Urban Gorilla Rev Play

[mystainedskin]

Living the nite life now and find my flying sessions are becoming short and sweet in multiple locations. Be it on foot or traveling by vehicle. My 30' lines have not seen a winder in quite awhile and stay on the handles.

As I start my day today...energy drink down.. and prepare to go flying in the nite. I had a query... What do you do? Do you break the kite down every time? Take the lines loose?

I find a lot of my vehicle travels...I won't do anything but roll lines on handle still connected to the kite and fold leading edge.....but on foot I will break the kite down completely and lines on the handles. Also I have 1 set of handles with multiple Kites and line sets but normally only using one kite in this type of journey. Looking forward to everyone's style or flavor..... I'm off to " Go fly a kite!"

[RaginCajun]

I break the kite down every time and wind up the lines on the winder. I have a sweet little night fly spot downtown Pensacola,No kite lights needed. It's a circular little grassy area surrounded by street lamps, fully lit all night, usually a nice breeze coming in off the bay and 50' or less lines are required. Otherwise you're hitting the light poles...

[SparkieRob]

I break the kite down, roll up and put back in its bag. I rarely take my handles off my 30' lines though.

[Paul LaMasters]

I use multiple sets of handles for different line lengths and conditions,....

short set of lines on long throw handles (no/low wind), short handles on long line sets (big wind or team flying) and everything in between depending on which kite I prefer at that moment. Some kites prefer longer sets (Zen for instance), some are best at short lengths and throwing the kite around 3D style (Rev 2s without a bridle).

[mystainedskin]

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(Rev 2s without a bridle).

oooooh! Don't know why I hasn't done this yet. Ty sir. I now have 2 rev2 and was going to stack them, you just gave me an added bonus for having two.

[NylonSky]

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(Rev 2s without a bridle).

oooooh! Don't know why I hasn't done this yet. Ty sir. I now have 2 rev2 and was going to stack them, you just gave me an added bonus for having two.

Please explain the Rev 2 without the bridle. Curious what that all about being I adopted a beautiful B2 over the summer.

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[mystainedskin]

My first thoughts would be less weight for light wind flying and possibly better reaction due no bridle and direct connection to the corners. I have never flown without one.....but it won't be long now before I do! By the way....the original Rev2 bridle is quite heavy and beef compared to what is used now or on the B2.

[NylonSky]

So how in the heck do you attach your flying lines??

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[mystainedskin]

The same manner your bridle is connected at the caps ...on just the verticals? I have broken bridle on the outer points and the kite was still controllable. Or would the upper go to the outer wing tips? Without the other connection points , I would imagine some bow occurs if in too much wind and you would only want to try this in light winds.

[SparkieRob]

Put some pigtails on the mounting points (7) that way you can stack them easily. AND. You can attach you flying lines to the verts for "no bridle" flying.

If you fly without the bridle your kite will load more as the bridle spreads it out on the LE.

[Paul LaMasters]

The master of the rev2 is Jeff burka, extended handles and no bridle, he flies it UPWIND one-handed and doesn't frequently even watch the kite! It is a very different experience,.... Talk about getting a flat glide? Remember though, not just long throw handles, extended 15 or more inches between the gap/attachment points. I say maybe start w/35foot line-sets. It is a whole new experience

[Wayne Dowler]

Pigtails are the way to go, look at someone's Indoor if you can, for attaching flying lines or stack lines! You'll see how it goes, but beware the quick loading of the kite without a bridle - the way the LE flexes is different than when using a bridle!!

[Paul LaMasters]

that snappy loading action is the objective for why the bridle's been removed, together with how flat you can glide the kite. Like it was sliding across a huge table, that parallel with the ground,... perfectly flat

Flailing pilot actions flight means you don't have to move your standing location very much. For example, the "up & over" should be within your capabilities, at least practice at it. Try it at first from side to side, but eventually (if you're like Jeffery Burka), you can fly the kite UPwind as well. You'll find you need to reach high and then sit down to gain that pinnacle point/apex of the arc when first learning. Jeff doesn't need to watch the kite or use two hands, in fact he'll face you conversing and still be flying out of sight over beyond his Peripheral vision. This is years' worth/literally thousands of hours of dedicated practice. He makes it look as challenging as rolling off the living room sofa!

Throw and catching 3D moves are effortless opportunities for him to show off as well. The kite may even slip through/between the flying lines and continue to be flown inside-out/back facing the pilot.

Jeffery is the grand master on the rev2, particularly his home-builts customs. He can fly this kite over our heads during club functions dining or move the furniture out of the way for a quick wedding quad line fix as entertainment with the DJ. I've never seen anyone else with such complete mastery of a 360 degree area, inside or outdoors.

He's my first quad-lined coach but I never seem to close the gap between us,..... even after two decades