FLYSURFER SONIC FR Series, Gear Manual

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14 TROUBLESHOOTING
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PROBLEM CAUSE SOLUTION
the kite pulls to one side when
the bar is powered up
the lines have stretched due to
too much use on one side
equalise the lines as discribed
in “Trimming“
kite pulls to one side when
depowered
tangled bridle sort out the bridle
broken bridle line or LCL replace
asymmetrically set mixer mixer test
none of the above causes Open mixer on the side that
the kite pulls to (extend C- &
B-main). Shorten mixer on
the other side of the kite by
the same amount (shorten
C- & B-main). C-main should
always be double the amount
of B-main. (shortened or
lengthened)
kite has a lot of backstall Steering Lines have shrunk check the trim of the flying
lines (see bar manual)
mixer is adjusted incorrectly Perform mixertest, if the kite
still remains sensitive to back-
stall, extend the mixer, but only
so far that the kite remains
stable
the middle of the kite
collapses towards the
rider or is unstable
incorrect mixer setting Perform mixertest, if the kite
still remains unstable, shorten
the mixer
deflate valve is still open close the deflate valve
a defect in the cloth or line, or
even broken or stretched inter-
nal reinforcement beams.
repair the damage
tips fold in a little Rickety tips help for good tur-
ning and more depower
ignore it, or tune the mixer for
more stability
tips fold in a lot incorrect mixer setting Adjust the mixer to a max. of
C-main -6cm, B-main -3cm
undefined launch not enough internal pressure pre-inflate more
kite does not relaunch Steering Lines are not pulled
back far enough
grab the leader lines higher up
not enough wind qait for a gust, or self-rescue
water in the kite drain the water
(see chapter “Drainage“)
bridle lines at the tip
are very tangled
kite was flapping in the wind on
the ground too much
in future secure the kite as de-
scribed in “Securing the Kite“