Nick Russell Posted October 26, 2013 Report Share Posted October 26, 2013 I am so pumped up, my first Rev arrived in the mail today, a beautiful electric blue and black 1.5 SLE that was my birthday gift from my wife. Can't wait to get out and fly it! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NylonSky Posted October 26, 2013 Report Share Posted October 26, 2013 I am so pumped up, my first Rev arrived in the mail today, a beautiful electric blue and black 1.5 SLE that was my birthday gift from my wife. Can't wait to get out and fly it! Sweet! Subscriber 1150 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaginCajun Posted October 26, 2013 Report Share Posted October 26, 2013 Congratulations!!! You will never be the same... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NylonSky Posted October 26, 2013 Report Share Posted October 26, 2013 Congratulations!!! You will never be the same... Indeed. It's certainly a sad day for all of your dual-line kites. Subscriber 1150 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skline Posted October 26, 2013 Report Share Posted October 26, 2013 Awesome, now get out there and fly! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbailey49 Posted October 27, 2013 Report Share Posted October 27, 2013 Congratulations, Nick. I hope you enjoy it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
makatakam Posted October 27, 2013 Report Share Posted October 27, 2013 It's 9:50pm. How did it go? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Russell Posted October 27, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 27, 2013 It's my granddaughter's birthday and we've been busy with family stuff. Hopefully I'll get out tomorrow, but here in the part of Arizona where they live much of the ground is covered with sharp vegetation that would shred the kite. Going to try to find a park or ball field to try it out on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Russell Posted October 27, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 27, 2013 By the way, I was pleased to find the the SLE comes with both the regular and the 3 wrap leading edge for different flying conditions. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jynx Posted October 27, 2013 Report Share Posted October 27, 2013 I am so pumped up, my first Rev arrived in the mail today, a beautiful electric blue and black 1.5 SLE that was my birthday gift from my wife. Can't wait to get out and fly it! Nick ~ Ya Did It! ....Welcome to the DARK-SIDE! ...please keep me posted on your progress! .... Can't wait to hear!!!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Russell Posted October 27, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 27, 2013 Will do, Jynx! Hoping to get some line time tomorrow. Ever since you introduced us to Revs at Long Beach I've been itching to get one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbailey49 Posted October 27, 2013 Report Share Posted October 27, 2013 Start with the 3-wrap. Unless the wind is blowing more than 18 or so, the three wrap will be much more forgiving to fly. The leading edge needs to flex for the best performance. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reef Runner Posted October 27, 2013 Report Share Posted October 27, 2013 By the way, I was pleased to find the the SLE comes with both the regular and the 3 wrap leading edge for different flying conditions. Hey Nick............ One last thing............By all means, review the video tutorials, "Line Management" http://kitelife.com/forum/videos/view-41-rev-tutorial-line-management/ and "Assembly and Disassembly" http://kitelife.com/forum/videos/view-40-rev-tutorial-assembly-and-disassembly/ If you only have time for one - memorize "Line Management" - you won't be sorry ! Time VERY well spent, for a first day out........(seriously)......... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayne Dowler Posted October 27, 2013 Report Share Posted October 27, 2013 Don't know about others, but I don't use the SLE (big) tube at all! Yes it's beefy for crashes, but it is so stiff, there is no flex in it!! Unless the winds are way out of the range for it (and then you have the wrong kite for those conditions), the smaller 3 wrap frame is plenty strong enough for learning on! One tip I can give - if the kite is gonna crash - LET IT! Give to the kite!! Step forward, throw your hands out, - DON'T PULL!! You're only driving the kite harder into the ground if you pull! Better to straighten out, than put away broken kites!! Breathe!!! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reef Runner Posted October 27, 2013 Report Share Posted October 27, 2013 Don't know about others, but I don't use the SLE (big) tube at all! Yes it's beefy for crashes, but it is so stiff, there is no flex in it!! Unless the winds are way out of the range for it (and then you have the wrong kite for those conditions), the smaller 3 wrap frame is plenty strong enough for learning on!One tip I can give - if the kite is gonna crash - LET IT! Give to the kite!! Step forward, throw your hands out, - DON'T PULL!! You're only driving the kite harder into the ground if you pull! Better to straighten out, than put away broken kites!! Breathe!!! No argument here, on the 1/4" regular 3-wrap making for a much better flying experience, BUT, I can promise that on my first day out, I would have broken the smaller leading edge (because I had 15 - 18 mph winds). It's not so much those "high speed, straight into the ground" dives, that will get you, it's the one's that are not perfectly straight down, but at somewhat of an angle. Those are the ones that tend to snap the LE, especially if you're in the process of making an uncontrolled, high speed turn, way too close to the ground. I even watched a "newbie" snap a 7/16" SLE, that way. As for the inevitable crash, great advice, but rather than just stepping forward, and throwing your hands forward, you might also want to RUN forward .....(then you won't have to think about breathing, it'll come naturally)....... and good luck ! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mystainedskin Posted October 27, 2013 Report Share Posted October 27, 2013 I never broke leading edges from ground pounding...but the verticals will pop. Have no fear! Enjoy my friend....its just the beginning! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbailey49 Posted October 27, 2013 Report Share Posted October 27, 2013 I've only flown with the big leading edge in a 1.5 size Rev once. It was miserable. Now I keep it as spares for my sonic vented. Since you have a super sonic, Nick, that would be an option for you as well. Let us know how it goes. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reef Runner Posted October 27, 2013 Report Share Posted October 27, 2013 I've only flown with the big leading edge in a 1.5 size Rev once. It was miserable. Definitely depends on the wind, I would say.......... My old 1.5 SLE, is now a "beater" kite, and I still pull it out (with the 7/16" SLE in place), on occassion, but it's got to be really windy......... At 6 - 7 mph, for sure, it's miserable, and I just hate to have to fight the kite, just to keep it in the air......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaginCajun Posted October 27, 2013 Report Share Posted October 27, 2013 I never broke leading edges from ground pounding...but the verticals will pop. Have no fear! Enjoy my friend....its just the beginning! I've broken a 3 wrap leading edge crashing at an angle flying at Ft. Pickens in high winds.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reef Runner Posted October 27, 2013 Report Share Posted October 27, 2013 I never broke leading edges from ground pounding...but the verticals will pop. Have no fear! Enjoy my friend....its just the beginning!I've broken a 3 wrap leading edge crashing at an angle flying at Ft. Pickens in high winds.. Yep, it's usually those, "not quite perpendicular landings", that will do you in............ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Russell Posted October 28, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 28, 2013 Took the new Rev out today and flew for about 2 1/2 hours. The results were less than stellar. I was flying on a soccer field with no trees around and the wind was flakey, blowing really hard at times and then dying way down for a few minutes before coming up again. I know there is no substitute for time on the lines, but I could use some advice here. The kite would launch fine and I could fly across the wind window in either direction. Going right was okay, but when I went left, or sometimes as soon as I launched, the kite would start spinning quickly to the left over and over again until it just seemed to lose life and would flatten out and fall out of the sky. Sometimes the lines would wrap around the kite and flip it around. I tried working on just going up and down, as demonstrated in the Rev DVD and got it right a few times, but more often I'd go into that same death spin to the left. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayne Dowler Posted October 28, 2013 Report Share Posted October 28, 2013 See my post on the Rev forum!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mystainedskin Posted October 28, 2013 Report Share Posted October 28, 2013 I hate to admit it....but I don't go there very often at all....and too lazy to go search it out. Did that help you out Nick? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Russell Posted October 28, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 28, 2013 I've received some good tips, including checking my line length to be sure they are the same. I'll do that tomorrow. Winds here in northern Arizona are going to be 35-40 MPH the next two days with gusts to 50 so I won't get another practice session until things calm down. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Russell Posted October 28, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 28, 2013 I think part of the problem is something Jynx suggested in a PM on Facebook. I think I was moving my arms around way too much, like I do when flying my dual line Prism Snapshot foil. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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