From: reich@nosc.mil (Ronald S. Reich) Subject: Re:: Sliding! Date: Thu, 7 Jul 1994 18:28:50 GMT Attentions all who trust in what Ron Reich says. OOPS !! OOPS!! I have finally made a mistake. Darn it, and I almost made it to retirement from my regular job too. In this article I mistakenly indicated that you should move the bridle tow point toward the nose of the kite in order to practice the side slide maneuver. Quite the contrary as Phillipe was kind enough to point out to me off line. To practice the Side Slide maneuver, Move The Tow Point Away From The Nose. (set the kite heavy) I'm truly sorry if my mistake has caused any frustration. Best regards from no longer perfect, Ron The "Side Slide" of a Delta controllable kite is easier when the bridle Tow Point is moved AWAY FROM the nose. For most brands, about 1 inch is enough. Temporarily move the Tow Point toward the nose when learning the Side Slide, Snap Stall, Landing, and Tip Stands. Execute the Side Slide from Right to Left by: 1. Fly toward the right edge of the wind window, about 40 feet off the ground. 2. "PULL" right to turn down toward the ground. 3. "PUSH" right and then balance by "PUSHING" left to cause the kite to stall in an upright position about 10 feet above the ground. The inertia of the kite should cause it to start a sliding motion toward the center of the wind window. 4. Maintain the 10 foot elevation by walking toward or away from the kite as necessary. 5. Maintain a balanced upright position of the kite by making minute adjustments of the tension in the flylines by applying slight amounts of pressure on the fly lines or handle bridle lines with your extented index finger. 6. As the kite passes the center of the wind window, slightly pull with the left hand to bring the left side of the kite toward you. Very delicate control of your walking toward and away from the kite and applying tension to the lines will be required to maintain the upright position. For learning purposes allow the left tip to be ever so slightly lower than the ritght tip. The kite will look as though it is leaning into the direction of travel. 7. As the kite progresses toward the left edge of the wind window, it will be necessary for you to increase the rate at which you are backing way from the kite in order to maintain the 10 foot elevation. Good Luck The ultimate side slide is to: 1. Start in a tip stand at the right edge of the wind window. (Pointing into the wind.) 2. Apply a very slight amount of tension to the left line and cause the kite to rise up the right edge of the window. 3. Continue to cause the kite to move up and up and up while continuing to point into the wind until it is directly over your head. 4. Continue riding the edge of the arc all the way down to the left edge of the wind window whereby you may want to establish a tip stand at the left edge, completing a Rainbow Slide." Or, you could allow the kite to rotate a quarter turn tu the right and execute a side slide from left to right about 10 feet above the ground. Slide the kite all the way to the right edge and establish a tip stand to complete the ultimate side slide. Still Learning and Sharing, Ron Reich ****************************************************************** This message was written by the kites/rec.kites mail/news gateway. Mailing list requests and inquiries should be sent to "kites-request@das.harvard.edu". Mail sent to "kites@das.harvard.edu" will be forwarded to rec.kites. ****************************************************************** This message was written by the kites/rec.kites mail/news gateway. Mailing list requests and inquiries should be sent to "kites-request@das.harvard.edu". Mail sent to "kites@das.harvard.edu" will be forwarded to rec.kites.