Neutral is also everywhere at edge of wind window....i like 60 degrees angle until i get in the waterJbrook wrote:Most people were taught neutral is your friend when they were learning, so I think most people still raise kite up to neutral, creatures of habit?
So, none of the new kites have "auto-zenith"?pj sofine wrote:I think the majority of kiters are new enough that they aren't aware of how dangerous it used to be to hold kite at 12.(or still is sometimes)We used to scream constantly "keep it low and go".If you kept your kite at 12 in moderate to strong winds you were going for a bad trip.Can still picture kiters with one or two people hanging on their legs like a runaway hot air ballon. Depower changed whole game,for the worse in some cases....:
dunno bout your launch but if you do that here you will harvest 10 or 20 pounds of seaweed and spend the next hour picking it off your linesNed Divine wrote: why do most people land their kites after they stepped on solid ground and not while still in the water?
In general no - more stable than a bridled kite, plus with the feedback you know where and what it is doing. However, like any kite if it is well beyond it's range then you are going to get lifted but with a good C you know much sooner when you are at the limits of range - unlike some bridled kites that might feel safe but are so depowered you have no control so when the shit hits the fan you are going to hit it with it!tomatkins wrote:
Do the new "C" kites still tend to do these 2 things? I haven't heard of either of these things happening for a number of years.
That is because wind is what gives a kite power. Kites have trim straps not depower. Too bad most people do not know what the difference is and this is one of the reasons people get hurt. How many times do you hear people say how much depower their kite has?s29feb wrote:tomatkins wrote:
unlike some bridled kites that might feel safe but are so depowered you have no control so when the shit hits the fan you are going to hit it with it!
No rules, only good intention, no volcanos, only in your temper, relaxdyyylan wrote: Don't apply your rules to everyone just because you live next to an active volcano that causes intense no thermal wind gusts to loft all your kooks.
Good point, never thought of that!edt wrote:dunno bout your launch but if you do that here you will harvest 10 or 20 pounds of seaweed and spend the next hour picking it off your linesNed Divine wrote: why do most people land their kites after they stepped on solid ground and not while still in the water?