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Seperation of brand new fly lines???
Gentelmen,
Can anyone share wth me an experience with fly line speration on a brand new set of lines. I put a brand new 2007 Cabrinha Switch Blade into the air today in about 15-20 knot winds. I am an experienced rider with several years experinece with Cabrina products. Just after getting airborn I had two lines seperate just above the pig tail on the back and front leader lines. Band new lines with no wear and tear. These lines where brand new, I have never herd of such a thing? I am looking to put this info out for saftey. I had a looping kite going slightly inshore and activated the quick release with no icident. If this had happend later in the session who know what would have happened. I am seekign help on getting th word out on this one. I am going direct to Cabrina and seeking repleacment of the lines. r/W. |
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I haven't had problems in the past with manufacturer supplied lines. Such things are possible however. I would talk to your retailer or Cabrinha to get things sorted out.
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I think that's pretty rare as well for brand new lines.
Good thing you pulled your QR and came out okay |
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Some flat kites are easy to land in winds up to and beyond 35 knots. The flat kites that are able to sit on the beach at 3 or 9 without any control input are actually easy to self land safely. In my experience I have done this with Switchblades, Omegas (1 to 1 mode), Waroos and Helix, others may be possible but I have never tried. Xbows, Omega (2 to 1) and Contras will also be able to use this method if you lock the override halfway.
This is how I do it. 1) park the kite on the side of the window (9 or 3) and let the bar go, let the kite settle into a stable position. *make sure your kite can stay there without moving* 2) if the kite will stay there without falling backwards or jumping in the air then you are ready to start self landing. 3) detach leash from yourself 4) grab onto the power strap above the bar 5) detach chicken loop and lay bar on the ground 6) maintaining constant pressure on the front lines climb up both front lines until you get to the kite 7) your kite should stay there the same as when you were hooked into the chicken loop 8) if the kites starts to jump you can let go of the top front line and continue to climb up the bottom front line like you would do if you were activating the leash and climbing up one line to the kite 9) once to the kite, continue to climb up the bridles until you reach the middle of the kite, grab it, turn in over and secure your kite on the ground It is similar to how Rick was saying to secure the chicken loop to something and then go retrieve the kite. But you can use this method if there is nothing to secure the chicken loop to. Sorry if it is confusing, it is much easier to demonstrate than to write it down Mike kitehousemiami.com |
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Thanks for the approach Mike. I would urge all due caution with regard to *make sure your kite can stay there without moving*. Some kites will sit there in some winds while others will not.
I tried this in 18 gusting to about 23 mph last night with an 11 m Waroo Pro. The kite was slowly bouncing. If this happens, STOP and go find someone to land your kite or an anchor that won't move. I experimented with pulling in on the two fronts lines slightly but found there was too much tension, with gloves, to reliably be able to work up to the kite. So, I abandoned this approach and prepared to find an anchor to use that technique for solo landing. Picked my bar up and watched the kite turn into powered loops directly downwind dragging me a ways until I could pop the quick release. It was almost dark and I hadn't noticed the soft, unsheathed chicken loop lines had taken a turn around the bar. Whoops. Fortunately, I picked an area with a large clear area before trying this thereby avoiding stacked chairs, boats, etc.. Not all kites sit nicely when held by the front lines in all winds. Don't try this with kites that don't just sit there. Also, I noticed by Contra I 14 m had a tendency to roll over downwind in lighter winds in the past even when anchored. Be careful! Quote:
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I got the impression that Mike's technique might have been setup for land purposes, i.e. "maintaining constant pressure on the front lines climb up both front lines until you get to the kite" Although this could easily be done on the water as I am sure you routinely do. I suspect with some kite models it would work better than others. For instance my old Crossbow I, would jump quite a bit, unlike my Switchblade I which is quieter. As I recall the Waroo, not the Waroo Pro, is fairly quiet as well.
I wouldn't try this approach with either a Waroo Pro or Crossbow I, have to check it out with the Switchblade I. I suspect the Contra I would also be pretty quiet as long as it didn't roll downwind. I have no clue about the newer kites. As far as pulling the kite towards you on a boat, this is something I suspect you have done a lot. At the same time, I can't help but recall the guy, a big, heavy guy who was pulling an old C kite in by ALL FOUR LINES (doh!), over the back of a boat. This was years back in the Keys. The kite relaunched, lifting him off the deck by his pinkie finger until it was ripped off his hand. I understand it was reattached, good thing. I know it is apples and oranges with the only common factor pulling the kite in. Still, if that puppy powers up for any reason and you get tangled, ouch! Does someone first wrap a wingspan of the lines from one side of the kite, just in case it does relaunch somehow?
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I do need to make it out to update the article on your operation. You acquired two new boats just since I put this together seven months ago:
http://fksa.org/showthread.php?t=3519
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Paul Menta with The Kitehouse just put up two videos showing a couple of approaches to solo landing and drift launching BOW kites off the beach at Key West.
Landing - Drift Launching -
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Paul made these comments about the video clips.
Regarding the solo landing clip: Quote:
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