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Mega Boosting Kite advice

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Created by eppo > 9 months ago, 25 Apr 2013
Underoath
QLD, 2433 posts
26 Apr 2013 5:37PM
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Eppo. Can you film it for us?

dbabicwa
WA, 808 posts
26 Apr 2013 3:41PM
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Subculture said...



As I mentioned when I sent this to you earlier in the week, 7m Edge gets this ^^^^^ high

He's not flown C's yet (or at least not regularly,) so why change, especially for the high winds... As you know, a 'C' boost is a different technique. IMO, from what I hear, 7m Edge.

The 7m Edge will be plenty fast, lofty & will loop round fast enough to satisfy his cravings. Plus, he'll still need to be right on his game, to keep his landings safe.





Does he know he needs a reserve parachute for this?

dbabicwa
WA, 808 posts
26 Apr 2013 3:49PM
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eppo said...
Nick is that the 2013 C4. He probably would like to stay with ozone.

What about a small Airush razor?


Razor is a five lines kite, if he likes that.

I have a feeling my LF HiFi is boosting higher than any Airush of the same size.

Still waiting for some big jumps with the VX. Didn't happen yet.

Plummet
4862 posts
26 Apr 2013 4:46PM
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no reo will be the worst booster out of all the ozone line up. it has the least lift.

eppo
WA, 9717 posts
26 Apr 2013 4:46PM
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Sounds good. I too would be very interested in watching my mad bro follow your advice. He already down and forward loops he just wants to do that mad **** he watches on you tube such as storm chasers. Good luck I say.

IanR
NSW, 1322 posts
26 Apr 2013 8:25PM
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I'm biased
7m airush Razor on freeride setting
I'm in Cape Town at the moment and waiting on some wind to try something similar myself

matty b
WA, 25 posts
26 Apr 2013 8:57PM
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be interested in the airush VX in them winds it likes i lot of wind and loops pritty good

eppo
WA, 9717 posts
26 Apr 2013 9:04PM
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Still got my 6m VX. Insane in the right winds.

Charl dv
WA, 2485 posts
3 Apr 2014 11:33PM
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dbabicwa said..

eppo said...
Nick is that the 2013 C4. He probably would like to stay with ozone.

What about a small Airush razor?


Razor is a five lines kite, if he likes that.

I have a feeling my LF HiFi is boosting higher than any Airush of the same size.

Still waiting for some big jumps with the VX. Didn't happen yet.


I think that's just subject to technique more than anything.

Between the Hifi, razor and GP i found they all were pretty similar in boosting. I think the Hifi had a bit more hang time than the razor though but the razor offered a nice hard rip off the water which makes boosting fun. much of a muchness, unless you got crazy good technique the difference between most C kites is minimal. Only two I could say were significantly different was the Hadlow and the Fuel, nice n raw

Kraut
WA, 547 posts
4 Apr 2014 9:53AM
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eppo said..


Surfingboye and others how would a reo go honestly? Could he megaloop that baby. Ah that's what I should have called the post. Damn.

That way it could also serve as a wave kite option when the swell cranks.


I have a 2014 6m Reo as wave option and took it out in heavy winds a few times. It loops quickly and without a heavy yank, so good for practising but not soo much fun when you actually want that horizontal acceleration. It flies forward to the edge of the wind window a lot (as expected from a wave kite) which means from the zenit it will fly back unless you keep it busy, very busy. It gets me as high as my Vegas but I feel I cannot rely on it fetching me safely at all times. So would probably not recommend it for megaboosting/looping.

As someone said before, in strong winds = small kite sizes (depending on the weight again) 5 strut kites are more stable, less deforming and less flatter producing hence imo better, especially as the extra weight in strong winds is irrelevant.

The suitability of a high aspect ratio kites for reliable predictable loops I think you answered yourself already pretty much
Everything will loop in strong winds, most of the times, perhaps...



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