funalex wrote: ↑

Sun Oct 08, 2023 5:35 pm

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I can't tell you everything, but airfoil thickness of kestrel is 16%.
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That is a bit thicker than my Atos rigid wing hang glider ; but I wonder
how that compares to my Ozone Delta 2 Paraglider ?
I'm gonna measure the Delta ; next time i go PG flying .

Bille

... If wind is really 20-25kn for your body weight 7-9m LEI kite should be enough to jump 10m or more - if you know what to do. 15m high aspect foil kite is so many kite sizes bigger I'm not even going to start count, that just doesn't sound right. ... You do realize that Toby rides large kites, in...

windsuks wrote: ↑

Sun Sep 24, 2023 11:38 pm

Why is the air in our kites always colder when we deflate the kite after a session?

That is Not a Dumb question . As others have already indicated ; there is
science behind, the Why .

Bille

I paid 400 for a Peak 4 with bar, 100 for a second hand twintip. And I already had a wetsuit but lets say another 200. If you choose your kite size smart, you can kite with this 40 days a year where I live. So not that expensive at all. I think most people get a little carried away with gear instea...

IMG_8777.jpegGood morning all, ... Hence, I was wondering if someone knows a brand that does offer foot hooks with a wider 2-inch spacing for the inserts? I can take a small drill and modify the slingshot ones, but they may not be wide enough to allow this. ... For an absolute last few options , ca...

... Go to the first post and read it again. Posts here are in chronological order. Didn't you know? Grab a coffee for you too :roll: My quote was from Nachiiios 7th post , from the same day , and it indicated that indeed, the girl who broke his kite , was from Brazil. BUT I had No need to bash an e...

Now you know why i never Fly Paragliders , or do kiteboarding in a third world country . Dude they are Brazilians ; your lucky that ya didn't get your A$$ kicked and asked to leave. LOL Bille Non sense people you find everywhere in the world, including here in kiteforum :roll: :roll: :roll: Btw, no...

So, im in Brazil right now and this happened to me on my first day in Taiba. It’s a new 2023 F One Bandit that I bought in January this year. A girl jumped into me. She was upwind of me and her lines crashed into my kite. She said smiling, that this was here 3rd Crash this day with another kiter an...

A standard already exists: red on the left and green on the right. ... AND that standard has bin around , for a Lot of years !!! ... In 1846 the United Kingdom passed legislation enabling the Lord High Admiral to publish regulations requiring all sea-going steam vessels to carry lights.[2] The admi...

His kite hits the guy at :04 , and it was :09 before he even realized it . :lol: Maybe the idiot should concentrate more on his kiting, and less about making his video ; then he might be able to remember which way to turn the bar after his lines get twisted !!! :nono: Some red tape , on the left sid...