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- From: lucifer@emx.cc.utexas.edu (Light-Bearer)
- Newsgroups: rec.kites
- Subject: Re: Graphite spars for the Scorpion
- Date: 25 Jan 1993 12:47:08 -0600
- Organization: The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas
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- In article <1993Jan19.155954.22471@das.harvard.edu> sasaki@netop3.harvard.edu (Marty Sasaki) writes:
- >
- >In article <1j7hbpINNp09@emx.cc.utexas.edu>, lucifer@emx.cc.utexas.edu (Light-Bearer) writes:
- >>Anyway, I was setting up my Scorpion this weekend and as I was
- >>connecting the fly-lines, a bit of breeze barely bent the leading edge
- >>and POW!... one busted leading edge.
- >
- >My guess is that a small crack had developed the last time you flew,
- >and the small bend just opened up the crack. That's a good reason to
- >give your kite spars a good flex before putting them away, if you have
- >developed a small crack, it will show up and you can repair the kite
- >before your next trip out to the field.
- >
- Yeah, good suggestion.
-
- >>I really like the way the Scorpion does ground work, but if I bust leading
- >>edges all the time...
- >
- >My guess is that the Scorpion usually comes with Beman rods. Bemans
- >are lighter for the same stiffness than AFC, but AFCs are tougher. If
- >you have the weather that will let you go with a heavier rod, switch
- >to AFC. If you often find yourself grounded or barely flying then I
- >would stay with Beman.
- >
- I usually fly in very light winds <= 5 MPH, so the lighter rods are better.
- I think this is a good lesson: Learn to do tip stands and leading
- edge launches with a a stronger frame BEFORE I do them with the
- Scorpion (or NS Kona)!
-
- >>BTW - I plan to post a set of my expeiences with various different kites.
- >>I also got a Joel Sholz Kestral (SP?) for Christmas and a Cobra Impulse!
- >
- >Definitely post your experiences. I'm sure many will find them
- >interesting.
-
- I definitely will. Sometime this week I should have a bit of free time
- to write something up. I was really hoping to fly this weekend, and do
- a good side-by-side comparison of all my kites..., but the weather
- didn't cooperate.
-
- Anyway, thanks to Marty, Simo and everybody else who commented on the
- spar problem.
-
- BTW - what ever happened to the rec.kites pin?
-
- >--
- >Marty Sasaki Harvard University Sasaki Kite Fabrications
- [stuff deleted so my stupid news reader won't cancell my message because
- I haven't included more new text than old...AAARRRGGGHHHHH!!!!!]
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- Dean
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