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Rev Kite Team Notes, The Decorators - 30/08/2010 Portsmouth

Mon, 30 Aug 2010 15:50:00 +0000

It was an excellent event at Portsmouth this year with 'slightly' demanding conditions on Sunday afternoon.

Thanks to everyone who took up the challenge of the grid fly in the arena on both days and also for all those who took advantage of the dedicated Rev field on Saturday, Sunday and Monday as well.

Having flown...

Rev Kite Team Notes, The Decorators - 23/08/2008 Home in Hackney

Mon, 23 Aug 2010 14:40:00 +0000

Just a quick note to confirm that after a very constructive week at WSIKF I got home at about 2:30pm local time today.

Felix

EDIT 26/08/2010. So we did not get close to 100 which means that it is still there as a challenge for the future. What was achieved though was a great lift in the confidence and capability of many fliers and...

Bartman's Kite Adventures - WSIKF - 2010

Tue, 17 Aug 2010 03:48:00 +0000

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Rev Kite Team Notes, The Decorators - 08/08/2010 Blackheath

Sun, 08 Aug 2010 13:32:00 +0000

After a tense week, both at work and personally it was great to wind down in light breezes on Blackheath today. For the third weekend running it was light enough to set up the Zen alongside the JB Pro. Today we were flying into the sun so the plain white Zen glittered dramatically.

I ended up leading a 'no call' routine with the 1.5s in...

Rev Kite Team Notes, The Decorators - 01/08/2010 Blackheath

Sun, 01 Aug 2010 17:38:00 +0000

Another Zen possible day but again, like last weekend, alternating with the 1.5 JB Pro. Both line sets benefited from some precision adjustment enabled by the needle nosed pliers. I'm thinking that a finer leader knot spacing is going to be beneficial, about 1/4 inch steps should be good. Sliding adjustment has it's attractions but I do...

Rev Kite Team Notes, The Decorators - 25/07/2010 Blackheath

Sun, 25 Jul 2010 17:52:00 +0000

So it is now three weeks to WSIKF.

I flew Saturday and Sunday this weekend. Winds were light enough on Sunday to get the Zen out. I tried the 'very long' handles initially but the kite felt 'too heavy'. Switched to the 13 inch clip-less and found the sweet spot without delay. Flying with 3 wrap centre and Race rods the kite was...

Bartman's Kite Adventures - Who/What Has Inspired You to Fly?

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 18:44:00 +0000

Was it something or someone that got you into this Revolution obsession or did you pick it up on your own and just love it? Let's hear your story!

My story was long in the making with my initial exposure to the Rev based strictly on seeing an ad in some magazine (maybe Kitelines...

Rev Kite Team Notes, The Decorators - 18/07/2010 Blackheath

Sun, 18 Jul 2010 15:50:00 +0000

A quiet fly on Blackheath today.

With just four weeks to until the WSIKF event I was contemplating the static drift we used to enjoy when flying the Paul Morgan Mega Deltas. I recall seeing six or more kites at the top of their wind window drifting in unison if not spiralling on thermals.

At Portsmouth 2008 I remember watching the ripple of...

Rev Kite Team Notes, The Decorators - 11/07/2010 Blackheath

Sun, 11 Jul 2010 13:54:00 +0000

J�rgen M�eller Hansen joined us on Blackheath today and we were able to fly the vented 1.5 sails that he had designed for us last year. It was the first time he had seen these sails in action and having been anxious about the graphic he was very pleased with the results.

We were four fliers today and flew 3 wrap frames in a relaxed slo-mo pace...

Rev Kite Team Notes, The Decorators - 04/07/2010 Sunderland

Sun, 04 Jul 2010 20:24:00 +0000

The Northern Area Playing Fields at Washington proved to be a testing venue this weekend. Light breezes on Saturday prevented a grid demo going ahead on Saturday despite sterling efforts from the potential participants earlier in the day.

Sunday provided some really difficult conditions with wind speed variations occurring very quickly. We ended...