I agree with you. Do what you gotta. My first set of 30's was 27. Surprisingly that 3 feet made a difference! There is heaps of how to's for line set making. One thing I will say, I don't put sleeving on the new loop just a pull tab.
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Merry Christmas to all you "enablers"!
The money I've spent...
The time I've spent..
Is worth more than gold! I love you all.
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FYI for all, I have no problem with posting other forum links here when they're of benefit to our members, just in case you ever wonder.
All for the flier!
That's a flyers heart showing there!
Bravo.
I use a Rev bag for my Revs, lots already said. Its perfect for them as you'd expect. If they ever make an XL version, I think that might break me...
For my duals and SLK's I use a Prism roll up bag. Really good. I have it folded in half with the kites fully broken down and roll it up inside my Rev bag. I will, however, over Christmas put it to full length and leave the LE's unbroken.
#4 Rev Blast and #6 Rev2 (currently it's a B2) I wouldn't recommend these to start on. The Blast is a powerful kite and would be a handful. The B2 is a very responsive and quick kite and would be very discouraging to start on.
A Rev1 would be a better alternative to the above mentioned Revs.
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Oh yes,
The crashes look and sound worse than they really are. Push your arms forward and step towards the kite takes a lot of drive out, lessens the energy of the impact.
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Stay clear of the copies and ripoffs. Get a second hand Rev. Even really beat up ones fly great.
80 feet is a good length to start on.
If you can, get a B Series set, ready to fly. That is: a kite, 2 complete frames, handles and lines. The extra frames expand the wind range AND down the track you could get just a "sail" for the spare frame.
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From the Revolution web page:
6-22mph 3 frame
8-30mph 4 frame
10-40mph 4 frame with 3 wrap LE added
If it's a day where the wind is up and down or I've only got that particular time to fly I'll take the B2 because of the big range it will fly in. It is a Std so yours will be shifted in the wind range from mine. From my own experience, my B2 Std flies 0-5mph with some work and a wry smile. All the way to 20mph+ with a big smile. THEN if the wind gets bigger, I'll put the 3 frame in and pretend I'm Luke Skywalker....
Best way is to try it. The more you build a relationship with it the higher and lower you will feel comfortable flying it in. I might suggest, instead of pulling out your 1.5Vtd, try the B2.
Enjoy.
I don't have a place to fly indoors either. The only time I've flown inside was in the Cavalia tents. I do have a lot of "zero" days/nights that I fly. Also, in summer we have quite a few dead calms in the middle of the day.
Keep 'em coming. Nice and floaty.
Keen to hear from you all, what is the 2 line direct equivalent of the Rev Indoor?
Due to time and lack of wind I find I am on my Indoor more than any other. I use it outside mostly on 20 feet, sometimes on 10. My interest is turning to 2 lines and I'm expecting pretty much the same conditions. Absolute 0 wind to about 2-3km/h at max.
I can find what kites are stated to be inside kites or SUL's but I would rather hear from you all what you think. I am in the situation where I have to buy to try so I would like to hear personal experiences before I purchase.
Thanks.
If you land in the centre of the window, the rear kite basically gets swirled wind. Usually from up and over the kite/s infront and comes from behind it. Blowing it down. I've had a bit of success landing of to a 45* that way the rear sail gets a little pressure in it.
When doing adjustments to the bottom rear train lines, do small changes then fly. Little by little. What I did to tune mine was an extra loop when affixing the train line to the end cap. Pulls it in in small amounts and it can be kept very even.
The other thing is stacks don't like too much brake.
Like the colours!