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Sat Jan 29, 2005 12:41 am

Hi Neil and all, hope its not too late but the lines you describe sound like a power kite set up, I use 38 dan ( 80 lb climax purple ) or mostly 25 dan ( 55lb climax orange/pink ) and same strength top and bottom, this is recomended by fliers with more experience than me.
Despite my other posts re., handles I would go for rev extended, I have standard rev handles spare if you want to try them.
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Sat Jan 29, 2005 1:06 am

Only me, again, Hifi-Gary who started this thread did you buy the 'apogee black knight ' handles and if you did, are they ok ?

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Sat Jan 29, 2005 7:59 pm

:shock: Bollocks, i've just spent ages setting my new Quad lines. They are 70dan top set & 50dan bottom set. (100ft)... is this too heavy?

Too late now - we leave at 5a.m
 
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Sat Jan 29, 2005 8:52 pm

too late too worry now!, see you in the am, I've got lines you can borrow if your's are too heavy.

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Mon Jan 31, 2005 12:54 am

I managed to acquire some 17inch Rev carbon graphite handles (special batch made :cool: ) which work really well for low wind flying. Not sure how they fare in a high wind though. I do tend to notice the responsiveness goes down a lot if I switch to the standard Rev handles.
 
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Mon Jan 31, 2005 11:31 am

Having now flown with both standard and extended, the extended feel a lot better, thats my next buy. The lines I used held up well, flying in 6mph, though it felt sluggish. Will be ordering some lighter line asap having flown a few other peoples revs (thnx) and found it will probably improve my wind range.
 
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Mon Jan 31, 2005 12:42 pm

Fungus wrote:
Only me, again, Hifi-Gary who started this thread did you buy the 'apogee black knight ' handles and if you did, are they ok ?

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Not yet. I measured my handles (ooh err) and they are 13" long - so I think
I have the extended ones anyway.

There is a kite trader by me that starts trading again on the 6th of feb at
a local flying field. He has both the 13" & 17" handles and will let
me try them both out - so I will eventually let you know.

Gary