Just bought it 2 weeks ago a new 13 mtr Ozone sport, having watched a couple of friends on them they were always tacking and hanging a alot better than i was.
so did a quick demo and a bought one, great kite !, bar pressure light, responsive in light or gusty winds and excellent hang time . It has been a pleasure to ride. Manufacture and finish is first rate. if your thinking about a new kite put this one on your list to demo Darren will be more that happy to assist.
I look forward to the sea breezes coming up!!!!!!!!
How do you find the flapping of the trailing edge. I was on an 11 the other day and found when tight turned the kite would vibrate / flutter real intensly even with pressure applied to the bar. Also noticed this on Myles Snowdon's kite at Tannum, Every kiteloop the kite could be heard from a far.
Apart from this Im sold, The kite is sweet as and the materials construction and performance rocks.
Ill probably stick with my Nemi HP though.
Ianmac, WTF. Your friends are still tacking and hanging a alot better than you!!!
Hahaha, you should have bought a Rebel.
Slack
arsa: i've flown an 11 edge fairly extensively and it's never flapped on me? two things come to mind though:
a) it's a problem which is specific to the Sport
b) it wasn't pumped up hard enough
the edge is a real work of art, the more you fly it the more you love it 
Neill,
I haven't flown the Edge's at all, but I own an 11m Sport and have flown it regularly in the last couple of months.
I agree with what arsa has to say about the flapping/vibration. I've just started doing kiteloops and the thing is bloody noisy through the loop. The flapping/vibration seems to occur on the trailing edge about 1m up from the wing tips.
I pump my kite up to 10psi.
Hey Slack
Don't you worry about team Ozone, we'll be out boosting you. You'll be the lone rebel without a cause.
Ha ha.
Hi Guys,
The Sport and the Light will flutter their trailing edges in a kiteloop mainly due to the bar being depowered by the rider. This is inadvertent on the riders behalf and most times you don't even realise you are doing it.
If you keep the bar fully sheeted, it wont flutter, it comes as a result of the trailing edge being detensioned by the back lines when you ease the bar out. It doesn't effect the kite or the performance except maybe slowing the canopy down a little.
It's one thing to throw a kiteloop on a kite with depower but you really notice how much you sheet out when you start riding a fixed pulley bar, the pull is much stronger because the kite stays properly powered throughout the entire loop. 
Good winds,
G'day Darren,
I'm not going to open up a can of worms on kiteloop technique...because the bruises on my ass indicate I have very little. However, regarding you last post:
1. when i kiteloop i grab one side of the bar with two hands, resulting in the bar being fully sheeted in.
2. i've tried the same technique to kiteloop when unhooked. In this instance, there's no way i can see that you can have the kite depowered.
In both instances above the kite flutters on the trailing edge. In addition, using the same technique to loop my NEW O.S results in zero flutter/vibration.
Therefore, I don't believe flutter/vibration is a result of depowering the kite.
Cheers,
Tim
interesting - sounds like it's a characteristic of the Sport and Light but not the Edge. doesn't really matter anyway, it's not like you care if the kite flutters when turning at 360 degrees per second..... so long as it doesn't stuff the kite over time.
Hi Tim,
If that aint the case, I'd have to have a look at your kite in action. Have you shortened up the back lines a bit with the line tensioners?
My experience was with other kites, and I haven't notices the Sports buzzing much, certainly not that I remember anyways. I'll hopefully get to ride on the weekend and will get to try it and see if I can get it to do it too.
Look at the bright side, if it is inherent in the kite, everytime you loop, people will see your best loops!
Good winds,
The kite does this regardless of whether the bar is sheeted in or out. Same thing happened when doing unhooked back rolls the other day.
As I said in my prev post, Myles's kite was doing this last time I rode with him as well, Not bagging the kite at all, just want to make sure that if I fly this kite full time, will the material start to break down on the trailing edge after time like a flag does after age.
Same thing occured on the Wipika Matrix in 06, but was mainly due to a 3 inch strip of Dacron along the trailing edge and it amplified the vibrating sound. The Sport does not have much reinforcement.
This is a real small cosmetic question, and as the new North Queensland dealers for Ozone I dont feel that this is an issue, Just thought I would gauge the response from other users and use it as constructive feedback. This is the first thing my customers asked me at the demo day at the beach the other day and am just looking for answers. Thanks
Hi Joe,
With the little I have had to do with Ozone, I've seen no trailing edge damage. My team rider over here loops like lenten and I had a good look at his kite the other day whilst finding a leak in the inflation tube on the one pump. I was surprised to find his entire canopy was mint condition after three months of very hard riding.
I've seen his kite hit the water and even the beach flat out many times and no apparent damage. I was thinking it may have been necessary to trade his kite in for a fresh one but after close inspection, there's no need.
I think if you have a look at some of the Ozone kites from 2007 you'll find them to be in top condition too. I don't know what the difference is between their cloth and that of other kites, but it stands up to a beating really well and seems to hold it's shape for a long time.
Cheers mate,
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