Stuck in a turtle with you

[Prawnstar]

Hi all, have an skyburner ocius as my first upgrade kite ( from a prism quantum ) and am finding that it has a tendency to stay in a turtle.

It's easy to get into turtle and i can lazy Susan once it's there and most times comes out of the Susan, but if I just straight turtle it tend to sit pretty deep nose down in the turtle and I struggle to get back out.

Is it me or is it the kite?

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[John Barresi]

Heya Sean - glad to see you on the forum.

"Staying in a turtle" is actually an increasingly common trait in new high performance kites (like the Ocius), due to turtle-based tricks being more popular.

I also found it a little quirky to simply go in / out of a turtle on the Ocius (and more than a few other kites), a Susan or Jacobs Ladder segment is usually the best way out in my experience.

It's likely our other members here will have more feedback for you as well, I know there are a few Ocius fans on KiteLife.

[RobB]

I have a few 'Turtle Happy' kites that like to get stuck, and I've found that when you're stuck, give an even push on both lines, causing the kite to go nose-deeper into the turtle, then pull back to flying position. Some SUL kites are nearly impossible to get out of the turtle in light wind conditions, even using this method.

[SHBKF]

Put the Micron in that position a few times recently while flying with intent. It does not want to stay in it & pops out after a few moments. But what fun, now what's next with my little zoomy kite?

[RobB]

Axel that little booger ! It's the funniest thing to see, but don't blink ! 540s are also cool with the Micron. Also, if you get it in a Turtle, pull either the left or right line, and it will Lazy Susan.

[SHBKF]

Axel that little booger ! It's the funniest thing to see, but don't blink ! 540s are also cool with the Micron. Also, if you get it in a Turtle, pull either the left or right line, and it will Lazy Susan.

It's funny how I am learning some tricks on kites not really known as trick kites while the boutique kites remain in the bag. I now feel the best kite for trick flying is the one on your lines at that moment. Thanks for the suggestions & hints. Things happen fast with little kites which may be playing into my twitchy style. I think I may be starting to "get it". And I got to get a Rev II soon....

[Prawnstar]

Cheers for the suggestions on the ocius, should have a chance to fly Monday, fingers crossed.

Thanks John, figured I should make an appearance , haha nah excellent forum...... Managed to get some 120' s for my rev and am still hunting that upgrade from the exp ;-) ;-)

[Prawnstar]

had another go this arvo.....have decided the best thing to do is just multi lazy until i get to the ground , lol

[Prawnstar]

ound a better way out when i had an epiphany moment whilst flying yesterday. my two brain cells finally rubbed together and managed to string together the half lazy into fade/ beginning of a jacobs ladder, even managed two rungs after a few goes.......shoulda seen the happy dance i was doing

everyday's a school day

[RobB]

When you're stuck in a Turtle, you could try to tap both lines and step forward at the same time. This will cause the kite to roll up if you get the tap & timing right. The key is the step forward to give the right amount of slack. Most tricky SULs will do this...