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Avia G Force Ultra light Taper spar

Mon Nov 25, 2013 12:23 pm

HELP!!!
After being a right wally, and managing to break a spar on my Spirit Of Air Shuirken Omega Standard. :( :oops:
I am informed by Dave at S of A that it is an Avia spar.
Knowing that it will be almost impossible to replace, suggestions please what to use instead?
Will need to get two to balance the kite.
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Re: Avia G Force Ultra light Taper spar

Mon Nov 25, 2013 12:45 pm

You can buy Avia from Germany: http://www.alphakites.de/50-0-Avia.html or the US http://goodwinds.com/carbon/wrapped/g-f ... tubes.html

Although it looks like the GFUL doesn't exist as you'd need any longer.

If you did want to change, depending on the wind conditions you fly in Skyshark 3PT or 5PT would work, but you'd need a new centre-T and ferrule.
 
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Re: Avia G Force Ultra light Taper spar

Mon Nov 25, 2013 6:42 pm

If you can wait to the weekend, I'll see what I've got lurking in my bag of old shurikens. Is it the standard or the pro comp, and which spar type?
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Re: Avia G Force Ultra light Taper spar

Wed Nov 27, 2013 9:06 am

Hi John,

Its a standard, not sure what you mean by spar type?
Its wrapped and tapered?

Keith.
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Shuriken Omega, Enigma (Spirit of Air)
Nexus (Stack of 5),Eclipse (Prism)
Stranger (Standard, UL & Level 7), Matrix, Dot Matrix, Psycho (Flexi)
Atom & Orbit (Flexi) :-)
 
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Re: Avia G Force Ultra light Taper spar

Wed Nov 27, 2013 9:39 am

Measure spar OD, ID at each end and weigh then look at the specifications of the current range. I seem to recall that the UL is still made but with a different name.
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Re: Avia G Force Ultra light Taper spar

Sat Nov 30, 2013 9:45 am

Craig wrote:
[...] Although it looks like the GFUL doesn't exist as you'd need any longer.
Air-One kiteshop. :D
 
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Re: Avia G Force Ultra light Taper spar

Fri Dec 13, 2013 10:58 am

YES!!! Got two originals on ebay from
http://www.ebay.co.uk/usr/allgoodfun-com

It will fly again!!!
In the Bag:
Shuriken Omega, Enigma (Spirit of Air)
Nexus (Stack of 5),Eclipse (Prism)
Stranger (Standard, UL & Level 7), Matrix, Dot Matrix, Psycho (Flexi)
Atom & Orbit (Flexi) :-)