Date: Sun, 22 Aug 1993 17:02:07 -1000 From: tfarring@eniac.seas.upenn.edu (Mr. A. Pemberton Trammel Snipe-Treadwater IV) Message-Id: <142516@netnews.upenn.edu> Organization: University of Pennsylvania Subject: 3-D Flying Hi everyone. This weekend my friend and I bought a Rev II. One of the reasons we bought it was to do 3-D flying. We got the basic stall and catch, then throw routine down. My question is, what are the other main 3-D tricks other than this? Tim Farrington P.S. - Has anyone out there tried flying with wrist straps around your feet? -- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tim Farrington | tfarring@eniac.seas.upenn.edu | This Space for Rent = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Date: Sun, 22 Aug 1993 18:40:50 -1000 From: jeffy@syrinx.umd.edu (Jeffrey C. Burka) Message-Id: <259hoi$8fo@umd5.umd.edu> Organization: University of Maryland at College Park Subject: Re: 3-D Flying In article <142516@netnews.upenn.edu> tfarring@eniac.seas.upenn.edu (Mr. A. Pemberton Trammel Snipe-Treadwater IV) writes: > Hi everyone. This weekend my friend and I bought a Rev II. One of >the reasons we bought it was to do 3-D flying. We got the basic stall and >catch, then throw routine down. My question is, what are the other main >3-D tricks other than this? Most 3-D tricks are variants of the basic throw and catch. There are *lots* of different ways to launch the kite. I have 4 launches I use most of the time (3 with my hand and one with my foot). Rather than stall the kite overhead, trying bringing it in from various different vertical levels off the ground. My favorite is to bring the kite in from a standing position without bothering to launch it first. It helps to have a UL/SUL frame for that one. Try bringing the kite in partway and then unstalling it. Try flinging the kite from one side of the window to the other--have the kite at one edge of the winds and use the top lines to quickly "throw" the kite to the other side, through the sphere along the surface of which the kite usually flies. In light winds, try a variant of the "over-the-top" in which the kite passes directly over your head on it's way to the back of the window. This is a very light wind move. Play around with your throws so that the kite stops at the ends of the lines in different ways--you might try grabbing onto one flying line (say, bottom right) as the kite is moving away from you. Try to get proficient at throwing and catching with both your right and left hands. Most of all, use your imagination. Experiment. Have fun. Scare the neighbors. ;-) >P.S. - Has anyone out there tried flying with wrist straps around your feet? Not yet. But I do a lot of one-handed flying Rev flying. It's not for the weak hearted. ;-) Jeff -- |Jeffrey C. Burka | "When I look in the mirror, I see a little clearer/ | |SAFH Lite [tm] | I am what I am and you are you too./ Do you like | |jeffy@syrinx.umd.edu | what you see? Do you like yourself?" --N. Cherry | = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Date: Tue, 24 Aug 1993 03:36:31 -1000 From: reich@cod.nosc.mil (Ronald S. Reich) Message-Id: <9308241336.AA00431@cod.nosc.mil> Organization: Division of Applied Sciences, Harvard University Subject: Re: 3-D Flying Date: 23 Aug 93 03:02:07 GMT From: tfarring@eniac.seas.upenn.edu (Mr. A. Pemberton Trammel Snipe-Treadwater IV) Subject: 3-D Flying > Hi everyone. This weekend my friend and I bought a Rev II. >One of the reasons we bought it was to do 3-D flying. >We got the basic stall and catch, then throw routine down. >My question is, what are the other main 3-D tricks other than >this? 3-D Trajectory The Trajectory of the Revolution Kite in response to the jerk on the top two lines at positions 1, 2, and 3 will be A, B, and C respectively. This drawing is not to scale but the point should be taken that the trajectory of the kite to you will be dependent on where you grab the lines to pull it to you. Other influences will be the wind. In higher wind you can reach further out in front. This diagram shows for ground pulls but the same principle applies from a stall over head. Experimentation will be the best teacher now that you now what to expect. A /___1__2__3________________________________________| / | / B | \ | \ | \__________________________________________________| \ | C The most exciting pull for me causes the kite to come at me END 1st. Like an Arrow. With the kite on the ground place both handles in the left hand. Reach forward and grab only the "right top line". Give a firm quick jerk and LOOK OUT. You've got to be quick or you'll get poked where it hurts the most. The same principles apply as described above. Disclamer: I accept no responsibility for any injury you may incur by trying any of the stunts I describe. This also includes any damage to your kite. Still Learning and Sharing, Ron Reich >Tim Farrington >P.S. - Has anyone out there tried flying with wrist straps >around your feet? Lots of people have done this. I lay on my back and fly the kite with my feet. David Brittan has a special set of shoes equiped with rev handles so he can fly a rev with his feet while laying on his back. My niece and nephew fly one kite with their hands while at the same time flying a second kite from straps around their ankles. Try holding one handle in your hand and the other around your ankle. Try stepping over the lines with only one leg turning your back to the kite and then bending over to look underneath and between your legs to observe the kite. Good Winds and Good Times, Ron Reich = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =