Suggest you cross reference this post. It deals with restoring flight performance
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Thanks, link added in the initial post!lightandfrost wrote: ↑Sun Dec 19, 2021 10:49 amSuggest you cross reference this post. It deals with restoring flight performance
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It is not about dirt but pre-stretch of the lines cancelling itself over time and mechanical stress like going through pulleys.Dirt is only additive of that processkeegster17 wrote: ↑Sun Dec 19, 2021 7:14 pmmaybe stupid thought but what about soaking the lines in water, so they become free of dirt, that shrinks them?
Good point. I can tell, from experience, if a kite deteriorates over time, but that is not the same as having a systematic way of checking the performance. I suppose the best is a back to back test with a well tuned kite of the same model.rnelias wrote: ↑Mon Dec 20, 2021 3:49 amIt may sound a little bit silly but, first of all,
What's the behavior we should expect from a foil kite perfectly tuned?
I mean... are there some simple flying tests to check: stability, speed, folding tips, forward/backstall tendencies, misalignment, etc...?
It would be good, for noobies on foil kites like me, that some experienced kiter explain what we should look for in the first place. Otherwise, we will just blindly follow the FS instructions on how to perform mixer tests...
I would suggest to lengthen Z-main instead of lengthening your steering lines. The latter will move the mixer out en therefore limit your depower range. Not a good solution for kiting in low-wind, where you want to prevent a back-stall.
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