If you shorten the rope you must move the knot at the end of the depower-line up, and down if
you lengthen it. While doing this, the FDB trimm should not be changed again.
After a certain number of flying hours the
depower flying lines of each kite get lon-
ger than the steering flying lines as a re-
sult of the higher load. In extreme ex-
amples this means that your kite might
fly backward too easily when you haul the
bar(sufficient wind provided).
In this case you can restore the optimal
trim as follows:
- Compare the length of the depower
flying lines with the steering flying lines
(tighten them next to each other with a
helper)and note down the difference.
- For adjustments open the black depower leader line at the bowline hitch on top of the trimmer
and adjust the length by the difference noted.
Wind conversion table:
All Leaderlines have the same lenght.
Beaufort
Knoten
km/h
m/s
mph
1
1 - 3
1,1 - 5,4
0,3 - 1,5
0,7 - 3,5
2
4 - 6
5,5 - 11,9
1,6 - 3,3
3,6 - 7,5
3
7 - 10
12,0 - 19,4
3,4 - 5,4
7,6 - 12,2
4
11 - 15
19,5 - 28,4
5,5 - 7,9
12,3 - 7,8
5
16 - 21
28,5 - 38,5
8,0 - 10,7
17,9 - 24,0
6
22 - 27
38,6 - 49,7
10,8 - 13,8
24,1 - 31,0
7
28 - 33
49,8 - 61,5
13,9 - 17,1
31,1 - 38,3
8
34 - 40
61,6 - 74,5
17,2 - 20,7
38,4 - 46,4
9
41 - 47
74,6 - 87,8
20,8 - 24,4
46,5 - 54,7
10
48 - 55
87,9 - 102,2
24,5 - 28,4
54,8 - 63,6
11
56 - 63
102,3 - 117,3
28,5 - 32,6
63,7 - 73,0
12
> 64
>117,4
>32,6
>73
