Date: Wed, 4 Aug 1993 03:37:59 -1000 From: dhiggins@bfsec.bt.co.uk (Declan Higgins) Message-Id: Organization: British Telecommunications, Belfast Subject: Lines For A Flexifoil 10ft After much consideration and help from andrew@tug.com -- Andrew Beattie jeffy@syrinx.umd.edu -- Jeff ???? ces1at@surrey.ac.uk -- Dr Andrew Tate ye79@gec-mrc.co.uk -- Chris Willis I have decided to get a 10Ft Felxifoil. Having discussed it with my local dealer he recommends 300lbsX150Ft dyneema (sp ?) lines --- these seem quite expensive, are they really necessary ? Does 300lb line not make the kite harder to launch. I am willing to buy them if they are the best/hardest wearing. Anyone got any opinions ? Thanks in advance one again Declan Higgins - dhiggins@bfsec.bt.co.uk ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Mihi crede, hoc mihi magis quam tibi nocet" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Date: Tue, 3 Aug 1993 20:24:20 -1000 From: dbell@lobby.ti.com (Dick Bell) Message-Id: <930804002420@dbell.dseg.ti.com> Organization: Texas Instruments Inc Subject: Re: Lines For A Flexifoil 10ft In article dhiggins@bfsec.bt.co.uk (Declan Higgins) writes: >> After much consideration and help from >> >> andrew@tug.com -- Andrew Beattie >> jeffy@syrinx.umd.edu -- Jeff ???? >> ces1at@surrey.ac.uk -- Dr Andrew Tate >> ye79@gec-mrc.co.uk -- Chris Willis >> >> I have decided to get a 10Ft Felxifoil. Having discussed >> it with my local dealer he recommends 300lbsX150Ft dyneema (sp ?) >> lines --- these seem quite expensive, are they really necessary ? >> Does 300lb line not make the kite harder to launch. I am willing >> to buy them if they are the best/hardest wearing. >> >> Anyone got any opinions ? >> >> Thanks in advance one again >> >> >> Declan Higgins - dhiggins@bfsec.bt.co.uk >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> "Mihi crede, hoc mihi magis quam tibi nocet" >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> >> Declan, I don't have a 10' Flexi but I do stack 6' flexi's 4 deep for power kiting. The "Into the Wind" catalog recomends that the 10' be flown with 200 lb line. But if you even think that you would like to stack another kite with your 10' then I would stay with the 300 lb. I also recomend that you get a set of padded straps (handles) to fly with also. These kites can wear you down pretty fast. If you use any other style of straps you will most likely have a few fingers or your entire hand becoming knumb after a short period of flying. Good luck....the kites a blast. -- ----------------------------------------------------------------- The opinions expressed here are my own and not Texas Instruments ----------------------------------------------------------------- Dick Bell dbell@lobby.ti.com Texas Instruments Dallas, Tx. = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Date: Wed, 4 Aug 1993 20:15:55 -1000 From: andrew@tug.com (Andrew Beattie) Message-Id: Organization: /usr/lib/news/organisation Subject: Re: Lines For A Flexifoil 10ft In article <930804002420@dbell.dseg.ti.com> dbell@lobby.ti.com writes: > >> I have decided to get a 10Ft Felxifoil. Having discussed > >> it with my local dealer he recommends 300lbsX150Ft dyneema (sp ?) > >> lines --- these seem quite expensive, are they really necessary ? > >> Does 300lb line not make the kite harder to launch. I am willing > >> to buy them if they are the best/hardest wearing. >Declan, I don't have a 10' Flexi but I do stack 6' flexi's 4 deep for power >kiting. The "Into the Wind" catalog recomends that the 10' be flown with >200 lb line. But if you even think that you would like to stack another >kite with your 10' then I would stay with the 300 lb. I also recomend that >you get a set of padded straps (handles) to fly with also. Best: For no compromise, I buy Spectra rather than Dyneema. Hardest Wearing: These lines are NOT hard wearing! They are thin, strong expensive and slippery but easy to cut. 200lb or 300lb: 200lb will do for one, but when I started, I assumed that I would buy more and got 300lb. 300lb is enough for as many as you like. The single flexi should however, fly slightly better on 200lb. Length: 150' is OK for flexies. The longer it is, the more time it has to get up to speed. Padded straps: Ignore Dick on this one (sorry Dick). Take care of your wrists. Use Sky Claws (or similar). Andrew -- Work: gaffer@plx.com Phone: +44 793 614 110 Fax: +44 793 614 297 Play: andrew@tug.com Phone: +44 256 464 912 = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =