Bunduki Vlieger
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Hmm... is there a video of the setup and how it works? What is the quality of the KM?
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I always recommend this extra equipment when flying gliders anyway. These 3.2g gliders generate enormous lift! And especially when indoor flying, such a foot safety device is very helpful.
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@Exult Maybe this answers your questions:
1. where does one buy iFlites in Europe?
I think there used to be a possibility to buy in UK. But I would order directly from Patrick Tan. The shipping costs are amazingly low (Singapore - Germany 9 USD) and the shipping takes hardly 1 week.2. during a session, what does one aim for?
I always fly gliders when
a) there is no wind
b) I am traveling with small luggage (backpack or less)
c) so small and compact - is my "always with me kite"
d) sometimes in between when I don't have the time/opportunity to get out to fly (from 1-, 2- or 4-lines)the goal is
e) switch off and relax / have fun
f) to find the breeze or the thermal that keeps the glider up
g) depending on the glider (I have 9 different gliders), location and wind conditions I fly what fits (figures, training, ...)To fly gliders you don't have to have an "expensive" Horvath from Switzerland. For a very small budget there is the Piuma from Italy, the iFlite is not expensive either. And if you can build it yourself, there are many open source plans. With this I want to say that you can start even with a small budget :-)
You don't necessarily have to fly indoors with a glider (although that's a lot of fun!). I fly outside most of the time. Whenever conditions, time or wind don't allow anything else (2- or 4-line).
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I used an empty badminton court to do some indoor flying. Space was a bit limited but with the iFlite Vented it went quite well. The picture shows the iFlite Vented II which is a bit bigger.
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Great Djinn. We have too little wind here so that he comes out of the bag too rarely. But then... is great fun!
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Cool! Two winners :-) Congratulations!
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3 hours ago, Exult said:
Replacing the two downspars and introducing four makes me think of a Rev Blast or Supersonic (which I have only seen on videos, but they seem to behave rather differently than the more common configuration). Would you say that there is any effect on flight properties when increasing the aspect ratio and/or in the making of the cut-outs between the verticals on each side compared to the normal Hadzicki wing? Ahh... perhaps a too specific question - how does it feel like?
I had the Blast and the Supersonic. Supersonic (56 cm) and Blast (58 cm) are both slightly lower in height than the Stealth (63 cm). With both Revolution it's all about speed, agility and power. The Stealth is for me but rather a Trickser and Acrobat.
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2 hours ago, Exult said:
Yesterday's session
- Kite: Rev B-series mid-vent.
- Lines: 15m (49ft) lines.
- Wind: Could also have used the full-vent in this wind.
- Place: A pier around a harbour used by a few small motor boats ( https://kites.aerialis.com/the-pier/ ).
Good to get some practice in other than light winds that otherwise has been the case lately. Today with a well powered or perhaps somewhat over powered kite.
Managed to find an (non slack line) exercise that made me lose the orientation and for a second wobble the whole kite to correct the position in a beginner-like way. One loop (moving along the LE) while making a side slide was no problem. When adding a second loop after side sliding a spanwidth, there had to be a pause in the sliding to regain control. Will include this drill as a part of the next few sessions.
Second thing to practice is to get the wing tip pivot around the right wing tip pivot as good as the one around the left wing tip. Going back and forth builds the repetitions quickly.
Nice practice. I add then to my drills 🙂
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What a great evening for flying... wind, sun, golden light, CE Stealth.
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Hot Sommer. Little wind. Dusty field. KQK 1.0 SUL Costum.
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After some time I had the opportunity to fly again: Level One ONEeleven, Kitehouse SuperTox and Djinn UL.
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I can't tell the difference. I fly all Quads with the same handles.
What I find more important is a decent knot ladder and the individual adjustment to the respective kite (for example, the Djinn flies on a completely different knot than a Rev) AND the thickness of the handles.
I prefer thicker handles, they feel better in my hand. That's why I almost exclusively fly the Pro Handels from KiteForge.
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At the end of the day again on the meadow and a round of night flying with Los Hermanos Quad Super Custom and Northern Lights.
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Los Hermanos Detox 2019 SUL and Djinn UL. Both great kites for low wind.
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Prism Bora 7 to test a new gadget: Easyline. (A tool for safer handling of braided Dacron and Dyneema-Spectra lines).
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3 inches / 7.5 cm that's a lot! What are these lines? New? Used?
I would definitely reknot the loops and adjust the length. @John Barresi has a video tutorial on this here: https://kitelife.com/video-tutorials/
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Wow! Then two of Yves' quads made their way across the pond. Congratulations!
There are enough experienced stack pilots here (such as @riffclown ) who can surely help you with that... -
I like the Grace. It looks good and flies nicely.
I flew the Detox Semi VTD yesterday. The kite is always fun. Perfect for the wind conditions here inland.
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Horvath c’est la vie freestyle.
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Wow! That looks amazing!
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Wolfgang Neumann Multiflex F* UL. A wonderful trick kite. Flies in very little wind.
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Wow! That's a big flag. I have a flag with 6.5 ft
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Sunday morning. Before breakfast: Djinn UL Nederlân Series
What kind of kite did you fly today?
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Back to the roots... Djinn UL between zero wind and gusts up to 8 kn