kite changing shape
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kiter147
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kite changing shape
hey guys. yesterday i went out on my turbo 3 9m and it was blowing around 25knots and i noticed whenever i turned the kite, it would changed its shape and it would be harder to control the kite. also in some gusts the kite would lose some power. is this all typical for kites to do?
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Re: kite changing shape
Either it's a crap kite (the design) or you haven't pumped it hard enough. It's not normal. During a turn it's ok for a kite to twist a bit. All kites will do this, but LE should keep the same curvature.kiter147 wrote:hey guys. yesterday i went out on my turbo 3 9m and it was blowing around 25knots and i noticed whenever i turned the kite, it would changed its shape and it would be harder to control the kite. also in some gusts the kite would lose some power. is this all typical for kites to do?
My old waroo 2006 was a crap kite. Especially the 9m2 had a hard time keepings it's shape in the high end and would "break" in the middle making it totally flat. That resulted in a huge increase of projected area and therefor power. Scary shit. Crappy shit... A kite should keep it's shape at all times.
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Re: kite changing shape
25 Knots average wind speed probably means gusts to 35 knots, or so.
Could be that you are a very heavy guy.
Could be that the kite is distorting because it is being used outside of its wind range.
I think that the Turbo 1 was the only model that had that kind of weirdness in high wind.
Just guessing...
Could be that you are a very heavy guy.
Could be that the kite is distorting because it is being used outside of its wind range.
I think that the Turbo 1 was the only model that had that kind of weirdness in high wind.
Just guessing...
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Re: kite changing shape
It could be oversheeted too. (backlines too short) Sounds like that might be a problem.
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Re: kite changing shape
first check that you put enough pressure in the bladder. I don't know the kite (I've flown it, but...) but in general it is always the first thing to check if the kite deforms...pump the LE rock hard.
Second is making sure you don't oversheet..but unless the kite backs up, this should not be the problem (since you were riding in high winds).
Second is making sure you don't oversheet..but unless the kite backs up, this should not be the problem (since you were riding in high winds).