The billow that is created just against the LE might be part of the reason why the Escape has such a wide windrange. The Escape remains slow and with great speedcontrol even in higher winds.
Making it faster is not a good thing for polyvalent sportkites in my opinion.
The 8th round of 'PILOT' features Lucas, Lars, Carlo and Ronald who all perform the FLIC-FLAC trick at De Zandmotor beach in Light offshore winds. See description and how to vote below:
FLIC-FLAC
The trick begins from either a Fade or a Pancake. Each sequence consists of the start position, the transit to the other position and back (e.g. Fade to Pancake to Fade, or Pancake to Fade to pancake). The trick is at least 3 sequences.
One sequence consists of a PANCAKE and a FADE. OUT can be anything that comes from the last position (e.g. could be a barrel roll or a 540), as long as it is clean and under control.
Wind: Light, variable, offshore
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We will announce the 'winner' in the next 'PILOT' video featuring the trick with the most votes from all episodes combined. Stay tuned!
Previous episodes:
Pilot #1: Rolling Susan |
Pilot #2: 540 |
Pilot #3: Half Axel |
Pilot #4: Taz Machine |
Pilot #5: Comete |
Pilot #6: Wap Doo Wap |
Pilot #7: Insane |
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Trick descriptions courtesy of Tricksparty.info
The Silver Fox 2.2 is a kite designed by Lam Hoac and produced by Flying Wings. This particular kite is the Ultralight version. Very pitchy for a UL. Flown at "De Kwade Hoek" beach near Ouddorp in a gentle breeze. Thanks André for providing the kite. Enjoy!
André's review of the Silver Fox 2.2 UL on Kiteclique:
Flying Wings “Silver Fox 2018 Ultralight” Review by André | kiteclique
Nice! Added to the builds page.
The 7th round of 'PILOT' feature André, Lars, Krijn and Ronald who all perform the INSANE trick at the De Koog, Texel beach in strong winds. See description and how to vote below:
INSANE
The INSANE is initiated towards the top of the window, where the kite is snapped into a wingtip rotation and descends in a corkscrewing motion. The method and direction of the entry does not matter. As an imposed trick, the exit is flying out in any direction. As a ballet trick, it can be a landing as well.
Wind: Strong
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We will announce the 'winner' in the next 'PILOT' video featuring the trick with the most votes from all episodes combined. Stay tuned!
Previous episodes:
Pilot #1: Rolling Susan |
Pilot #2: 540 |
Pilot #3: Half Axel |
Pilot #4: Taz Machine |
Pilot #5: Comete |
Pilot #6: Wap Doo Wap |
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Very nice flying of one of my absolute favourite kites.
Thanks for posting
Thanks!
Beautiful October weather with very light wind so I rode my bicycle to the beautiful "Kwade Hoek" beach near Ouddorp. I brought the Fury Standard sportkite I have on loan from Fred Blok (Thanks!!!). The Fury is a full size sportkite aimed at precision/team flying designed and built by Carl Robertshaw (5 time world champion). This particular kite is framed with Skyshark Nitro Strong lower spreaders and P3X leading edges and spine. I love how slow it flies. Slot Machines, Cometes and landings/tip stands are so fun with the fury. Very relaxing. Enjoy the video.
Check out Carl's website:
So er ist fertig. Ich hab ihn neu genäht da mein erster doch etwas schlampig genäht wurde…. (War damals mein erster selber genähter
also denke ich ist das ok :] )
Erstflug ist hoffentlich morgen in Malmsheim :]
Very nice! I've added it to the builds page: https://www.kareloh.com/kite-plans/return/return-builds/
Here's a small edit of a fun day at Family Festival De Koog, Texel. Saturday was cancelled due to very high winds and high tide. Luckily we were able to fly on Sunday in great weather and moderate to strong winds. A big thank-you to the lovely people who make this festival happen. See you next year!
The original blogpost by the designers of the Matrix is not available anymore.
I've added the zipfile with the planfiles on the website:
Return STD P200 video:
Here's a little clip of a very nice morning session with the [Return] std by Ulzburger Kites at Formerum aan Zee. This open source trickkite by Birger and Philip Garbe flew very well in the light offshore breeze. Always amazed by the low wind capabilities of the [Return]. My kite was built by Birger and is framed in 5PT LS and P200 LE. Enjoy!
Info and plans are available here:
Ulzburger Kites website:
The upper spread should be ok. I have measured 113cm. Actually I noticed that the upper spreader is exactly 495mm but seems a little to long for me. So maybe you are right. Will check next time with Michi_austria snd his escape.
Or maybe the patch on the spine is to low.
The positions of the TAPA for the US on the LE is very tricky. A few mm difference means a lot on the diagonal. If the US length is correct it might be that.
Alles anzeigenSo, nun ist es auch bei mir soweit!
Mein erster selbt genähter und bestabter Kite.
Er ist was die Umsetzung betrifft nicht perfekt und hat einige Schönheitsfehler aber er fliegt sehr stabil und mir wäre im Vergleich zu einem anderen escape kein großer Unterschied aufgefallen.
Die Waage ist von swp!
Danke an Stefan für die Waage!
Ein riesiges Dankeschön an Birger für den super aufgearbeitet Plan und die Qualitätsabnahme in SPO
Eine Frage stellt sich mir allerdings… gibt es schon eine Idee eine Version mit LK 165cm umzusetzen?
LG aus Wien, Mihai
I fly mine with 35-40 meter 25-40 kg.
Is the upper spreader position correct? It looks a bit too high on the kite.
I've added the picture to the builds page!
100Fifty XXL Sportkite video:
The 100Fifty with it's 336 cm span is the largest version in the 90Three family of Open Source Trickkites. Krijn Hemminga built this kite and he did a super job scaling up the plans. Wider LE tunnels, a beavier "necktie" at the tail and big fat 10mm APA connectors to fit the 10mm pultruded carbon frame (LS are thick wall tubes). The kite is slow in flight but fully trickable. Lars Fakkeldij and me flew it at the enormous Formerum aan Zee beach, Terschelling in a nice evening breeze. If there's enough interest from DIY kite builders we might consider to add the plans to the kareloh.com website. Enjoy the video!
More info about the 90Three family of open source trickkites:
Lars' youtube channel:
Krijn Hemminga's vimeo channel:
Return Mini video:
Episode 34 of Open Source Trick Kites features the [Return] Mini by Ulzburger Kites: a 86% version of Ulzburger second trick kite design. This particular kite was built by Krijn with a super ultralight frame: mostly Skyshark 2PT. The sail incorporates Icarex Technic for the one piece centre panel. The [Return] Mini is fun and agile kite with heaps of drive. Very suitable for urban flying in tight spots on shorter lines. Flown at Zevenhuizerplas, Nesselande in a nice morning breeze. Go build one, you won't be disappointed!
You can find the plan files and building info here:
[Return] Mini Plan – KARELOH.COM
Birger Garbe/Ulzburger Kites website:
New 100Sixteen video:
This video features Lars Fakkeldij flying his 100Sixteen SUL kite. This is the 116% version of the 90Three Open Source Trick Kite which makes it a full size 260cm wingspan kite. Similar compared to the 90Three but much slower in tricks. It has great tracking and speed control and it performs very well in lower wind speeds, probably due to it's size. Flown at De Zandmotor beach near Kijkduin, Holland. Enjoy!
Plan files are available here:
100Sixteen Plans – KARELOH.COM
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