Johhnn wrote:OK. Now my 8m dlx is flying with floppy ears all the time, unless fully powered up. Basically an inverted U shape going through the sky. I have adjusted the mixer to have the B lines 1.25 inches longer. Next time there is wind, I will test fly and report back.
Making B longer will make it worse you want to shorten it.
Johhnn wrote: This kite is very well used. I would have to add up the hours, but perhaps more than 200. It has landed in the saltwater many times, but I have rinsed it. None of the crashes were hard ones. The fabric seems to be in very good shape, really clean, almost crisp like new. Aside from a lot of use, I take care of my kites carefully, drying them out indoors after each session and rinsing them occasionally in fresh water. I wax the SPL's after each session and therefore have not had to replace them.
200hours is nothing. I have done 10x on a kite. yes it was fucked. Washing the kite may damage the fabric. Drying it is fine as long as it is indoors like you say, it is the sun that kills the fabric. If the kite is left wet with fresh water mold will rapidly grow, best not rinse the kite unless you need to for like sewing or something. Wet with salt water usually takes months before mold starts but it will still grow with salt water. I once left a kite wet(salt water) for 6 months and no mold, another time I left one for 3 months and the fuc.ker got covered in mold. So it is hard to predict.
Nem0 wrote:PMA = Profil Momentum Adjuster
@Johhnn: please contact
werkstatt@flysurfer.de to get a manual for solving your problem!
thanks expecting people to just know brand new flysurfer acronyms is a bit much. I see why it would be called that, but simply calling them Profile Adjustments would be sufficient. I wonder where they heard about them , foilzone perhaps?
A little credit would be nice. Peter Lynn is the master though hehe.
If flysurfer has a write up on doing them I don't see why they can't just publish them on their site. It is quite valuable information and applicable to all foils but particularly the Projected Area change kites like this and the psycho 4, due to the way flysurfer creates the C shape, changes in the fabric affect it. But this is also a particular problem for ARCs and could be used for modifying any foil really.
logsdon wrote:Did you notice this gradually happening or just one day you noticed it? Do you backstall land the kite much? Check the webbing inside the trailing edge. My 10 dlx acted like this after the internal webbing tore. Happened on three different occasions. Is the bar pressure heavier as well? Put the kite up to the light and inspect the mesh.
Yes rips will do bad stuff, look for puffiness in flight, or try pulling the cell rib apart from the top and bottom skin, it shouldn't move.
Looks like that could be the problem. Have fun fixing it
If the internals are like the unity there is no holes to get through the kite and you'll need to open each cell seam, one to the next etc, opening the trailing edge is even more work so I never do that unless I must. And sewing mesh is a pain too. I blame Gunnar because this appeared at flysurfer when he appeared and it's a Peterlynn construction method, he worked for Peterlynn. I think it could work but obviously the mesh isn't strong enough, ARCs don't reverse land either. I have suggested to flysurfer before and I will do it again that they use a looser weave fabric on the cell walls/ribs. One would think they could get a special run of fabric they use so much. Maybe they have tested it already and it's not great but I would think the giant holes aren't the best either.