Date: Tue, 6 Apr 1993 20:58:22 GMT From: andrew@tug.com (Andrew Beattie) Message-ID: Organization: Negligible. Subject: Liteflite Leading Edge Launch I had always assumed that because I couldn't do it, it is not possible to do a leading edge launch with a liteflite. The girl in the Kite Store, London, told otherwise. Armed with this knowledge, I went out and proved her right. It *is* difficult, you need to manoever the L.E. so that it is at an angle, with the nose pointing some way towards you. Now, pull the sail down, so that the bridle-side leans further over towards the ground and run back, to make the kite slide along the L.E. When it has got some speed, you can steer up, away from the ground and fly away. Andrew -- andrew@tug.com = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Date: 7 Apr 1993 02:00:38 GMT From: jeffy@syrinx.umd.edu (Jeffrey C. Burka) Message-ID: <1ptck6$o2a@hecate.umd.edu> Organization: University of Maryland at College Park Subject: Re: Liteflite Leading Edge Launch In article andrew@tug.com (Andrew Beattie) writes: >I had always assumed that because I couldn't do it, it is not possible to >do a leading edge launch with a liteflite. Geez, Andrew, why didn't you just ask? *I* could have told you that it's possible. More difficult than with most other deltas, but that's just one of those facts of life. ;-) Hmmm. I've suddenly got a spare .2400 frame sitting around. Maybe it's time to reframe the ol' LiteFlite and see how it does (the stock frame, a 5.5 mm non-Beman piece of trash, has been partially broken for about 8 months now, and I've refused to fix it 'til I could reframe the entire kite). Congrats on flying the Flexi stack on the 45# spiderline. You're a sick puppy. ;-) Jeff -- |Jeffrey C. Burka | "Fairies are the perfect people to do this | |SAFH Lite [tm] | sort of work. Biologically, their upper | |jeffy@syrinx.umd.edu | bodies are strong enough to wield a pickaxe...." |