A hydrofoil kite boards' center of gravity(CofG) is a point normally forward of the mast between the front foot strap or preferred forward foot position and the point of mast installation. Riders pivot around this CofG when riding by changes in fore and aft foot pressure. The CofG position is a func...

All L&F know about the Pansh line is the price AND when customers told Pansh the kite did not fly correctly the company replaced the kite. No where in our original thread are there any comments on the quality or performance of this product. However there are many others using the Pansh line in our a...

Pansh Aurora II 8 Meter Line Plans Light and Frost(L&F) has obtained two(2) Pansh 8 meter Aurora II Kites. Immediately upon receipt of these kites L&F attempted to obtain a detailed line plan for the kite. All that was available was a drawing of the line architecture. Exact lengths of these lines we...

My friend was riding a Ozone 12 meter Hyperlink V1 kite near some other kite surfers. One of the other riders looked around saw my friend floating in the water face down unconscious breathing H20, however the Ozone Kite was so stable that it was gently flying uncontrolled overhead the drowning rider...

To Horst Sergio Your work is held in high regard here. Reference stiffness. The smoothest wings L&f ever made had some flex much like standard aviation wings. Unfortunately a stress crack began to form along the major flex point. These wings were intentionally constructed to have this flex and were ...

To clarify some points. 1. The flight performance of the Cloud series is excellent. Buy one and test it yourself. 2. The kites were obtained outside the USA. 3. A request for spare parts was sent to the company. 4. The bladder valves in these kites in our possession delaminated. Also bladders explod...

L&f have completed step one in a flying wing project. A basic flying wing shape has been constructed without the reflex or elevons. This wing with standard stabilizer will be tuned and tested for functionality for a number of hours. If the wing is suitable the reflex(elevons) will be added having 1/...

If you are considering purchasing a Cloud kite we provide the following caution. First there is nothing wrong with the design. These kites fly fine. However this kite requires high pressure to function properly. The designers own videos suggest pumping the kite with a hand pump until you can barely ...

Light and Frost(L&f) has been studying and testing the addition of a beaver tail to the hydrofoil fuselage. It was decided to add the beaver tail as a fuselage extension with a zero(0) angle of attack rather then replace the stabilizer with a beaver tail. These board/mast/hydrofoil mixes without bea...

Removing a hydrofoils stabilizer and riding the stock wing ie riding stabless increases the control requirements of the rider as the wing is unstable since nothing counters the wings center of pressure as it moves around the center of gravity. Furthermore there will be limits to the wings ability to...