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  4. wildwood update

    in Quad Heads

    Posted

    I had fun flying with I-Quad and Antman and the rest of the quad heads. I am trying to get my wife to let me go to Long Beach for a week with the boys.

    If I go I will be bringing my Bad Bear with me..

    Paul Dugard aka Bear Quad

    You work on that! If it all works out, ther will be a party of 32+ revs there waitin' for ya!

  5. E2

    in Beginners

    Posted

    Sky Fish,

    I'm guessing you're talking about the bridal wind adjustment thing, like on a Quantum Prism. The knot by where you make the adjustment should look like a double-larks head or something simular to a larks head. Just loosen the knot and slide it to the designated areas for light or heavy winds.

    Post a picture if you can, This my clear up a bit of the confusion.

    -Spence

  10. Best $50 Dual Line Kite?!?!?!?

    in Beginners

    Posted

    I'm a complete newbie who bought a 64" wingspan $10 dual line stunt kite off of Ebay. I have flown it a couple of times and now I'm completely hooked. I got to the point where I could control it fairly well...figure-8's and squares are no problem. I tried multiple looping for the first time last night and managed to do a full speed nose plant. The tee holding the spine to the lower spar broke and the spine broke through the fabric at the nose.

    I'm going to patch this one back together, but now I'm thinking that I need another kite. One that is durable enought to handle my newbie crashes and has decent flying lines (with straps).

    I'm looking at:

    Flying Wings - Beetle

    Newtech - Chery Bomb (or Diode)

    Prism - Jazz (or Nexus)

    Can anyone recommend any of these or are there others that I should consider?

    If your friend (that's me) had $50 (or so) and said he wanted to get into stunt kite flying...which kite would you recommend? (And why...)

    I recommend the Beetle. The first time I heard of this kite I was in a kite shop in Long Beach. I asked the guy that worked there about it, then he picked it up, and threw the kite nose first into the ground as hard as he could. He did this to show just how indestructable the Beetle is.

  12. what to do about

    in Beginners

    Posted

    Careless pedestrians is alwayse a BIG problem, especially at kite festivals when you don't have your own field. At WSIKF last year my duel line's string was snapped right in half by some kid with a little single liner. Even worse, the kite then floated into iQuad's flying field :P (You may remember John B.). I am just happy that at all the parks in my area, there is at least a small spot for other recreational things. That is where I fly. When these clueless passer-byers invade your area, the solution is not to run the kite into them. You should be kind and solve your problems with nice cheap words.

  13. Comp. anouncer guy

    in General Sport Kite

    Posted

    Hugs Watty!!

    With or without a bio, I remember you! You did a great job of recovering on a situation that could have really shook some.. and you just got it all fixed.. and went on.

    I give you a high 5 for that. Can't wait to see you at wskif this year!

    hugs

    mousie

    Hay thanks!! Be sure to find me this year at the Revolution spot (I usually help out there)

  15. Comp. anouncer guy

    in General Sport Kite

    Posted

    As you can guess from the topic description, I'm wondering how the kite comp. announcer guys get information on the fliers. Is there like a website that they look at, or what :confused!: ? The last competition I was in, the announce knew NOTHING about me. (those of you at WSIKF last year may remember me. My lines snapped about one second after the kite was launched in the air durring the Mystery Ballet :kid_drool: ) Is there some website that I mae pofile on or something, so they know who I am? Any help would be appriciated.

  18. Anyone visit kitechat lately?

    in Off Topic

    Posted

    I go on there as often as I can. But I'm usually playing around online at school, where they block kitechat. So I am only ever on from 3:30PM (the earliest) to 7:30PM (The latest). Except for on weekends, when I could be on at any random time of the day.

    Quad Line or Dual Line?

    in Reviews

    Posted

    I too alwayse get out a quad first. But afterwards I get angry towards myself because I know I need practice with duels more that I do with quads. (I'm am much better with my revs than with my duel lines.)

  20. rev1 or b series

    in Quad Heads

    Posted

    The old (2006) vented 1.5's were ripstop/mylar sails... Dig up some photos.

    I wouldn't replace the existing mylar panels with venting, not good a good layout.

    The two vertical strips on either side really do seem to work best.

    Go to www.theflyingwatty.zoomshare.com, then go down to the "My Collection" tab on the left hand side. The first picture that popps up is my Rev 1.5 with ripstop and mylar. I just got it from Ben and Lolly, so the caps are real shiny!

  22. rev lights

    in General Sport Kite

    Posted

    I kind of want to get a set of these lights. Will I be able to buy some from you at WSIKF John?

    Back to the lines topic: I use one winder, by using a loop made by some extra kite string to larks head the two strings together. Then I wind up each set in opposite directions. (The opposite directions part is my anal compulsive side coming through. I feel like if they are wound in different directions, they will not tangle.) This hasn't failed me yet. (I think the only real reason i use one winder is because I'm too cheap to even buy an other winder. The first step is admitting I have a problem, I'm too lazy to get to the second step though)

    Quad Line or Dual Line?

    in Reviews

    Posted

    Pick a catagory, say why you like it, and if you want, state your favorite kite.
    :rev_clockwork:
    Personally, I prefer quad lines. I just feel like I have a lot more control over the kite. But dual lines can do all that trick stuff.
    My favorite kite if the Vented Rev B Series. It's very versital, very accurate, and looks kewl!

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