Conware717

Hi All, A bit of a random question here, but I recently watched John Barresi's tutorial on how to assemble an indoor kite (I don't have one, but I was just curious on if it would be any different than a regular kite) and I saw that that kite had sail tensioners which ran from the nose to the standoffs (battens?). I assume that these tensioners served the purpose of holding the sail tight for better light wind performance (obviously good for an indoor kite), which got me wondering: Wouldn't adding these sail tensioners to a full size kite built for tricking expand the lower wind limit of the kite? Or is there something I'm missing? Has anybody tried to add these components to a full size kite? If so, how did it affect the kite? Thanks for your time.

Thank you for all your responses. Your help is much appreciated.

Hi All, I am a relatively new flier, and have recently purchased an ITW Hydra to hopefully learn some tricks and further develop my flying skills. Previously I had been flying a Quantum, which has definitely seen some abuse on my part, which bring me to my question. Whenever I broke a part on my Quantum, I would just order the replacement part from Prism's online site, and I would usually order extras so that I could keep flying when I inevitably broke it again. However, when I was looking on ITW's site, I was unable to find replacement parts for the Hydra. How do all you experienced fliers repair your kites which do not have directly listed replacement parts online? I know that the parts in most stunt kites are standard carbon tubes, but I have no idea how to tell which ones are correct. Also, how do you deal with all the fittings and things like that which are attached? Do you have to re-attach them to the new spars or is there something I'm missing? I would like to be able to carry spares of parts which frequently break as I know that as I learn tricks I will likely break parts more often and would like to be able to keep flying when that does happen. I'm sure that this topic seems trivial to all you experienced fliers, but as a relative newbie I have no idea what to do. Thanks for your time to help a new flier out. PS: A bit of an unrelated question, but as I have been flying my Hydra, I've noticed that occasionally, the sail seems to pressurize/depressurize rapidly, which causes the kite to shake. I'm sure that this is just a combination of inconsistent winds and an inexperienced flier, but I would appreciate of someone could confirm that it is not the kite. Thanks again for your time.