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First Flight


BigE

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Weather not ideal, wind gusting 5 to @12mph. Lines on staked down and it looks... tiny in the field.

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Two things I've tried this time: 1 - higher AR, 2 - adjustable wing tips.

How did it fly? It's feisty, from take-off went straight up to just short of the zenith, wind dropped right down and so did the kite, wing tips folded in and it slid out of the sky.  More wind and up it went again, it's fast through the window, really sensitive to input with either just handle or handle/brake.  Did a few figure eights and swooping, sent up to the top, right hand pull and in to a down turn, 3 o'clock the power's raising 4,5 its getting faster and piling the power on, by 7 I'm being pulled forward. Moved my hands under the power lines to keep a little brake tension.

Issues at the moment: Wing tips, I'd kicked them back, but too much, I did shorten them whilst out but think they need more.

Really pleased with the first flight, different kite altogether than the others, didn't overshoot, which surprised me, could be the wind or new location I'd tried, fast and more "snatchy" than the others, feels raw.

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Cheers, will definitely take some footage. Just need to get another couple of flights in to make sure it's tuned. I mainly use the pics to zoom in to check for any slack lines or creases on the kite.

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I'm sure it's in there somewhere, at least it's ready now to fly and get to "know" this puppy. I put adjustable connections on the wing tips as I had a feeling that I was stepping in to uncharted territory (well for me anyway).  

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Had another static session yesterday and now feel how un-Kite fit I am, wind was enough to lean back on the kite while I flew it.  Back, calves and my core (which must still be in there somewhere!) have that "oh we haven't had to work like that for awhile" feeling. Next entry will be a how to on the Z-bridle, I needed to keep a bit of tension on the brakes whilst flying, otherwise the tips folded at times, not so much a problem flying with hands under the power lines and static, but with an eye on moving to the buggy I prefer not having to think about balancing the brakes when under full power. I've fitted them all my others but needed to see how this flew before adding anything extra.    

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