Peter Lynn Arc Kite Tipps und Tricks Videos

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Habe gestern ein paar videos gemacht, die für PL Arc Freunde evtl nützlich sein könnten, vor allem für die Neulinge unter den Arc Usern. Text lasse ich mal auf englisch, grad keine zeit das zu übersetzen.

How to recover from an invert

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_jwMSuxNhQ
if you ride and suddenly loose line tension (due to a lull, gusty wind or a riding error) your arc kite might invert. try to land it with the leading edge down. now keep the front lines under tension and walk a bit towards the kite, till it flips over and lays flat on the ground , bottom down. now the wind will catch under the kite and it will relaunch by itself.

here is another video from macboy (powerkiteforum.com):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1o9UmQjyhA8


how to maximally prefill your arc kite without an akku pump using an anchor

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C8mv-u20eE8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2S-IROd9_Zo

warning: the method shown ONLY works in mild to moderate winds ! doing this in strong winds might be dangerous to your hands and might also tear out the anchor and hurt other people ! release one VPC bridle of your parked PL Arc Kite from the anchor, and hold it wide into the air using both hands on the bridle. that way you can adjust the angle of attack (AoA). in the beginning, if the kite is half empty, choose a lower AoA, and make short periods of higher AoA. this will turn the air inlet valves more into the wind. give it some seconds, and the kite will be completely filled through the inlet valves. now you can make a save taco launch that will work perfectly, as the kite is completely filled and will automatically rise to the zenit (see video "taco launch from anchor") Kite: PL Scorpion 13 sqm Wind: 8, gusting to 12 knots remember to just let go in case a gust strikes.


TACO launch from anchor

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nyU6CnXTmNA
if you have moderate winds and a good anchor, you can hook your chickenloop to the anchor, put the kite into taco position and launch the kite by lifting one edge up. then the kite will go into autozenit and slowly rise to the top. the video is not perfect, though, because you should better stand behind the kite (near the trailing edge) because otherwise you could get caught by the lines in stronger winds. and - make sure your arc kite is prefilled to the maximum using a akku-pump or a method i show in the next video. otherwise it wont autozenit. the kite in this video is a Peter Lyn Scorpion in s13sqm , flown on a naish helix bar. Windspeed was very gusty and quite low - around 8-12 knots. thats the reason the kite did not completely go to the zenit. try this in clean coastal winds and it will work perfectly. important: dont do that in too strong winds, as it could tear out your anchor. best is you have two anchors, to the first you attach the chickenloop; to the second anchor you put the safety leach. in case your kite pulls the first anchor out of the ground, your kite then will flag out on the safety.

Relaunch Peter Lynn Arc Kite from Taco Position

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8lbrcXLyQQ
if you crashed your kite or it got down due to light winds, bring it into taco position. then sharply pull the front lines until it starts to open up. in good winds the kite will now relaunch on its own. in light winds, as in the video shown here, you will have to pump the kite up. by alternately pulling the frontlines and immediately pulling the bar in again, to stall the kite a bit. this will open it up. then pull again on the front lines, to let it rise. wind: around 8-10knots kite: PL Scorpion 13 sqm

here is the only available water relaunch video from vaudou74:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8RYltaGRu0

how to park your peter lynn arc kite on an anchor

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fu-J6t3XK7Y
if you have a scorpion, synergy or charger, you can easily park your kite in taco position by hooking the VPC bridle line into the anchor. Kite in the Video is a PL Scorpion 13sqm. do that only in mild winds. otherwise the kite would flap around too much wich could weaken the fabric.

some autozenit videos

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qApvsgj_J3k
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHd7koE2xEg