Date:	Thu, 5 May 1994 10:59:11 -1000
From:	R.J.Madelin@sheffield.ac.uk (James)
Message-Id: <MAILQUEUE-101.940505155911.736@GODFREY.shef.ac.uk>
Organization: Division of Applied Sciences, Harvard University
Subject: RevTrix

A reply to Brad Simpson and Jack Cunniff's postings:

i) Ten out of ten for pulling off the catch and throw with such long
lines, I fly on 20 foot lines for 3D stuff. Short lines enable you to
pop the kite from a landed tip down position on the ground which
looks really cool. Once you've mastered it you can go on to try loads
of variations; spin your body as the kite comes in, catch it , throw
it and then unspin before the kite pops, or try a number of different
throws like catching it, turning it over so that it is bridle side up
and throwing it out flat straight into its glide position. If you try
for long enough you'll soon find that you are creating your own
tricks/variations.
Once you can 360 you can combine them both; do a 180, pop the kite,
catch it, turn 180 and smoothly throw it out downwind. Or pop the
kite, turn 180, throw it upwind then take the kite up to the top
instead of flying it around (this one generally requires some movement
by the flier) before pulling down evenly on both handles which should
give the kite enough forward motion to send it completely over the top
and down back downwind. I hope you got that. As for a Rev II's low
wind capability it's all a matter of practise. I can now fly mine in
less wind than most people can fly their standard Rev I's.
Happy flying - with a Rev II your boundaries are limitless!

ii) As for manouevres in new dimensional planes as described in Jack
Cunniff's posting I found that one of the best ways of practising was
to perfect the apparently simple move of getting a Rev II to hover
upside down while stationary about 6 feet in the air. You'll find
that mastering the control of its twitchiness quite fun and
challenging. When you feel confident about that, try reversing it to
the top of the wind window. Probably more tricky than you may expect,
but it sure helps when trying backward circles, etc.

If any of you guys out there can get your hands on a Jester II from
Ground Zero Kites in Tasmania, then fly it. It will blow you away.


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