John Barresi

Congrats Rob, ticket #'s updated with your name. Thank you Scott.

Okay, here we go... Winner is #1030, prize goes to tkrinor! Congrats to Terry, and thanks to all for your patience... I've got a new box of goodies waiting for me at the P.O., should have a fresh and tasty prize for y'all by tomorrow night.

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Hi folks - been in a travel induced coma for nearly 48 hours, coming up long enough get us a winner. Bear with me while I reconcile the latest subscriber data, back asap - thanks for your patience!

Never know, but she's not flying as much as she used to.

And the latest... Just one more 2014 Tour video left to edit, from Victoria BC.

Hrm, I see what you're referring to but it's hard to speak further on this without flying it myself. Side note - most pilots still have too much forward (shorter leaders at the top - makes the kite faster and harder to control) on their Revs, even the B-Series package needs an additional 3"-4" of extension on top to reach a natural and true neutral fulcrum on the handles... Rev insists on not including it longer, because they feel that people won't be able to launch with that much brake - only slightly true, as it just takes a little more information to know how the drive initiates (whump). Have you been able to share a field with other more experienced quad fliers? And, have you had an opportunity to actually compare the TransEye and a properly tuned Rev side by side?

Okay, did a little YouTube research... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IY1AUv1A-6I https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HwVkq1jXlEo Right off, I can see that when you do what we'd normally call sail loading or "whump" it, the wing tips actually bend in toward the pilot, creating a slight "U" form if one was to look at it (directly) from the leading or trailing edge... Basically, instead of maintaining it's core form, the kite is giving and releasing the pressure you're trying to make rather than cupping it (which increases pressure exponantially). So, it appears it's primarily limited to the basic handle / angle inputs. Also, because of where the "leading edge" spar runs through the kite, it's not creating a true wing (which requires a hard edge like a plane or glider wing)... So I think the flight is more like a wind power marionette, as opposed to a power-generating wing... In part also, because the face of the kite doesn't change profile very much compared to a Rev, which compresses and releases the trailing edge when loaded up, powering up the wing. Just my 2 cents after watching these vids, and the pilots do appear to be competent for what it's worth.

I'm even adjusting how I describe things, as my understanding continues to evolve. This is very wind dependent especially on a Rev, because the more it flexes, the more the trailing edge flares out (= more forward drive)... It also depends on where I have my kite tuned, what frame I'm using and how much venting there is. Sail loading makes this a hard question to answer fully... I mean, if you just bend your arms, you're basically forcing the angle of the handles/kite but may or may not be cupping the sail in order to create pressure... With a Rev, when you use "whump" and load the sail, it's like a siphon, creating drive until you hit the brakes and break that power siphon. Anyone here have a link to my best explanation of "whump? I did a search but couldn't come up with a good one. I'd be curious to see how the TransEye looks in flight through a variety of maneuvers, it may be that it's incapable of the type of sail loading we're talking about here... Hard to say without a good visual to work from.

Hi all, Just dropping a quick note to let you all know that I'll be traveling to Jodhpur and Jaipur India (Desert Kite Festival) from January 8th through the 15th and my internet access may be intermittent during that time... We do have a couple of full admins lurking about should general forum tasks arise, but I wanted you to be aware in case of anything major. With luck, I'll at least be able to check in nightly but it'll be odd times (local time will be 13-1/2 hours later than PST). My travel mates are Tristan Underwood, Brett Marchel and Simon Crafts, plus almost a dozen international guests from around the world... I'll do my very best to do some updates to our Facebook page, and here the forum too if I can find time (days will be long) - at very least, I'll make an update sometime after my return. Peace and good winds my friends!

I do know who was flying it but won't say... However, I can tell you it was one of the best Rev fliers I know. Wind really needs to be 7-8 mph or more for it to really load (flex) properly enough for a good air foil.

Have you looked into the "sail loading" tutorial yet? The Rev has a lot of flex which is what makes this technique work so well, not so sure about the TransEye which seems a lot more rigid. Still, sail loading is how we overcome what FEELS like too much brake... Tuning Theory I covers a lot of the dynamics at hand too.

Conventional blender, due to budget and versatility.

Aye - store it cool, severely reduce air exposure (oxidation) and store it in the dark.

I've heard about flax meal, as it seems the human stomach can't process whole flax seeds.

My pleasure - polarity is natural with most people but I'm about kiting, what's good or not is relative, and facts tend to prove themselves with enough info and experimentation. If I understand right, the parachute type you're referring to may be like a paraglider which does use aerodynamics but mainly in a drag (falling/gliding) sense, as opposed to a face-on pressure scenario like the 2/4 line controllable kites... I've been flying both dual and quad for 24 years - while I earned a rep for my skills early on, I didn't actually "see" what was happening in flight until 2006, takes time - just keep having fun with it, looking from all sides. This channel remains open!

Sounds like you're on the path, questions are always welcome - sometimes I'm preoccupied and can't reply, but will usually get around to it eventually, if some of the other knowledgeable folks here don't cover it first.