An eight line-set “net”. After a few minutes we were all free from the line newly formed net however. Method: everyone moved together and started to undo the twists from the handle side. The group flying sessions were, you guessed it, ... intensive. Trying new things constantly in a just get going style - kind of not only learning by doing. I’d say it even was one step further because the full picture of how the figures should be performed was partly learned after we had started doing them. The two main arrangements of group flying sessions were four and eight persons (including JB). The group sessions was a reminder of even though you could do the figures in your way by yourself (after having understood them at least), the situation is different from that. You don’t chose the pace, can’t hesitate for a moment or cannot chose to use your favourite part of the wind window. The position and speed of your kite should always be matched relative to others. This is a kind of practice that I very rarely get. The evening before the clinic started was nice as well. A personal reflection or a strange sensation: I went to a hill about 500m north of the youth hostel and after an hour the others had arrived and showed up on the hill. Suddenly there were three QLKs being flown, even while my hands were resting (there are no QLK pilots in my area that I know of). Bye to you all and hope to see you the next year!

I'm only trying to sell the sail, Im new to 4 line kites and love it so far. I decided to build my own kites after looking at what Rev. has to offer and I don't like some of their color choices for the models I want. I used this 1.5 as a template and now i don't need it anymore. I haven't been at this sport for long, only a few months so I have no references. But if you pay by Paypal you can get protection that way, but honestly it isn't much to go through all this trouble to scam someone tbh. So I can include the sail and bridle, that's it. I have been lurking the Rev forum and this one to steal some secrets from you guys..included some photos of the kites I've made..

Thank you both!! so to fly or not is your choice. I choose to fly! Lol im hooked I went out @ 12am last night bc the winds picked up at that time lol

You can fly the standard, but it will help stretch the sail prematurely and will be difficult to control. With time the sail will stretch no matter what wind you fly in, so to fly or not is your choice. I would fly the FV with #3 frame. I think with more experience you will begin to prefer vented over standard. They are much smoother, especially in gusty wind. However, if the wind keeps dropping under 10mph and then going back up in prolonged spells you may find it more convenient to fly the standard and just hug the sides or top of the window when it's blowing strongly.

Personally in 16MPH I'd fly the Full Vent for sure..

Nice work. I look forward to you sharing your work with us.. I see you are also using White for The Leading Edge..

To all in the path of the storm, Stay Safe.

Stay safe down there. Thinking of the Shooks and all my OBX favorite places. Looking like Maryland is gonna get a pass this time. However, my crazy friends are thinking about flying in possibly heavy rain on Friday. We don't get full vent wind inland often enough to pass it up. Can you say rain gear? Sent from my Moto G (5) Plus using KiteLife mobile app