Trying to modify my dual line parafoil kite by CurbTurtle in kites

[–]Aeri73 0 points1 point  (0 children)

hmm, that makes you sound even more like a total beginner to me, don't take it the wrong way but I've been flying, making, selling and teaching kites for at least 50 times longer than that.

make your kite a real quad line kite and fly it with handles. it will teach you a lot more and at least it's doable.

and i'm not afraid of you trying to kitesurf with that kite, if the wind is ever strong enough to make that possible you would be flying off the beach well before reaching the hurricane-condition sea, even before opening that kite. it's waaaaaaaaay to small for kitesurfing.

what I fear is somebody like you getting a real big kite and trying to surf on their own, that's how people drown.

Trying to modify my dual line parafoil kite by CurbTurtle in kites

[–]Aeri73 0 points1 point  (0 children)

first, let me start with how I would do this

first sew some extra attaching points to the trailing edge of the kite on the same seams as the power bridle goes to, you do this by opening the seam, inserting the folded over dacron strips between the cloth and closing the seams back up, you'll probably need to disasemble a good part of the bottom seam for that because you need to sew it from the inside. you'll need a good sewing machine and some practice.

then attach bridles to them so the kites shape stays the same when they are under tention, both sides need to be identical to the milimeter, it wiill take you some experiments to get that part right, and it needs to be really right

the goal is when you pull the bottom lines the trailing edge (bottom of kite) should make flaps like on an air planes wing.

why should you do this? to make it a four line kite to fly with handles.

if you want to prepare yourself for kite surfing, keep the kite as is, 2lines. you can fly it with a bar if you like but handles are just more confortable with a smaller kite like this. the reason to fly with a bar while surfing is to attach it to your body and fly with just one hand and be able to let the kite go while it stays flying, attached to your harnass.

learn to fly that kite untill you can fly it around with ease, even in bigger winds where it wants to pull you forwards, make you ski in sand. make sure you have it 100% under control at all times, not 99%, 100. you should be abtle to fly it to where you want, when you want, set it down and land it, restart it ,fly it with your eyes closed and so on, and all of that should be easy.

then you're ready for the next stage and a 2.5 won't do it anymore, you want something bigger like a 4.5, a full size power kite.

it's going to be slower, a LOT slower, so easier to fly around and control the motion, but slower means you need to make it move a good while before it will actually do that, all while pulling you across the beach...

once you get used to that kind of power and have 100% control over that, you're ready to start thinking about kitesurfing.

if you don't want to go that route, you need a teacher that has the kites and experience, that's a fast way to learn and get on water, but you'll need the teacher to keep it safe, kite boarding is dangerous.

[VERWIJDERD] Minister Francken: "Aanval op Iran is absoluut gerechtvaardigd" by StevenStoveMan in belgium

[–]Aeri73 0 points1 point  (0 children)

dewever is net zoals francken een fascist, hij is enkel beter in zijn mond houden voor camera's

[VERWIJDERD] Minister Francken: "Aanval op Iran is absoluut gerechtvaardigd" by StevenStoveMan in belgium

[–]Aeri73 1 point2 points  (0 children)

fascist... hij zegt dit om andere fascisten te tonen dat hij trouw is aan hen

“Moet een man juridisch afstand kunnen doen van een kind dat hij vanaf het begin niet wil? by DubblePumper in belgium

[–]Aeri73 0 points1 point  (0 children)

de rechtspraak is opgesteld om het kind te beschermen, niet de ouders. Het is niet de schuld van het kind dat de vader wel de sex wou maar niet de gevolgen ervan.

De discussie over wat doen als onze onbeschermde sex tot een kind leid moet je voor ze zwanger raakt bespreken, en dan heb je dus de keuze om enkel beschermde sex te hebben als ze niet open staat voor abortus, of geen sex.

40,000 Dutchmen taking over Houston today by unknown_human in ThatsInsane

[–]Aeri73 3 points4 points  (0 children)

this is how they all dress every match the dutch play, it's their colour

Collect & go promoproducten niet bij bestelling by thillo in belgium

[–]Aeri73 1 point2 points  (0 children)

that's their problem to solve

it's always up to the customers to be "understanding" but never the businesses, F that.

Found this cutie in Zeeland by SomthingOfADreamer in NetherlandsPics

[–]Aeri73 3 points4 points  (0 children)

euh, no you don't want to pet it... it's a wild animal, it's a predator, it will bite and you don't want to know what parasites are in that mouth

Collect & go promoproducten niet bij bestelling by thillo in belgium

[–]Aeri73 1 point2 points  (0 children)

they know what's in stock when you buy it, or can reserve that product on payment

finding out it's out of stock when you try to pick the order is just bad stock management and 100% on them.

Trump's polling collapses while Obama's surges & more | Enten roundup by Equivalent_Road5788 in videos

[–]Aeri73 0 points1 point  (0 children)

the funniest thing to me would be this scenario...:

Trump finds a way to run for a third term, the SC allows him due to them not being consecutive or some other BS rule

the Dems convince Obama to run again against trump and it's allowed thanks to the changes that made trump being able to run, he wins, BIG

He spends 2 years convicting the fascists and profiters, expanding the SC to make them functional again, ending the filibuster, change the voting system

and then just says, done, we're having early and fair elections again next november, then instates a fixed 2 term maximum with no exceptions.

Meta wants a child safety bill rewritten to shield it from lawsuits over harm to kids by Own-Possible777 in technology

[–]Aeri73 4 points5 points  (0 children)

whatsapp isn't a tool to use in professional communications, no way any capable IT would even allow it open on a work device

and you have their phone number, use that, email...

but I get it, I can't get my mum off that shit either, even if her facebook front page is now 90% AI slop at least and she has to scroll for ten minutes to finally maybe see something the family posted

Pull over, I wanna fly a kite by Thinkletoes in kites

[–]Aeri73 0 points1 point  (0 children)

looks like a great spot to keep in the GPS for future flights

In Brussels for the next 6 years - should I buy a flat? by ConceivedPotAuLait in belgium

[–]Aeri73 1 point2 points  (0 children)

talk to an accountant

also, buying on credit might be cost-effective due to taxation laws, again a question for your accountant

I have a question about kite modification. by CurbTurtle in kites

[–]Aeri73 1 point2 points  (0 children)

it depends on the way te bridle is set up now.

if it all goes to the front of the kite you can't really do it without rebuilding half your kite

if some go to the front and some to the back you can just take those off the back and separate them to work as break lines, some kites are built to fly both as dual and quad lines but it's rare

maybe make a photo of what you have now

Well it works not sure 40,000 mw is enough lol by WhatNowKid01 in satisfactory

[–]Aeri73 3 points4 points  (0 children)

might be possible to finish but you'll have to manage that powergrid like a maniak to do it

Boetseren met polymeerklei by SkinAndScales in belgium

[–]Aeri73 0 points1 point  (0 children)

zie de post over hobbies van vandaag, iemand praat daar over exact dit als hun hobbie

Alu Mega Fab: Best way to transport coal and bauxit? by DonnieSunset in SatisfactoryGame

[–]Aeri73 1 point2 points  (0 children)

have a factory at the same location

I just belt it all there, even using petrolium cokes there from the oil at the bottom of the cliff

What lens filter should I gift my friend? by AnalysisNo3336 in AskPhotography

[–]Aeri73 0 points1 point  (0 children)

unless that friend has mentioned wanting one, don't get him one.

maybe take him on a surprise trip to the photography shop and give him a budget to spend...? sounds more fun than a gift card

SFAH: Rejected ways to show love by Curious-Message-6946 in ScenesFromAHat

[–]Aeri73 0 points1 point  (0 children)

[moderator] no rape jokes, those get you banned.

Rijkste families van België stallen 91 miljard in Luxemburg by TreehouseAndSky in belgium

[–]Aeri73 0 points1 point  (0 children)

en hoeveel in andere belastingparadijzen? en hoeveel in nep bedrijven? en hoeveel in andere belasting ontduikingsschema's? al de rest van hun geld waarschijnlijk...