[Raising hell at Wildwood...]

Oh yes.

Moving with the pressure of other lines on yours can be a bit disorienting at first, but, you do get used to it, as I'm sure you found. And Ant? It won't take long. The key I find is to try and avoid thinking about it and simply keep your eyes locked onto your own kite.

Two other key moves that get used a lot in team flying :

1] 180 degree turns, in place, ie, a complete change of direction.

2] Tip pivots up, and down, ie, a leading edge forward half circle either down or up, approx the height of the rev you will be replacing in the line.

is it Wildwood time yet?

(And I'll vouch for Jim Cosca and Paul LaMasters being GREAT guys)

Tip pivots are easy about 1/8th of the time. If you are center wind it seems to me to be very easy BUT get to the edge of the wind and it is a different thing. I forget where I am and that baby just takes off! I guess I just have more time flying needed.

[Rev 1/1.5 Wind Ranges]

When flying vented with three wrap spars, if the wind gets stronger, just add a set of two wrap leading edge spars right along side of the three wrap spars. It makes the kite stiff enough to fly in higher wind and flexable enough to be smooth. Learned that from Barresi. Thank you John

Jim

Jim,

You use several different and combinations of spars so I will come to you for expert information. It would seem that a 2 wrap spar should be flown in the same wind condition regardless of the sail used. 3 wrap more wind, 2+3 more wind etc.

What would you conceder the limits of a single 2 wrap or a single 3 wrap.

Is the 2 wrap you talk about the same as comes with the 1.5 SUL? I assume with the other 1.5s you get the SLE so where do you get the 3 wraps?

Thanks

Denny

[Rev 1/1.5 Wind Ranges]

Hey peeps,

I'm trying to make a litle chart with rev I , 1.5 wind ranges.

The goal for me is to have some kind of reference, so that I dont use the wrong setup and break my gear and can make a better choice for my next rev

Where I live(Ostend,Belgium) we have wind averages between 7-25 mph (3-5 bft), the last few days I was unable to fly my rev 1 sle due to to high wind for me to handle. (up to 35mph).

Rev kites wind range

Kite Frame mph

REV 1 3-wrap SLE 3-25

REV 1 VENTED 3-warp SLE 5-30

REV 1 2-wrap 1/4'' ?

REV 1 3-wrap 1/4'' ?

REV 1 4-wrap 1/4'' 3-20

REV 1.5 SLE 3-wrap SLE 4-20

REV 1.5 SLE VENTED 3-wrap SLE 12-25

REV 1.5 SUL 2-wrap 1/4'' 0-8

I made this list out of the info I could find on the internet, It's not complete, and I expect to have some bad nr's in it.

I hope to be able to complete and correct the list with your help

Thanks in advance,

Wouldn’t you know it? Today I started making up a chart for myself with just this type of information. After putting what I have for now up on my web server I see this thread it now I see lots of others have done research on the same thing. I probably saw this another time and forgot. I agree I need to add the spar/frame info to it but for now it looks like this

http://www.dennyworld.com/kite/wind/

I will work on it in the morning after looking at this thread. I was looking for more info.

[Rev 1/1.5 Wind Ranges]

What about the EXP leading edge on the SLE sail? Eveyone was talking that up on the other forum. I have on on order now.

[I did it.....and I'm hooked!!!]

Looks like the same one to me, same colours so MUST be the same kite. Just jumping around a bit quickly, so quick it looks like more!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

You wouldnt be daft enough to get more than one the same colour now would you?????????????

I would never get a 1.5 sle,sul,and vented in the same colors as a blast.

or would I.

[I did it.....and I'm hooked!!!]

Just make sure that your next few Rev's (and there will be a few more) are all the same color pattern.....helps hide them...."No honey...thats the same red/black one that I have always had....it only looks different cuz it is a little further/closer than your use to.......

Gee I bet you were kidding. Here is my one rev.