Date: Tue, 30 May 1995 08:09:59 -1000 From: rmcgee@wiley.csusb.edu (Rich McGee) Message-Id: <3qfn1n$iau@news.csus.edu> Organization: California State University Sacramento Subject: Flexi Pro 6+ Info Needed Hi; Just purchased a new Pro Speed 6+, and was wondering about one very important question: What strength line should I use on it? The dealer really didn't know. Also, since it is listed as an ultralight, what winds, realistically, can I fly it in? Thanks! -Rich McGee rmcgee@ewiley.csusb.edu = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Date: Tue, 30 May 1995 14:31:42 -1000 From: bforest@bliss.demon.co.uk (bruce forest) Message-Id: Organization: Demon Internet News Service Subject: Re: Flexi Pro 6+ Info Needed In article <3qfn1n$iau@news.csus.edu>, rmcgee@wiley.csusb.edu (Rich McGee) wrote: > Hi; > Just purchased a new Pro Speed 6+, and was wondering about one very > important question: What strength line should I use on it? The dealer > really didn't know. Also, since it is listed as an ultralight, > what winds, realistically, can I fly it in? I'd use 150lb lines, less in light winds. My 10 footers fly in less wind than a 6+, but I'd say you could do well, with the low wind spar, in >3 mph . Now, get five more for a killer stack !B) bruce -- Bruce Forest bforest@bliss.demon.co.uk bforest@bliss.co.uk PGP public key on any keyserver...Encrypted mail preferred Only a basset hound gives true dog satisfaction........... = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Date: Wed, 31 May 1995 06:12:58 -1000 From: rolf@login.dknet.dk (Rolf V. Oestergaard) Message-Id: Organization: DKnet / EUnet Denmark - Login Tjenesten Subject: Re: Flexi Pro 6+ Info Needed rmcgee@wiley.csusb.edu (Rich McGee) wrote: >Just purchased a new Pro Speed 6+, and was wondering about one very >important question: What strength line should I use on it? The dealer >really didn't know. Also, since it is listed as an ultralight, >what winds, realistically, can I fly it in? Congratulations - great kite You got there. With the ultraflex spar You should stop flying when the wind is like 7 m/s (You will feel the kite reacting strange). For that kind of flying a new 45 kg line will work just fine. If You got the standard spar also, You can fly in winds to well above 15 m/s, but I would use 65 kg line then. See You on FAN0, ______________ Rolf V. Oestergaard, Copenhagen, Denmark \ /\ / email: rolf@login.dknet.dk \/ \/ = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Date: Wed, 31 May 1995 02:39:33 -1000 From: dan@scage.mv.com (Dan Petlon) Message-Id: Organization: The Sports Cage Subject: Re: Flexi Pro 6+ Info Needed In article <3qfn1n$iau@news.csus.edu>, rmcgee@wiley.csusb.edu says... > > >Hi; >Just purchased a new Pro Speed 6+, and was wondering about one very >important question: What strength line should I use on it? The dealer >really didn't know. Also, since it is listed as an ultralight, >what winds, realistically, can I fly it in? > Does your Pro Speed have the ultra flex or the intermediate spar? The intermediate spar is new for '95, and is good for all wind conditions. The Ultra Flex, which was standard last year, is good up to about 10mph. I have snapped several center sections on the ultra flex spars in winds of about 15mph. The good news is that the center section on the 6' Ultra-Flex is standard .2300 carbon. -- /\ The Sports Cage / \ Kites & Embroidery / | \ 55 Blackwater Rd. / | \Rochester, NH 03867 / | \ 603-335-3602 voice or fax / | \ dan@scage.mv.com / | \ nancy@scage.mv.com | | Kites are my business and I'm late for work | | | | | = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Date: Thu, 1 Jun 1995 20:04:27 -1000 From: andrew@tug.com (Andrew Beattie) Message-Id: Organization: /usr/lib/news/organisation Subject: Re: Flexi Pro 6+ Info Needed rolf@login.dknet.dk (Rolf V. Oestergaard) writes: >With the ultraflex spar You should stop flying when the wind is like 7 m/s This may be true for a single flexi, but Flexifoil don't advertise the fact that all the rules change when you are flying a stack. Since the strain is distributed between the kites, you quickly find that you are not able to pull hard enough to over-strain all the kites simultaneously. In fact, one of the problems with flying very large stacks of flexies is that it gets difficult to bend the spars far enough to provide normal turning characteristics... Note however, that on large stacks, you don't want to attatch the kites directly to the line - attatch a small, individual loop for each kite, otherwise the stack will pull *so* hard on the bottom spar that the lark's head will snap the end off the spar! Of course, everything changes again if you are able to pull harder than normal, because the line is attatched to a boat or a bus etc... Andrew -- New to rec.kites? START HERE! | To: www@kfs.org send an email message like this->| Subject: service /-\ () >< () |\/| () >< () /-\ | http://www.kfs.org/kites/welcome/index.html Spam-posters brain required for research. $5/lb guaranteed by return post. = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =