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sp
Since 11 Oct 2007
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New Zealand
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 Thu Oct 11, 07 5:07 pm |
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I've been trawling the internet in search of the answer to this very question.
The Rhino 07 manual states "The kite will drop safely to the water in perfect relaunch position", except it doesn't.
The obvious answer would be to make the fifth line longer but given the fifth line is a proxy bridle supporting the leading edge it may affect handling. Anyone know for sure?
For the time being I'm using a suicide leash.
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Nak
Since 19 May 2005
4314 Posts
Camas
Site Lackey
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| Thu Oct 11, 07 5:25 pm |
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| sp wrote: | I've been trawling the internet in search of the answer to this very question.
The Rhino 07 manual states "The kite will drop safely to the water in perfect relaunch position", except it doesn't.
The obvious answer would be to make the fifth line longer but given the fifth line is a proxy bridle supporting the leading edge it may affect handling. Anyone know for sure?
For the time being I'm using a suicide leash.
Simon |
You don't need to change the overall length of the fifth line. You need to change the throw, that is how far the bar can travel up the fifth line when deployed. The tension on the fifth line while riding should remain unchanged. If the kite is hovering, all you need to do is add a stopper on the fifth line leader to limit throw. (See earlier posts on how to do this.) If the kite does not hover but instead there is a lot of slack in the fifth line after the kite lands upside down, you need to increase your fifth line throw. You'll have to increase the length of the fifth line leader to do this. To keep overall fifth line length unchanged, you'll have to make a new, shorter, flying fifth line.
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Yardsale
Since 29 Mar 2005
387 Posts
Portlanastan
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| Thu Oct 11, 07 8:03 pm |
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| With respect to the feedback so far because I know it is well intended you can't compare Slingshot 5th line to North because they are different designs(not a slight either way), North 5th line is a set length off a Y bridle. When you fully sheet in there should be a small amount of slack on the 5th line between the Y and nose. I change the distance the bar travels when 5th element is deployed by moving red ball forward-this will help kite not to hover.(I think someone mentioned that already) When my kite hovers I pull hard on steering line (who said that ....not me...!!)after resetting or re-hooking loop so kite flips into water nose down. If the kite hot launches just let go of bar-no pull. Stephan |
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