Postby fun2kite » Mon Apr 15, 2019 3:08 pm
I flew 10M Nova on the beach yesterday for about 5 mins in 12-13 knots of wind.
First quick impressions:
1. I could NOT stall this kite with a bar being pulled in all the way. Not in powered , not in depowered trim position. It was just sitting at 12 not back stalling as normal foil kites do.
It is a plus for flying this kite as a beginner, but this behavior was totally unexpected for somebody who used to foil kites.
2. Kite had a LOT of power. It felt like it was a truck pulling me. I launched the kite as I always do. (self launch). It was probably 12 knots of wind. I guess because the kite is NOT stallable, it just went up like a rocket and I was dragged on the beach forward. I managed to run forward and arrest me being pulled forward. Most our guys mistook it for a LOT of power, but I say, with a flysurfer I can control how fast it goes up by stalling it, but can't do this with Nova.
3. Again, because the kite does not back stall, when I attempted to loop it, it went into the power kite-loop. It does NOT pivot like Ozone or Flysurfer, with the bar pulled in. I use this technique to get started on my foil, by sheeting in and flipping the kite around and launching it horizontally forward to pull me out of the water. With Nova, it will go into a big loop. (not sure I like that)
4. Few of my friends rode it in the water, it looked like it was generating a lot of power.
5. One friend dropped the kite and was able to relaunch it very easterly. He is a beginner foil user and I really thought I would need to help him to bring his foil board back to the beach while he dealt with the kite in the water and swim back.. But no, he relaunched it easily .. So I guess it is good and easy in that respect.
6. Self Landing the kite was good. I was able to back-stall it when pulling on backlines and land it as I normally do.
7. Observe kite tangle with ears two times while launched by one of our riders. It also tangled ears in the water , but he was able to untangle it in the air.
Conclusion:
I need to fly the kite in the water to get my final opinion on it. Hopefully get to do this in a few weeks.
Different kind of a kite. If you currently fly Ozone / Flysurfer etc, you may or may not like it.
If you are beginner, it will stay in the air and forgive your mistake of flying the kite and re-launch easily.
kite goes into a power kite-loop if you try to loop it. (be very careful ).