Interestingly I have recently been surprised a couple of times by the amount of shrinkage I have encountered. Oddly enough the most I found was a discrepancy of ~34cms where the brake lines on a blade had apparently shrunk more than the fronts. The kite had been loned to me by friend who is a good k...

Regis I agree with your analysis. Some of the kites I fly just don't like to be pulled down off a tip (they flip back too easily when they get near the horizontal) and if I am going to land that way I have to be flying them across and down and then pull the top front line hard to stall and prevent i...

I have not studied the vids so I am not exactly sure what you are doing but I thought this little tip may be appropriate. When you start a delam type of repair have the board warm and let it cool as you proceed, this way it will suck resin in. If, for example, you did the opposite say bring it into ...

What happens when the rescue boat is adjacent to the kite is influenced by helmsman's skill and relative drift rates. A few years back I did some experimentation for boat launching and was surprised at how much slower the kite drifted than the small rib I was using. I have not used jetski for rescue...

If you are on a rescue vessel the method you should choose to rescue is often dictated by wind direction/speed in relation to the direction of the rescue root. For example if you can just head up wind or start into wind and arc round to create sufficient apparent head wind there is no need to packdo...

57palawandan I could have also mentioned that you can check the stability margin you have in the overhead position by doing a stability test. But don't do this unless you fully understand the risks and remedies for a kite luffing into a Hindenburg. Plus make sure you have plenty of room and your fla...

57palawadan Just a further thought. I learnt many years ago on C kites that were prone to Hindenburg and so had a bit of a phobia about letting the kite get to far over head. However it is a good thing to get comfortable with the kite flying (not necessarily sitting) through this overhead position a...

57palawandan I found it interesting that you did not mention where the trim strap was when you described the overshooting feeling. Trim makes a big difference to foils but it takes a bit of practice to get your head round it after years of lei. For instance if you are "depowering" when you get back ...

I rely on the fly it a bit approach, but I have known a guy who set up a small poly tunnel and dehumidifier in his barn. Not sure how long it took to dry a kite, perhaps somebody can comment on this approach!

Neat customisation Faklord. Thanks for the photo and info. I can certainly put up with the slight issues you highlighted if Ozone keep it in their inventory at the right price. Latch releases are cheap and compact but I don't like the ergonomic considerations that I feel are necessary to avoid the p...